Prescription medicine
Technetium tc 99m red blood cells Brand names: Ultratag
Technetium tc 99m red blood cells (Ultratag) is a prescription medicine. No generic is listed in FDA's NDC Directory.
- No generic listed
Check it at the source: the technetium tc 99m red blood cells FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 2, 2025); every technetium tc 99m red blood cells label on DailyMed.
Highlights of the record
FDA label of July 2, 2025; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026
Used for
From the label: indications and usageTechnetium Tc 99m red blood cells are used for blood pool imaging, including cardiac first pass and gated equilibrium imaging and for detection of sites of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Forms and strengths
Kit.
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
- 111 through July 30, 2026
What is technetium tc 99m red blood cells used for?
From the label: indications and usageTechnetium Tc 99m red blood cells are used for blood pool imaging, including cardiac first pass and gated equilibrium imaging and for detection of sites of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Source: FDA drug label (Ultratag RBC), Curium US LLC, effective July 2, 2025 (SPL set 9f999b75-8a66-40bf-9352-478850b41225), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
Is there a generic for technetium tc 99m red blood cells (Ultratag)?
No generic technetium tc 99m red blood cells is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).
Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)
What do FAERS reports show for technetium tc 99m red blood cells?
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 111 reports that list technetium tc 99m red blood cells among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 3 are coded as a death and 0 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?
- Technetium tc 99m red blood cells side effects
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