Indocyanine green (Intravenous)

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Dec 9, 2021.

Available Dosage Forms:

• Powder for Solution

Therapeutic Class: Diagnostic Agent, Cardiac Function

Uses for indocyanine green

Indocyanine green injection is a medical dye used in tests to help determine the cardiac (heart) output, liver function, and blood flow in the liver. It is also used to help certain parts of the eye to become more visible during medical procedures such as angiography.

Indocyanine green injection is also used to help diagnose or find problems in your blood vessels, blood flow and tissue perfusion before, during, and after a surgery or transplant, bile ducts, or lymph nodes and lymph vessels in the cervix or uterus in women with solid tumors.

Indocyanine green is to be given only by or under the supervision of your doctor.

Before using indocyanine green

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For indocyanine green, the following should be considered:

Allergies

Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to indocyanine green or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.

Pediatric

Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of IC-Green® in the pediatric population. Safety and efficacy have not been established.

Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of Spy Agent™ Green in children 1 month of age and older. Safety and efficacy have not been established in children younger than 1 month of age to see images of the blood vessels, blood flow, or bile ducts and in children to see images of the lymph nodes in the cervix or uterus.

Geriatric

Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of indocyanine green injection in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have age-related liver, kidney, or heart problems, which may require caution and an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving indocyanine green.

Breastfeeding

There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.

Interactions with medicines

Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.

Interactions with food/tobacco/alcohol

Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your h...