iodixanol iodixanol iodixanol, sold under the brand name visipaque, is an iodine-containing non-ionic radiocontrast agent. iodixanolclinical datatrade namesvisipaqueother names5-amino]-2-hydroxy-propyl]amino]-n,n'-bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,4,6-triiodo-benzene-1,3-dicarboxamide ahfs/drugs.commultum consumer informationatc codev08ab09 (who) legal statuslegal status us: ℞-only pharmacokinetic dataprotein bindingnegligiblemetabolismexcreted unchangedelimination half-life2.1 hoursexcretionkidneyidentifiers iupac name 5-acetamido)-2-hydroxypropyl]acetamido}-1-n,3-n-bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,4,6-triiodobenzene-1,3-dicarboxamide cas number92339-11-2 ypubchem cid3724drugbankdb01249 ychemspider3593 yuniihw8w27htxxkeggd01474 ychebichebi:31705 ychemblchembl1200507 ncomptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid2045523 echa infocard100.124.306 chemical and physical dataformulac35h44i6n6o15molar mass1550.191 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles ic1c(c(=o)ncc(o)co)c(i)c(c(=o)ncc(o)co)c(i)c1n(c(=o)c)cc(o)cn(c(=o)c)c2c(i)c(c(i)c(c2i)c(=o)ncc(o)co)c(=o)ncc(o)co inchi inchi=1s/c35h44i6n6o15/c1-13(52)46(30-26(38)20(32(59)42-3-15(54)9-48)24(36)21(27(30)39)33(60)43-4-16(55)10-49)7-19(58)8-47(14(2)53)31-28(40)22(34(61)44-5-17(56)11-50)25(37)23(29(31)41)35(62)45-6-18(57)12-51/h15-19,48-51,54-58h,3-12h2,1-2h3,(h,42,59)(h,43,60)(h,44,61)(h,45,62) ykey:nbqnwmbbskpbay-uhfffaoysa-n y ny (what is this?) (verify) it is available as a generic medication. medical uses the radiocontrast agent is given intravenously for computed tomography (ct) imaging of the head, body, excretory urography and venography. the radiocontrast agent is also given intra-arterially for angiography imaging. adverse effects about 30% of those received intravenous iodixanol injection has warmth, pain, or discomfort at the site of the injection. other adverse effects include: taste pervesion (3.5%), nausea (2.8%), and headache (2.5%). society and culture available forms the contrast can either be given intra-arterialy or intravenously. veterinary uses iodixanol is also the active ingredient in a number of 'cushion' products used during the centrifugation of stallion semen. it is layered underneath the extended stallion semen allowing for a higher g force to be used with less sperm damage and better recovery rates. post centrifugation the supernatant above and the cushion below is removed, leaving a concentrated sperm pellet in the conical tube.