Ethiodized oil Injection and Juxtapid

• Generic Name: ethiodized oil
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

Ethiodized oil injection is an oil-based radiopaque contrast agent. Contrast agents are used to help create a clear picture of the body during different medical procedures. These include:

• Hysterosalpingography (x-ray test that looks inside the uterus and fallopian tubes) in adults
• Lymphography (x-ray test that looks at the lymph vessels of the feet or hands) in adults and children
• Imaging of liver tumors in adults.

Ethiodized oil is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of your doctor.

• Generic Name: lomitapide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Juxtapid

Juxtapid (lomitapide) is a cholesterol-lowering medication. It reduces blood levels of "bad" cholesterol, such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or non-high-density liproprotein (non-HDL), as well as a protein that carries bad cholesterol in the blood.

Juxtapid is used together with a low-fat diet and other treatments to lower total cholesterol in people with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (an inherited type of high cholesterol).

It is not known whether Juxtapid will lower your risk of heart disease.