Medebar Suspension

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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Medebar Suspension Description

Medebar Plus is a fruity-cola flavored, low viscosity (rapid flow), ready-to-use suspension, for x-ray examinations of the gastrointestinal tract.

It contains 100% w/v (55% w/w) barium sulfate USP, dispersing agent, vegetable gums, simethicone, preservatives, flavoring, saccharin sodium and water. Barium sulfate has the empirical formula of BaSO4.

Medebar Suspension - 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 Medebar Suspension

Medebar Plus is indicated for use as a contrast medium in x-ray diagnosis of the gastrointestinal tract. The suspension may be administered without dilution for double contrast colon, single contrast esophagus, small bowel and enteroclysis examinations. Aqueous dilutions of Medebar Plus may be used for single contrast stomach and single 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.

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