Who should not use the MDP Multidose Kit of Technetium Injection?

Stacy Wiegman, PharmD

Pharmacy

Anyone with a known allergy to the ingredients in the MDP Multidose Kit of Technetium Injection (medronic acid, stannous chloride and ascorbic acid) or to sodium pertechnetate Tc99m injection should not take the drug. There could be a life-threatening allergic reaction. The MDP Multidose Kit of Technetium Injection should not be used by women who are breastfeeding as it can pass through breast milk to the infant. Women who are pregnant need to talk to their doctors before using the MDP Multidose Kit of Technetium Injection; it is unclear if it may harm the fetus. People who have a low amount of calcium in their blood might not be able to use the MDP Multidose Kit of Technetium Injection.

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