Flo-Coat

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

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jul 22, 2021.

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Flo-Coat Description

Flo-Coat is a raspberry-vanilla flavored, low viscosity, rapid flowing suspension of barium sulfate USP. It is a contrast medium developed for double contrast colon examinations.

The product contains 100% w/v barium sulfate USP, suspending and dispersing agents, simethicone, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium citrate and water. Barium sulfate has the empirical formula of BaSO4.

Flo-Coat - 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 Flo-Coat

Flo-Coat is indicated for use in double contrast colon examinations.

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, inflammation or neoplastic lesions of the rectum, recent rectal biopsy, 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 perforation, esophageal perforation or post oper.