The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a non-governmental organization that provides standards for the strength, quality, and purity of drugs. In addition to covering all of the drugs and supplements offered in the United States, the standards also affect radiopharmaceuticals. Recently a new chapter, USP 825, was added that establishes
It’s no secret that the ordering and management of radioisotopes for nuclear imaging is a complicated and often cumbersome process. Nuctrac™ is a new, cloud-based software tool that nuclear departments are leveraging to simplify and streamline these tasks. The Basics of Nuctrac’s Nuclear Medicine Cloud Developed by Cardinal Health, Nuctrac
Axumin (18Fluciclovine) is a radiopharmaceutical that is proving to be a game-changer, particularly in the field of prostate cancer detection. Previously, clinicians in the U.S. had little choice but to use 18FDG to perform the majority of PET/CT imaging. This has some major limitations for prostate imaging, such as bladder
