Monograph
V08BA01 - Barium Sulfate with Suspending Agents |
Not porphyrinogenic |
NP |
Rationale
Barium sulfate is not absorbded, and is extreted unchanged through the gastrointestinal tract.
Chemical description
Practically insoluble salt of barium.
Therapeutic characteristics
Barium sulfate is used as a radiographic contrast medium for X-ray examination of the gastrointestinal tract involving single- or double-contrast techniques or computed tomography. Administered orally or as an enema.
Hepatic exposure
Not significant.
Metabolism and pharmacokinetics
Barium sulfate travels unchanged through the gastro intestinal tract.
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References
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| * | Drug reference publications | |
| 1. | Sweetman SC, editor. Martindale: The complete drug reference. Barium Sulfate. Pharmaceutical Press 2009.
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| * | Summary of Product Characteristics | |
| 2. | Norwegian medicines agency. Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC). Mixobar Colon.
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Tradenames
e-z-cat · e-z-hd · Micropaque · Micropaque Scanner 
Barigraf · Barilux · Radigraf · Sulfato Bario 
Micropaque · Microtrast 
Sulfat Bariu 
CAT-Barium · Microbar · Micropaque · Micropaque Scanner 
Baritop 100 · Baritop Plus · e-z-cat · e-z-hd · E-Z-Paque · Microcat · Polibar 
e-z-hd · Ez-cat bariumsulfat · Liquid Polibar Plus · Micropaque · NeuLumEX · Polibar Plus · Tagitol · Varibar 
Barium sulfuricum 
Micropaque · Micropaque Scanner 
Barii Sulfas · Barium sulfuricum 
Barilux · Micropaque · Micropaque Colon · Microtrast · Polibar · Prontobario · Prontobario Colon