Sodium Ioxaglate (Sodium Ioxaglate)
Overview of Sodium Ioxaglate
Sodium ioxaglate is an iodinated ionic dimeric contrast medium that is given locally and by injection as combined solution of its meglumine and sodium salts for wide range of diagnostic procedures.
Indication of Sodium Ioxaglate
Sodium Ioxaglate is primarily indicated in conditions like Angiography, Arthrography, Hysterosalpingography, Urography.
Contraindication of Sodium Ioxaglate
Sodium Ioxaglate is contraindicated in conditions like Myelography.
Side Effects of Sodium Ioxaglate
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Sodium Ioxaglate, which give rise to further complications include Convulsions, Coma, Cardiac arrest, Paralysis.,The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Sodium Ioxaglate include Bradycardia, Tachycardia, Pulmonary edema.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Sodium Ioxaglate are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Nausea, Vomiting, Flushing, Sneezing, Pallor.
Precautions of Sodium Ioxaglate
Apart from water for injection and dextrose saline,Sodium ioxaglate should not to be mixed with any other substance. Sodium ioxaglate should be used with caution in patients with asthma and allergy.