Kit For The Preparation Of Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi

Kit For The Preparation Of Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi

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Side Effects & Adverse Reactions

5.1 Warnings

In studying patients in whom cardiac disease is known or suspected, care should be taken to assure continuous monitoring and treatment in accordance with safe, accepted clinical procedure. Infrequently, death has occurred 4 to 24 hours after Tc 99m Sestamibi use and is usually associated with exercise stress testing [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].

Pharmacologic induction of cardiovascular stress may be associated with serious adverse events such as myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, hypotension, bronchoconstriction and cerebrovascular events. Caution should be used when pharmacologic stress is selected as an alternative to exercise; it should be used when indicated and in accordance with the pharmacologic stress agent's labeling.

Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi has been rarely associated with acute severe allergic and anaphylactic events of angioedema and generalized urticaria. In some patients the allergic symptoms developed on the second injection during Tc 99m Sestamibi imaging. Patients who receive Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi for either myocardial or breast imaging are receiving the same drug. Caution should be exercised and emergency equipment should be available when administering Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi. Also, before administering Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi Injection, patients should be asked about the possibility of allergic reactions to the drug.

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Uses

Myocardial Imaging: Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi Injection is a myocardial perfusion agent that is indicated for detecting coronary artery disease by localizing myocardial ischemia (reversible defects) and infarction (non-reversible defects), in evaluating myocardial function and developing information for use in patient management decisions. Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi evaluation of myocardial ischemia can be accomplished with rest and cardiovascular stress techniques (e.g., exercise or pharmacologic stress in accordance with the pharmacologic stress agent's labeling).

It is usually not possible to determine the age of a myocardial infarction or to differentiate a recent myocardial infarction from ischemia.

Breast Imaging: Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi is indicated for planar imaging as a second line diagnostic drug after mammography to assist in the evaluation of breast lesions in patients with an abnormal mammogram or a palpable breast mass.

Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi is not indicated for breast cancer screening, to confirm the presence or absence of malignancy, and it is not an alternative to biopsy.

History

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Other Information

Each 10 mL vial contains a sterile, non-pyrogenic, lyophilized mixture of:

Tetrakis (2-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile) Copper (I) tetrafluoroborate - 1 mg

Sodium Citrate Dihydrate - 2.6 mg

L-Cysteine Hydrochloride Monohydrate - 1 mg

Mannitol - 20 mg

Stannous Chloride, Dihydrate, minimum (SnCl2•2H2O) - 0.025 mg

Stannous Chloride, Dihydrate (SnCl2•2H2O) - 0.075 mg

Tin Chloride (stannous and stannic) Dihydrate, maximum (as SnCl2•2H2O) - 0.086 mg

Prior to lyophilization the pH is 5.6 to 5.7, and sodium hydroxide and/or hydrochloric acid may have been added for pH adjustment. The contents of the vial are lyophilized and stored under nitrogen.

This drug is administered by intravenous injection for diagnostic use after reconstitution with sterile, non-pyrogenic, oxidant-free Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m Injection. The pH of the reconstituted product is 5.5 (5.0–6.0). No bacteriostatic preservative is present.

The precise structure of the technetium complex is Tc99m[MIBI]6+ where MIBI is 2-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile.

Tetrakis (2-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile) Copper (I) tetrafluoroborate has the following structural formula:

Chemical Structure

The molecular formula is C24H44N4O4BF4Cu, and the molecular weight is 602.98.

11.1 Physical Characteristics

Technetium Tc 99m decays by isomeric transition with a physical half-life of 6.02 hours.1 Photons that are useful for detection and imaging studies are listed below in Table 3.

Table 3. Principal Radiation Emission Data
 

1Kocher, David, C., Radioactive Decay Data Tables, DOE/TIC-11026, 108(1981).

 Radiation  Mean %/
Disintegration
 Mean
Energy (KeV)
 Gamma-2  89.07  140.5
11.2 External Radiation

The specific gamma ray constant for Tc 99m is 5.4 microcoulombs/Kg-MBq-hr (0.78 R/mCi-hr) at 1 cm. The first half value layer is 0.017 cm of Pb. A range of values for the relative attenuation of the radiation emitted by this radionuclide that results from interposition of various thicknesses of Pb is shown in Table 4. To facilitate control of the radiation exposure from Megabequerel (millicurie) amounts of this radionuclide, the use of a 0.25 cm thickness of Pb will attenuate the radiation emitted by a factor of 1,000.

Table 4. Radiation Attenuation by Lead Shielding
 Shield Thickness (Pb) cm  Coefficient of Attenuation
 0.017  0.5
 0.08  10–1
 0.16  10–2
 0.25  10–3
 0.33  10–4

To correct for physical decay of this radionuclide, the fractions that remain at selected intervals after the time of calibration are shown in Table 5.

Table 5. Physical Decay Chart; Tc 99m Half-Life 6.02 Hours
 

* Calibration Time

 Hours  Fraction
Remaining
 Hours  Fraction
Remaining
 0*  1.000  7  0.447
 1  0.891  8  0.398
 2  0.794  9  0.355
 3  0.708  10  0.316
 4  0.631  11  0.282
 5  0.562  12  0.251
 6  0.501    

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