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Technetium Tc-99m Red Blood Cell Kit Side Effects

The most commonly reported side effects of technetium tc-99m red blood cell kit include anaemia, full blood count decreased, and pneumonia, based on 451 FDA adverse event reports from 2006 to 2025. 12.2% of reports found the drug to be ineffective.

Technetium Tc-99m Red Blood Cell Kit side effects

Percentages show how often each reaction appears relative to total reports for technetium tc-99m red blood cell kit.

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Drug Ineffective12.2%55
2
Anaemia8.6%39
3
Full Blood Count Decreased8.2%37
4
Drug Ineffective7.1%32
5
Pneumonia6.7%30
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Fatigue6.2%28
7
Pyrexia5.8%26
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Haemoglobin Decreased5.5%25
9
Diarrhoea5.3%24
10
Platelet Count Decreased5.3%24
11
Asthenia4.0%18
12
Dyspnoea4.0%18
13
Radioisotope Scan Abnormal3.3%15
14
Thrombocytopenia3.1%14
15
Nausea3.1%14

These are voluntary reports and do not establish that technetium tc-99m red blood cell kit caused these reactions.

Report severity

75.4%Serious340 reports
41.5%Hospitalizations187 reports
17.7%Fatal80 reports

Seriousness is determined by the reporter, not by OpenClaim.

Technetium Tc-99m Red Blood Cell Kit drug interactions

Other drugs that appear in adverse event reports alongside technetium tc-99m red blood cell kit. Drugs flagged as a suspected cause appear in the first column. Drugs taken at the same time but not suspected appear in the second.

Also suspected

1
Lenalidomide26.4%119
2
Azacitidine11.1%50
3
Pomalidomide5.1%23
4
Dexamethasone4.7%21
5
Paclitaxel4.4%20
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Thalidomide3.8%17
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Technetium-tc-99m-sodium-pertechnetate3.3%15
8
Trastuzumab3.1%14
9
Carboplatin2.9%13
10
Gemcitabine2.4%11
11
Ambrisentan2.0%9
12
Atezolizumab2.0%9
13
Exemestane2.0%9
14
Letrozole2.0%9
15
Technetium-tc-99m-sodium-pertechnetate-generator1.8%8

Taken alongside

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Acetaminophen16.0%72
2
Furosemide13.1%59
3
Aspirin13.1%59
4
Dexamethasone10.9%49
5
Omeprazole9.3%42
6
Technetium-tc-99m-sodium-pertechnetate-generator9.1%41
7
Pantoprazole-sodium7.8%35
8
Prednisone7.3%33
9
Acyclovir7.1%32
10
Metoprolol6.7%30
11
Insulin6.4%29
12
Ondansetron6.4%29
13
Atorvastatin-calcium6.2%28
14
Allopurinol6.0%27
15
Ergocalciferol6.0%27

Co-occurrence in adverse event reports does not establish a drug interaction. Patients often take multiple medications, and these lists reflect prescribing patterns rather than causal relationships. Consult a healthcare provider about potential drug interactions.

Who reports technetium tc-99m red blood cell kit side effects

47.5% of technetium tc-99m red blood cell kit adverse event reports involve female patients and 42.1% involve male patients. The largest age group is elderly at 60%. These figures reflect who reports side effects, not underlying risk.

Sex

Female47.5%
Male42.1%
Unknown10.4%

Age group

< 21.6%
2–111.2%
12–171.2%
18–6436.0%
65+59.9%

What is technetium tc-99m red blood cell kit used for

Conditions and purposes for which patients were taking technetium tc-99m red blood cell kit when the adverse event was reported.

5q Minus SyndromeAcute LeukaemiaAcute Myeloid LeukaemiaAnaemiaAnaemia Of PregnancyAnemiaAnemicBlood Transfusion DependentCardiac Failure ChronicCardiac VentriculogramDrug Use For Unknown IndicationDuodenal UlcerDyspnoeaFatigueFull Blood Count Decreased

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Technetium Tc-99m Red Blood Cell Kit brand names and reporting trend

Technetium Tc-99m Red Blood Cell Kit is sold under the brand name Rbc-scan.

Brand names

Rbc-scan453

Quarterly reports (20062025)

20062010201520202025

An upward trend reflects increased FAERS reporting overall, not necessarily increased risk.

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