Technetium (99mTc) medronic acid
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Routes of administration | intravenous |
ATC code | V09BA02 (WHO) |
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PubChem (CID) | 157443 |
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Formula | CH6O6P2 • x99mTc |
Molar mass | unknown |
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Technetium (99mTc) medronic acid is a pharmaceutical product used in nuclear medicine to localize bone metastases[1] as well as other diseases that can alter the natural turn-over in the bone.[2]
Chemistry
The drug is a complex of medronic acid, the simplest bisphosphonate, with technetium-99m (99mTc), a radionuclide that emits gamma rays. The exact structure of the complex is not known.[2][3]
References
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