Iopromide

Iopromide is commonly administered for the purpose of radiography, CT scans or X-Ray. It is used to increase the contrast of structure and fluids present in the body for the purpose of medical imaging. Administered by intravascular procedures, it has a low osmotic concentration and temporarily makes the blood vessels in the path of its flow opaque. This helps in better radiographic imaging of the internal structures in the body.

Iopromide stays in the body for a day at most and is excreted out from the body through urine. It can cause possible side effects like headache, altered taste, nausea, infusion site reaction, abnormal vision, decreased blood pressure, frequent urge to urinate, etc. These side effects happen rarely and are not the only ones that can occur. Based on your medical condition like pregnancy, kidney problems, blood clotting problems, etc. other side effects may also happen. Side effects have a possibility of occurrence even in the case where you are suffering from any preexisting diseases like sickle cell disease, hay fever, hyperthyroidism, etc.Iopromide interacts with other drugs like Metformin, Tyropanoate Sodium, etc. and can lead to complications if not taken as per prescription. Therefore, it is recommended to consult a doctor prior to taking the drug

• Headache

• Altered Taste

• Vomiting

• Chest Pain

• Injection Site Pain

• Back Pain

• Nausea

• Infusion Site Reaction

• Abnormal Vision

• Decreased Blood Pressure

• Frequent Urge To Urinate

• Is It safe with alcohol?

  Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.

• Are there any pregnancy warnings?

  Ultravist 370mg infusion is probably safe to use during pregnancy.
  Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effect on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. Please consult your doctor.

• Are there any breast-feeding warnings?

  Unknown. Human and animal studies are not available. Please consult your doctor.

• Is it safe to drive while on this medicine?

  There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.

• Does this affect kidney function?

  There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.

• Does this affect liver function?

  There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.

• Are there any missed dose instructions?

  Not applicable. Iopromide is given before imaging test, so it is important to take it at the time as advised by the doctor. If you miss the dose, your test results can be inaccurate.

Below is the list of medicines, which contains Iopromide as ingredient

• Ultravist 370Mg Infusion

  Zydus Cadila

• Ultravist 0.623Gm Infusion

  Zydus Cadila

• Ultravist 300Mg Infusion

  Zydus Cadila

• Ultravist 300mg I/ml Injection

  Zydus Cadila

• Ultravist 370mg I/ml Injection

  Zydus Cadila

This medication behaves as an osmolar and non-ionic contrast agent that is mainly used for intravascular purposes. It makes the blood vessels opaque thereby facilitating radiographic visualisation of the internal structures. It is used in intravenous urograms, brain-computer tomography (CT) and CT pulmonary angiograms.