Dotarem® Dosing & Administration

Dotarem® Dosing & Administration

Packaging

DOTAREM® Vials1

DOTAREM Prefilled Syringes1

DOTAREM Pharmacy Bulk Package Vials1

Unit of Sale

10 mL, 15 mL or 20 mL available in glass vials

10mL, 15 mL, or 20 mL solution available in prefilled syringes

Pharmacy Bulk Package is supplied in 100 mL 

Unit/Carton

Vials are packaged in a box of 10.

Syringes, including plunger rod, are packaged in a box of 10.

Pharmacy Bulk Package is individually packaged in a box of 6.

Wholesale Minimum Order

1 box of 10 Vials

1 box of 10 Prefilled Syringes

1 box of 6 Vials

Storage

Store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted from 15°C to 30°C (59°F to 86°F) [see United States Pharmacopeia (USP), Controlled Room Temperature (CRT)].

Store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted from 15°C to 30°C (59°F to 86°F) [see United StatesPharmacopeia (USP), Controlled Room Temperature (CRT)]. Prefilled syringes must not be frozen. Frozen syringes should be discarded.

Store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted from 15°C to 30°C (59°F to 86°F) [see USP, Controlled Room Temperature (CRT)].

Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine) Injection, 0.5 mmol/mL

  • 10 mL in glass vials in case of 10 (NDC 67684-2001-1)
  • 15 mL in glass vials in case of 10 (NDC 67684-2001-2)
  • 20 mL in glass vials case of 10 (NDC 67684-2001-3)
  • 100 mL in glass vials in a case of 6 (NDC 67684-2001-4)
  • 10 mL in pre-filled syringe in a case of 10 (NDC 67684-3001-1)
  • 15 mL in pre-filled syringe in a case of 10 (NDC 67684-3001-2)
  • 20 mL in pre-filled syringe in a case of 10 (NDC 67684-3001-3)

Pharmacy Bulk Package: NOT FOR DIRECT INFUSION

Physical Characteristics1-2

  Osmolality mOsm/kg H2O Viscosity mPa*s at 20˚C Viscosity mPa*s at 37˚C Thermodynamic Stability Log Ktherm* Thermodynamic Stability Log Kcond† at pH 7.4 Kinetic Stability11 (Dissociation Half-life) T1/2 at pH 1.0 at 25˚C

Dotarem®

1350 3.4 2.4 25.6 19.3 > 338 h

* Log Ktherm = absolute thermodynamic stability constant
† Log Kcond = conditional thermodynamic stability constant depending on pH

For more information about Dotarem, please see the Full Prescribing Information and Medication Guide (also available: Spanish Version Medication Guide); Dear Health Care Provider Letter-Gadolinium Retention Letter

References

  1. Dotarem [package insert]. Princeton, NJ: Guerbet LLC; April 2022. 
  2. Port M., et al. Efficiency, thermodynamic and kinetic stability of marketed gadolinium chelates and their possible clinical consequences: a critical review. Biometals. 2008.21(4):469–490