Zn-DTPA
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Zn-DTPA
Zn-DTPA Side Effects Center
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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Zn-DTPA FDA Prescribing Information: Side Effects
(Adverse Reactions)
SIDE EFFECTS
In the U.S. Registry, a total of 646 individuals received at least one dose of either Ca-DTPA or Zn-DTPA (pentetate zinc trisodium injection) . Of these, 62 received Zn-DTPA (pentetate zinc trisodium injection) by one or more routes of administration. Forty-eight individuals were dosed by intravenous administration, 18 by inhalation and 8 by other or unknown routes of administration.
Of the individuals that received Zn-DTPA (pentetate zinc trisodium injection) , 23/62 (37%) received one dose and 8 (13%) received two doses. The remaining 31 individuals received three or more doses. The largest number of Zn-DTPA (pentetate zinc trisodium injection) doses to a single individual was 574 doses delivered over 3.5 years.
Overall, the presence or absence of adverse events was recorded in 310/646 individuals. Of these 19 (6.1%) individuals reported at least one adverse event. The total number of recorded adverse events was 20. Of the 20 adverse events, 1 individual treated with Zn-DTPA (pentetate zinc trisodium injection) reported headache, lightheadedness, and pelvic pain.
Two individuals experienced cough and/or wheezing with nebulized Ca-DTPA therapy however there was no report of such events with nebulized Zn-DTPA (pentetate zinc trisodium injection) .
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