Perflutren Protein Type A

• If you have an allergy to perflutren protein type A, albumin, blood products, or any other part of this medicine.
• If you are allergic to any drugs like this one, any other drugs, foods, or other substances. Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had, like rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other signs.
• If you have a heart shunt.

This is not a list of all drugs or health problems that interact with perflutren protein type A.

Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all of your drugs (prescription or OTC, natural products, vitamins) and health problems. You must check to make sure that it is safe for you to take this medicine with all of your drugs and health problems. Do not start, stop, or change the dose of any drug without checking with your doctor.

Use perflutren protein type A as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.

• It is given as a shot into a vein.
• This medicine must not be given into an artery. Talk with the doctor.

What do I do if I miss a dose?

• Call your doctor to find out what to do.

• Optison

Perflutren is a stable gas that provides an echogenic contrast effect in the blood and allows for improved delineation of the left ventricular endocardial border.

Metabolism

Perflutren: Not metabolized

Excretion

Perflutren: Lungs

Contrast enhancement: Dose dependent: 1 minute (0.2 mL) to 5 minutes (5 mL)

Half-Life Elimination

1.3 ± 0.69 minutes

Refer to adult dosing.