Rose Bengal (131I) Sodium

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0015251-14-6

Chemical Formula

C20-H2-Cl4-I4-Na2-O5

Molecular Weight

1017

Therapeutic Category

Diagnostic agent, liver function

Chemical Name

Fluorescein, 4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-2',4',5',7'-tetraiodo-, disodium salt, labeled with I-131

Foreign Names

• Roseum bengalese (¹³¹I) natrium (Latin)
• Bengalrosa[¹³¹I]natrium (German)
• Rose bengale (¹³¹I) sodique (French)
• Rosa bengala sodica (¹³¹I) (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Rose Bengal Sodium I 131 (OS: USAN)
• Rose Bengal Sodium I 131 Injection (PH: USP 32)
• Rosei Bengalensis [¹³¹I] Natrici (PH: Ph. Int. 2)

Brand Name

• Minims Rose Bengal
  Chauvin, Ireland

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Glossary

OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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