Iocetamic acid
Clinical data
Trade namesCholebrin
Routes of
administration		By mouth
ATC code
Identifiers
  • 3-[N-(3-amino-2,4,6-triiodophenyl)acetamido]-2-methylpropanoic acid
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ECHA InfoCard100.036.505 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H13I3N2O3
Molar mass613.960 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(O)C(CN(C(=O)C)c1c(I)cc(I)c(c1I)N)C

Iocetamic acid (trade name Cholebrin) is a pharmaceutical drug taken by mouth and used as an iodinated contrast medium for X-ray imaging of the gall bladder.[1]

It is not known to be marketed anywhere in the world in 2021.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fielding JA, Whitehouse GH (January 1979). "A comparative trial of two oral cholecystographic contrast media--iocetamic acid (Cholebrin) and iopanoic acid (Telepaque)". Clinical Radiology. 30 (1): 45–8. doi:10.1016/s0009-9260(79)80041-0. PMID 154372.
  2. ^ "Iocetamic acid". Drugs.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
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