Comparing Barium Sulfate vs Gastrografin
| Barium sulfate | Gastrografin (diatrizoate) |
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| Barium sulfate | Gastrografin (diatrizoate) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Computed Tomography. Barium sulfate may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Diagnosis and Investigation. Gastrografin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Barium sulfate | More about Gastrografin (diatrizoate) | ||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||
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Barium sulfate has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 42 ratings on Drugs.com. 52% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Gastrografin has an average rating of 3.0 out of 10 from a total of 1 ratings on Drugs.com. 0% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 100% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||
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View all Barium sulfate side effects |
View all Gastrografin side effects |
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| Generic Availability | |||||||||
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N/A |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
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| Dosage Forms | |||||||||
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| Brand Names | |||||||||
| Anatrast, Bar-Test, Baricon, Baro-Cat, Barobag, Barosperse, Barosphere, Barotrast, Bear-E-Yum GI, CheeTah, Digibar 190, E-Z AC, E-Z Disk, E-Z Dose Kit with Polibar Plus, E-Z Paste, E-Z-Cat, E-Z-Cat Dry, E-Z-HD, E-Z-Paque, Enecat, Eneset 2, Enhancer, Entero VU, Entero-H, Entrobar, Entroease, Esobar, Esopho-Cat, Esophotrast, Flo-Coat, HD 200 Plus, HD 85, Liquid E-Z Paque, Liquid Polibar, Liquid Polibar Plus, Maxibar, Medebar Plus, Medebar Super 250, NeuLumEX, Polibar Plus, Prepcat, Readi-Cat 2, Scan C, SilQ Vanilla, Sitzmarks, Smoothie Readi-Cat 2, Sol-O-Pake, Tagitol V, Tomocat, Ultra R, Varibar, Varibar Honey, Varibar Nectar, Varibar Pudding, Varibar Thin, Varibar Thin Honey, Volumen View more | Other diatrizoate brands include: Angiografin, Cardiografin, Cystografin, Cystografin-Dilute, Hypaque, Hypaque Cysto, Hypaque Meglumine, Hypaque Sodium, Hypaque-76, Hypaque-M, MD-Gastroview, Reno-30, Reno-60, Renocal-76 View more | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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8 hours |
12 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
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Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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No known drug interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
A total of 171 drugs are known to interact with Gastrografin:
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| Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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| Disease Interactions | |||||||||
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No known disease interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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January 15, 2016 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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