Contact us
For questions or to purchase I-131 therapy capsules, contact your sales consultant or local Cardinal Health pharmacist.
Find your local pharmacist
Not all therapeutic I-131 shields are equal
Important information
SNMMI Practice Guideline for Therapy of Thyroid Disease recommends using FDA-approved radiopharmaceuticals. See page 15.
Patient brochures
Guide for patients receiving radioiodine treatment
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Guide for patients receiving radioiodine treatment - Spanish
184 Kb - PDF
Ask your sales consultant for samples or order copies.
Safety. Selection. Service
Because your patients are counting on you, count on Cardinal Health to safely deliver your FDA-approved I-131 therapy capsules.
Safety
Patented Piglet® Delivery System and Piglet® 2 Delivery System designed to help maximize your safety.
- Tungsten shielding helps you keep radiation exposure ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable)
- Piglet™ Sling and Piglet™ Popper Tool reduce radiation exposure between you and the point of patient administration
- Threaded lid assures safe containment of dosages
- Activated charcoal ring reduces the chance of any minute amounts of vapor release
- All patient dosages ship Yellow Bar II
Selection
Using non FDA-approved radiopharmaceuticals may potentially place you and your facility at risk of:
- Issues concerning drug efficacy and safety
- Exceeding your personal scope of practice based on use of unapproved drugs
- Negative impact to your institution’s accreditation
- Reimbursement issues
- Impact to patient safety
Service
What it means to you and your patients:
- Up to 200 mCi/capsule resulting in fewer capsules per patient therapy
- Exact prescribed activity per patient
- Easy to swallow, smaller capsules
- I-131 patient education brochures available in English and Spanish
- Same day availability
- Diagnose and provide therapy on the same day
- Customizable delivery schedules
- Product delivered directly to your department
