.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.V.V09GX01 .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.V.V09GX01| name: | Thallium201tlChloride |
| ATC code: | V09GX01 | route: | intravenous |
| n-compartments | 2 |
Thallium (201Tl) chloride is a radioactive diagnostic agent used primarily in nuclear medicine for myocardial perfusion imaging to detect areas of ischemia or infarct in the heart. It is not used as a therapeutic drug. Its use has declined due to the advent of newer agents such as technetium-99m compounds, but it is still approved and occasionally used today for specific diagnostic indications.
Estimated pharmacokinetics in healthy adults. Thallium-201 chloride is administered intravenously for scintigraphy. Detailed human pharmacokinetics are sparsely reported in the literature; values below are based on data referenced in review articles and package inserts.