Meher BR, Agrawal K, Gnanasegaran G. Review of Adverse Reactions Associated with the Use of Common Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals.
Indian J Nucl Med 2021;
36:163-167. [PMID:
34385787 PMCID:
PMC8320829 DOI:
10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_219_20]
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Abstract
Radiopharmaceuticals are used in the diagnosis and management of various diseases. There are several reports of adverse reactions related to the use of radiopharmaceuticals, though it is not as common as conventional drugs. Adverse reactions related to radiopharmaceuticals have been not widely reported and documented. In this review, we have tried to summarize the adverse reactions associated with some of the commonly used radiopharmaceuticals.
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