Prescription medicine
Medronic acid Brand names: Technetium
Medronic acid (Technetium) is a prescription medicine. No generic is listed in FDA's NDC Directory.
- No generic listed
Check it at the source: the medronic acid FDA label on DailyMed (effective March 5, 2025, Jubilant DraxImage Inc., dba Jubilant Radiopharma); every medronic acid label on DailyMed.
Highlights of the record
FDA label of March 5, 2025; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026
Used for
From the label: indications and usageMDP-25 (Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc 99m Medronate) may be used as a bone imaging agent to delineate areas of altered osteogenesis.
Forms and strengths
- 25 mg
Injection (powder) for solution.
On the market
- Generic approvals
- No generic approved
- Labelers listed (NDC)
- 1 of which 0 under generic applications, 1 under brand applications, repackagers included
Supply and safety
- Pharmacy cost (NADAC)
- Not in the survey
- Shortage (FDA)
- No current entry
- Recalls by its makers (FDA)
- No recall recorded
- FAERS reports
- 5 through July 30, 2026
What is medronic acid used for?
From the label: indications and usageMDP-25 (Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc 99m Medronate) may be used as a bone imaging agent to delineate areas of altered osteogenesis.
Source: FDA drug label (Technetium Tc 99m Medronate), Jubilant DraxImage Inc., dba Jubilant Radiopharma, effective March 5, 2025 (SPL set 3c91d0d8-6cc5-834c-bda0-aa83a873b9fb), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
Is there a generic for medronic acid (Technetium)?
No generic medronic acid is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).
Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)
What does the medronic acid label say about other medicines?
The medronic acid label names 2 other medicines in its interaction, contraindication or warning sections. The sentences are the labels' own; a label lists what its studies and reports found, not every interaction.
| Medicine named | Section | What the label says |
|---|---|---|
| Technetium tc 99m medronate | warnings | The biodistribution of technetium Tc 99m medronate may be altered in the presence of high levels of certain cations (iron, calcium, and aluminum). |
| Tetrakis copper tetrafluoroborate | warnings | Alternatively, a brain imaging agent such as technetium Tc-99m pentetate may be employed. |
Source: FDA drug label (Technetium Tc 99m Medronate), Jubilant DraxImage Inc., dba Jubilant Radiopharma, effective March 5, 2025 (SPL set 3c91d0d8-6cc5-834c-bda0-aa83a873b9fb), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
What do FAERS reports show for medronic acid?
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 5 reports that list medronic acid among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 0 are coded as a death and 1 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is.
The most reported reactions
Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026
What next?
- Medronic acid side effects
- the label's list beside FAERS reports
- Check an interaction
- what two or more labels say about each other