Prepcat

Generic name:barium sulfate
Dosage form: suspension
Drug class:Non-iodinated contrast media

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on May 23, 2022.

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Prepcat Description

Prepcat is a strawberry flavored ready-to-use barium sulfate suspension for use as an aid for computed tomography of the gastrointestinal tract.

The contrast medium contains 1.5% w/w (w/v) barium sulfate USP, with sorbitol, simethicone, suspending agent, potassium sorbate, flavoring, citric acid, saccharin sodium and water. Barium sulfate has the empirical formula BaSO4.

Prepcat - Clinical Pharmacology

Barium sulfate is an insoluble material which, because of its density, provides a positive contrast during x-ray examination. Barium sulfate is an inert radiopaque material which is not absorbed or metabolized and is eliminated intact from the body in a manner similar to other non-absorbed inorganic materials. Excretion rate is a function of gastrointestinal transit time.

Indications and Usage for Prepcat

Prepcat is indicated for use as a diagnostic aid (contrast medium) for computed tomography of the gastrointestinal tract.

Contraindications

Barium sulfate products are contraindicated in patients with known or suspected obstruction of the colon, known or suspected gastrointestinal tract perforation, suspected tracheoesophageal fistula, obstructing lesions of the small intestine, pyloric stenosis or known hypersensitivity to barium sulfate formulations.

Barium sulfate suspensions should not be used for infants with swallowing disorders or for newborns with complete duodenal or jejunal obstruction or when distal small bowel or colon obstruction is suspected. Barium sulfate suspension is not recommended for very small preterm infants and young babies requiring small volumes of contrast media or for infants and young children when there is a possibility of leakage from the gastrointestinal tract, such as necrotizing enterocolitis, unexplained pneumoperitoneum, gasless abdomen, other bowel perforat.