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Status:
US Approved Rx (1994)
First approved in 1994

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Conditions:

Indium In-111 is used in specialized diagnostic applications, for example, with indium-111 labelled antibodies. It is useful for labelling blood cell components. Other applications include labelling of platelets for thrombus detection, labelled leuko...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2008)
First approved in 1993

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula TiO 2. When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6 (PW6), or CI 77891. Generally it is sourced from...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1976)
First approved in 1976

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Iodide ion I-125 is radioisotope of iodine with half-life 59.4 days. It decays with the emission of low-energy gamma rays. It is used as a source for bone densitometry devices, protein iodination. Seeds implantations with I-125 are used in the clinic...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1979)
First approved in 1976

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Gallium citrate Ga 67 is the citrate salt of the radioisotope gallium Ga 67. Although the mechanism is unknown, gallium Ga 67 concentrates in lysosomes and is bound to a soluble intracellular protein in certain viable primary and metastatic tumors an...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1974)
First approved in 1974

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


XENON XE-133 (Xenon-133) is an isotope of xenon. It is a radionuclide that is inhaled to assess pulmonary function, and to image the lungs. It is also used to image blood flow, particularly in the brain. Xenon Xe 133 diffuses easily, passing through ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1996)
First approved in 1973

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Molybdenum-99 (99Mo, half-life = 66 h) is a parent radionuclide of a diagnostic nuclear isotope. It decays in technetium-99 m (half-life = 6 h), which is used in over 30 million procedures per year around the world. Between 95 and 98 percent of Mo-99...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2020)
First approved in 1951

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Iodide I-131 (as Sodium iodide I-131) is a radioisotopic drug used for the treatment and palliation of thyroid malignancy. Therapeutic solutions of Sodium Iodide-131 are indicated for the treatment of hyperthyroidism and thyroid carcinomas that take ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2020)
First marketed in 1934

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Helium is a chemical element with symbol He and atomic number 2. It is inert, non-toxic odorless gas. In medicine, helium is used to help the flow of oxygen in diseases such as bronchitis, or to assist breathing if part of lungs fails to expand. The ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Conditions:

SULFATE (as sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, and magnesium sulfate) is a component of SUPREP Bowel Prep Kit. It is an osmotic laxative indicated for cleansing of the colon in preparation for colonoscopy in adults. Sulfate salts provide sulfate anio...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1986)
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Lithium is an alkali metal widely used in industry. Lithium salts are indicated in the treatment of manic episodes of Bipolar Disorder. The use of lithium in psychiatry goes back to the mid-19th century. Early work, however, was soon forgotten, and J...