Sodium Fluoride F-18 (3 brand names, 1 dosage form, 1 route)
Available dosage forms: INJECTABLE.
Routes of administration: INTRAVENOUS.
Brand Names
- FLUORINE F-18
- SODIUM FLUORIDE F 18
- SODIUM FLUORIDE F-18
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Indications and Usage
Sodium Fluoride F 18 Injection, USP is indicated for diagnostic positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of bone to define areas of altered osteogenic activity.
Contraindications
None.
Adverse Reactions
No adverse reactions have been reported for Sodium Fluoride F 18 Injection based on a review of the published literature, publicly available reference sources, and adverse drug reaction reporting systems. However, the completeness of these sources is not known.
Drug Interactions
The possibility of interactions of Sodium Fluoride F 18 Injection with other drugs taken by patients undergoing PET imaging has not been studied.
Mechanism of Action
Fluoride F 18 ion normally accumulates in the skeleton in an even fashion, with greater deposition in the axial skeleton (e.g. vertebrae and pelvis) than in the appendicular skeleton and greater deposition in the bones around joints than in the shafts of long bones.