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FDA Approves Use of Optison in Pediatric Patients With Suboptimal Echocardiograms

Expanding the approval to pediatric patients is expected to improve the diagnostic accuracy of echocardiograms. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Optison ™ (perflutren protein-type A ...
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GE HealthCare Announces FDA Approval of Pediatric Indication for Optison Ultrasound Enhancing Agent

The latest approval will help provide clearer echocardiogram images for cardiologists to diagnose heart conditions in pediatric patients Optison is the only polyethylene glycol (PEG)-free ultrasound ...
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GE Healthcare Receives FDA Approval for Change in Contraindications in Prescribing Information for OptisonTM

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE Healthcare announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove hypersensitivity to ‘blood and blood ...
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GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics Relaunches Optison™ Contrast Agent in Europe | Business Wire

OPTISON should be used in these categories of patients only after careful consideration, and monitored closely during and after administration. Other routes of administration not specified in section ...