PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Technetium Tc 99m decays by isomeric transition with a physical half-life of 6.02 hours1. The principal photon that is useful for detection and imaging studies is listed in Table 1.

1Kocher, DC: Radioactive Decay Data Tables, DOE/TIC-11026, 108, 1981.

EXTERNAL RADIATION:

The specific gamma ray constant for Tc 99m is 0.78 R/millicurie-hr at 1 cm. The first half-value layer is 0.017 cm of lead (Pb). A range of values for the relative attenuation of the radiation emitted by this radionuclide that results from interposition of the various thicknesses of Pb is shown in Table 2. To facilitate control of the radiation exposure from millicurie amounts of this radionuclide, the use of a 0.25 cm thickness of Pb will attenuate the radiation emitted by a factor of about 1,000.

 To correct for physical decay of this radionuclide, the fractions that remain at selected intervals after the time of calibration are shown in Table 3.

* Calibration Time

General

Contents of the vial are intended only for use in the preparation of Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection and are NOT to be administered directly to the patient.

Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection as well as other radioactive drugs must be handled with care, and appropriate safety measures should be used to minimize radiation exposure to the patient and clinical personnel consistent with proper patient management.

To minimize radiation dose to the bladder, the patients should be encouraged to drink fluids and to void immediately before the examination and as often thereafter as possible for the next 4 to 6 hours.

Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection should be formulated within six (6) hours prior to clinical use. Optimal imaging results are obtained 1 to 4 hours after administration.

The finding of an abnormal concentration of radioactivity implies the existence of underlying pathology, but further study is required to distinguish benign from malignant lesions.

The image quality may be adversely affected by obesity, old age, or impaired renal function.

The components of the kit are sterile and non-pyrogenic. It is essential to follow directions carefully and to adhere to strict aseptic procedures during preparation. Technetium Tc 99m labeling reactions involved depend on maintaining the stannous ion in the reduced state. Hence, Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m Injection containing oxidants should not be used.

The preparation contains no bacteriostatic preservative. Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection should be stored at 20-25ºC (68-77ºF) and discarded 6 hours after reconstitution. The solution should not be used if the contents are cloudy.

Vials are sealed under nitrogen: air or oxygen is harmful to the contents of the vials and the vials should not be vented.

The components of the Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc 99m Medronate for Injection are supplied sterile and non-pyrogenic. Aseptic procedures normally employed in making additions and withdrawals for sterile, non-pyrogenic containers should be used during addition of the pertechnetate solution and the withdrawal of doses for patient administration. Shielding should be utilized when preparing Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection.

No special handling is required for the non-radioactive drug product.

Radiopharmaceuticals should be used only by physicians who are qualified by training and experience in the safe use and handling of radionuclides, and whose experience and training have been approved by the appropriate government agency authorized to license the use of radionuclides.

Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility

No long-term animal studies have been performed to evaluate carcinogenic potential or whether Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection affects fertility in males or females. Mutagenesis studies have not been conducted.

Pregnancy Category C

Animal reproduction and teratogenicity studies have not been conducted on Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection. It is also not known whether Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproductive capacity. Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.

Ideally, examinations using radiopharmaceuticals, especially those elective in nature, on a woman of childbearing capability, should be performed during the first few (approximately 10) days following the onset of menses.

Nursing mothers

Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection is excreted in human milk during lactation; therefore, formula feeding should be substituted for breast feeding.

Pediatric Use

Safety and effectiveness in pediatric subjects have not been established.

Radiation Dosimetry

The effective half-life was assumed to be the physical half-life for all calculated values. The estimated radiation absorbed doses to an average ADULT patient (70 kg) from an intravenous injection of a maximum of 740 megabecquerels (20 millicuries) of Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection are shown in Table 4.

2Method of calculation: "S" Absorbed Dose Per Unit Cumulated Activity for Selected Radionuclides and Organs, MIRD Pamphlet No 11 (1975)

Kit Contents

Included in each five (5) vial kit is one (1) package insert and ten (10) radiation labels. Included in each thirty (30) vial kit is one (1) package insert and sixty (60) radiation labels.

Storage

Store the product as supplied at 20-25°C (68-77°F) [See USP]. After reconstitution store at 20-25°C (68-77°F) [See USP] (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION).

Procedural Precautions

The lyophilized powder in the reaction vial is sterile and non-pyrogenic and does not contain a preservative. Shielded syringes and aseptic procedures normally employed in making additions and withdrawals from sterile, non-pyrogenic containers should be used during addition of pertechnetate solution to the reaction vial and the withdrawal of doses for patient administration.

If sodium pertechnetate Tc 99m must be diluted prior to injection into the reaction vial, only Sodium Chloride Injection USP 0.9% (without preservatives) should be used.

Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection is prepared from Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc 99m Medronate for Injection by the following aseptic procedure:

1. Waterproof gloves should be worn during the preparation procedure. Remove the plastic disk from the vial and swab the top of the vial closure with alcohol to sanitize the surface.

   
   

2. Complete the radiation label and affix to the vial. Place the reaction vial in a suitable radiation shield.

   
   

3. With a sterile, shielded syringe aseptically obtain 0.5-5 mL, of a suitable, oxidant-free, sterile, non-pyrogenic Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m Injection containing no more than 18.5 gigabecquerels (500 millicuries). Aseptically add the Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m Injection to the vial. Be sure to maintain a nitrogen atmosphere in the vial by not introducing air during reconstitution.

   
   

4. Swirl the contents of the vial for one minute, and let stand for at least 10 minutes.

   
   

5. Record time and date of preparation.

   
   

6. The radiochemical purity of the prepared radiopharmaceutical should be checked prior to patient administration.

   
   

7. Examine vial contents for particulates and discoloration prior to injection. Do not use if solution is cloudy.

   
   

8. Withdrawals for administration must be made aseptically using a sterile shielded syringe and needle. Since the vials contain nitrogen to prevent oxidation of the complex, the vials should not be vented. If repeated withdrawals are made from a vial, the replacement of contents with air should be minimized.

   
   

9. Use within six (6) hours of preparation. For optimum results, this time should be minimized. The vial contains no bacteriostatic preservative. After reconstitution store at 20-25°C (68-77°F) [See USP].

   
   

10. The patient dose should be measured by a suitable radioactivity calibration system immediately prior to administration.

    
    

    
    

NDC# 045567-0040-1 (5 vial pack)

NDC# 045567-0040-2 (30 vial pack)

This reagent kit for the preparation of a radiopharmaceutical is approved for use by persons licensed pursuant to Section 120.547, Code of Massachusetts Regulation 105, or under equivalent license of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State.

RM 2M-027

03/08

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