Patient Information:
Cholecystographic agents - Oral
1.Allergies-
Tell your doctor if you are have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to
iodine, to products containing iodine(for example , iodine containing foods,
such as( sea-foods, cabbage, kale, rape, turnip-like vegetables, turnips
or iodide salt or to other radiopaque agents.
. Also tell your healthcare care professional if you are allergic to any other
substances such as foods. preservatives or dyes.
2.Pregnancy-
Studies have not been done in humans with any of these agents. Studies in
animals have been done only with iocetamic acid, which has not been shown
birth defects or other problems. However, in rare occasions other
radiopaque agents containing iodine have caused hypothroidism in the baby
when given in late pregnancy
Also X-ray of the abdomen are usually not recommended during pregnancy.
This is to avoid exposing the fetus to radiation. Be sure you have discussed
this with your doctor.
3. Breast-feeding-
Iocetamic acid, iopanic acid, and tyropanate pass into the breast milk and the
other agents may pass into the breast milk also. However, these radiopaque
agents have not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies
4.Children-
Although there is no specific information comparing use of cholecystographic
agents in children with use in other age groups, tests using iopanic acid and
iopdate in children have not shown that these agents cause different side effects or
problems than it does in adults.
5.Older adults-
Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore,
it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in
younger adults, or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people.
There is no specific information comparing use of cholescytographic agents
in the elderly with use in other age groups, these agents are not expected
to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in
younger adults
6. Other medicines-
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two
different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur.
In such cases your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions
may be necessary.
Tell your doctor if you are using any other prescription or non-prescription
(Over-the counter) OTC medicine.
7. Other medical problems-
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of cholescytographic
agents. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems
especially-
Asthma- hay fever or other allergies(history of ) or
Previous reaction to penicillins or to a skin test for allergies- patients with these
conditions have a greater chance of having a reaction, such as an allergic
reaction
Heart disease- other problems, such as low blood pressure or slow heartbeat,
may occur
Kidney disease- or
Liver disease (severe) serious kidney problems, may result
Overactive thyroid- a sudden increase in symptoms, such as fast heratbeat
or paliptations, fatigue, nrvousness, excessiv sweating, and muscle weakness
may occur.
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