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Iocarmic acid

Iocarmic acid

Chemical compound


Iocarmic acid (trade name Dimer-X) is a pharmaceutical drug used as an iodinated contrast medium for X-ray imaging in the 1970s and 80s. Uses included imaging of the uterus and fallopian tubes. It was applied in form of its salt, meglumine iocarmate.[1][2]

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It is not known to be marketed anywhere in the world in 2021.


References

  1. Schütte HE (1982). "Comparative study: Endografine (diatrizoate), Vasurix polyvidone (acetrizoate), Dimer-X (iocarmate) and Hexabrix (ioxaglate) in hysterosalpingography". Diagnostic Imaging. 51 (6): 277–83. PMID 7173007.
  2. Van Dellen JR, Lipschitz R (October 1973). "Meglumine iocarmate (Dimer-X) ventriculography". Clinical Radiology. 24 (4): 449–52. doi:10.1016/s0009-9260(73)80146-1. PMID 4621055.

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