TABLE III

Chelating Agents

ExcipientFrequencyRangeExample
Calcium disodium EDTA*110.01–0.1%Wydase® (Wyeth-Ayerst) 0.1% w/v
Disodium EDTA480.01–0.11%Calcijex® (Abbott) 0.11% w/v
Sodium EDTA10.20%Folvite® (Lederle) 0.20%
Calcium Versetamide Na12.84% w/vOptiMARK® (Mallinckrodt)
Calteridol10.023% w/vProhance® (Bracco Diagnostics, Inc.)
DTPA**30.04%–1.2%Omniscan™ (GE Healthcare) 1.2%
  • * EDTA = Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.

  • ** DTPA = Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid; Pentetic acid.