Amyvid
Active Ingredient(s): Florbetapir F 18FDA Approved: * April 6, 2012
Pharm Company: * AVID RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
Category: Diagnostic Aid
* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".
Amyvid Overview
Positron-emission tomography (PET)[1] is a nuclear medicine functional imaging technique that is used to observe metabolic processes in the body as an aid to the diagnosis of disease. The system detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide, most commonly fluorine-18, which is introduced into the body on a biologically active molecule called a radioactive tracer. Three-dimensional images of tracer concentration within the body are then con...
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Florbetapir F 18
- Injection: 370mbq
- Solution: 10-30ml (13.5-51mci/ml), 10-50ml (13.5-51cmi/ml), 10-50ml (13.5-51mci/ml), 10ml (13.5-51mci/ml)
NDC Database Records for Amyvid: (1 result)
Sorted by National Drug Code- 0002-1200 Amyvid 51 mci/Ml Intravenous Injection, Solution by Eli Lilly and Company