Ioxaglic acid

Ioxaglic acid
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-[(2-hydroxyethyl)carbamoyl]-2,4,6-triiodo-5-(2-{[2,4,6-triiodo-3-(methylcarbamoyl)-5-(N-methylacetamido)phenyl]formamido}acetamido)benzoic acid
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
ATC code V08AB03
PubChem CID 3742
UNII Z40X7EI2AF Y
KEGG D01761
ChEMBL CHEMBL1201291
Chemical data
Formula C24H21I6N5O8 
Mol. mass 1268.87906 g/mol

Ioxaglic acid (trade name Hexabrix) is a iodine containing molecule used as a low-osmolality contrast medium.[1]

References

  1. ^ Meijenhorst, G. C.; De Bruin, J. N. (1980). "Hexabrix (ioxaglate), a new low osmolality contrast agent for lumbar epidural double-catheter venography". Neuroradiology 20 (1): 29–32. PMID 6999377.  edit