Immunologic reactions to radiopharmaceuticals are usually mild and transient and require little or no medical treatment. As the usage of radiopharmaceuticals has increased, the reported adverse reactions remain comparatively few in number. The current article overviews adverse reactions caused due to immunological reactions to radiopharmaceuticals.
Radiopharmaceuticals Radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine are radioactive compounds comprising a combination of a radionuclide and a pharmaceutical. They may be administered intravenously, intrathecally or orally and are used in the diagnosis and therapeutic treatment of human diseases and thus undergo meticulous quality assurance to ensure sterility, non-pyrogenecity and to ensure safe administration to humans. Though radiopharmaceuticals are usually used in tracer quantities, there is no dose-response relationship for…
