Diatrizoate

Diatrizoate, also known as amidotrizoate, is a contrast agent used during X-rays.This includes when visualizing veins, the urinary system, spleen, and joints, as well as during computer tomography (CT scan). It is given by mouth, injection into a vein, injection into the bladder, through a nasogastric tube, or rectally. Diatrizoate was approved for medical use in the United States in 1954. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the safest and most effective medicines needed in a health system.