Chemical Properties
Available in solution for injection, pH
between 6.0–7.6.
Uses
Medicine (radiopaque medium).
Uses
Meglumine diatrizoate can be used to treat long-term
Taenia saginata infection. It has also been used to tag fecal matter and bodily fluids in a study investigating preoperative examination techniques in patients with acute colon obstruction caused by colorectal cancer.
Definition
ChEBI: The N-methylglucamine salt of amidotrizoic acid. Both the sodium and the meglumine salts of amidotrizoic acid have been widely used as water-soluble radioopaque media in diagnostic radiography. The use of a mixture of the two salts is of
en preferred, as adverse effects can be reduced.
brand name
Angiovist (Berlex);
Cardiografin (Bracco); Cystografin (Bracco); Hypaque
(GE Healthcare); Reno (Bracco); Urovist (Berlex).
Safety Profile
Poison by intracerebral route.Human systemic effects by subcutaneous route: kidneydamage and reduced urine volume. When heated todecomposition it emits toxic fumes of I and NOx.
