Change of representation of active ingredient in the labelling of Technescan DTPA for Injection (SIN12150P)

Transmedic Pte Ltd (Transmedic) would like to inform all healthcare professionals of the change of representation of active ingredient in the labelling of Technescan DTPA for Injection. The label representation of the active ingredient will be changed from Calcium trisodium pentetate to Pentetic acid, with no change to the effective strength of the active ingredient. It was decided to represent the strength of active ingredient using Pentetic acid as Pentetic acid gives a more accurate representation of potency. Please refer to the letter for details. 

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.