Complete dosing information for TECHNETIUM TC99M GENERATOR
Medical guidance required: Dosing information here is for educational purposes. Your healthcare provider will determine the appropriate dose based on your specific condition, kidney function, other medications, and medical history. Never adjust your dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION: Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m Injection is usually administered by intravascular injection. For imaging the urinary bladder and ureters (direct isotopic cystography), the Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m Injection is administered by direct instillation aseptically into the bladder via a urethral catheter, following which the catheter is flushed with approximately 200 mL of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP directly into the bladder. The dosage employed varies with each diagnostic procedure. When imaging the nasolacrimal drainage system, instill the Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m Injection by the use of a device such as a micropipette or similar method which will ensure the accuracy of the dose. The suggested dose range employed for various diagnostic indications in the average ADULT PATIENT (70kg) is: Vesico-ureteral Imaging 18.5 to 37MBq (0.5 to 1mCi) Thyroid Gland Imaging 37 to 370MBq (1 to 10mCi) Salivary Gland Imaging 37 to 185MBq (1 to 5mCi) Nasolacrimal Drainag