Drug details

Gadavist (gadobutrol)

type of Gadolinium-Containing Contrast Agents

Gadavist (gadobutrol) is a contrast agent used with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in adults and children over two years of age. When used with MRI, Gadavist is used to detect and view disrupted areas of the brain and abnormal activity of the central nervous system.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• dizziness,
• vomiting,
• numbness or tingly feeling,
• feeling hot,
• feeling unwell (malaise),
• itching or rash,
• abnormal or unpleasant taste in your mouth,
• skin redness, or
• injection site reactions (cold feeling, warmth, pain, or burning).

The following drugs are related to Gadavist, either as a replacement or used together:

• E-Z-HD (barium sulfate oral suspension)
• MD-Gastroview (diatrizoate meglumine and diatrizoate sodium solution)
• Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine for use with magnetic resonance imaging)
• Elucirem (gadopiclenol injection)
• Feridex I.V. (ferumoxides injectable solution)
• Ga 68 DOTATOC (ga 68 dotatoc)
• MultiHance (gadobenate dimeglumine injection)
• Omniscan (gadodiamide)
• Vasovist (gadofosveset trisodium injection for intravenous use)
• Magnevist (gadopentetate dimeglumine)
• Vueway (gadopiclenol injection)
• ProHance (gadoteridol injection solution)
• OptiMARK (gadoversetamide injection)
• Ultravist (iopromide injection)
• Optiray Injection (ioversol injection)
• Pylarify (piflufolastat f 18 injection)