FDA Nod for Bracco’s Barium-Sulfate Oral Suspension
FDA approves Bracco’s READI-CAT 2 and READI-CAT 2 SMOOTHIE for use in abdominal CT.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a New Drug Application for READI-CAT 2 and READI-CAT 2 SMOOTHIE, barium sulfate oral suspensions for use in CT.
READI-CAT 2 and READI-CAT 2 SMOOTHIE, products of Bracco Imaging, a subsidiary of Bracco Diagnostics, are used in CT of the abdomen to delineate the gastrointestinal tract in adult and pediatric patients, a release said.
This approval is the second regulatory approval of a barium-based contrast agent in the U.S., and the first for use in modern CT imaging, Bracco’s release said.
READI-CAT 2 is supplied in 450 mL bottles; READI-CAT 2 SMOOTHIES, also in 450 mL bottles, are available for use by adult and pediatric patients in berry, banana, creamy vanilla and mochaccino flavors.
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