Radioprotectants for radiopharmaceutical formulations
OwnerR. Keith Frankinventor
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Abstract
A radiopharmaceutical composition comprising a radiopharmaceutical agent and salicylic acid or a salt thereof is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of protecting a radiopharmaceutical agent comprising adding salicylic acid or a salt thereof to the radiopharmaceutical agent. The use of salicylic acid or a salt thereof as a radioprotecting agent provides for a high degree of protection against radiolysis while at the same time minimizing the impurities in the resulting radiopharmaceutical formulation.
Claims10
A radiopharmaceutical composition comprising a radiopharmaceutical agent and salicylic acid or a salt thereof.
A method of protecting a radiopharmaceutical agent comprising:
- adding salicylic acid or a salt thereof to a radiopharmaceutical agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.