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. 2014 Dec 5;8(12):HC03–HC07. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/9638.5255

[Table/Fig-3]:

Incidence of adverse drug effects and reactions among patients Receiving either of the two contrast media, Values are presented as counts (%)

Group Urinary Retention Needing cathet-erization Back pain Brady-cardia Hypot-ension Transient drop in Oxygen saturation Allergic reactions Pruritus/rashes
Omnipaque Group(n=300) 70(23.3) 95(31.7) 14(4.7) 16(5.3) 21(7) 20(6.7)
Visipaque Group(n=200) 30(15) 32(16) 8(4) 8(4) 8(4) 18(9)
p-value < 0.05 < 0.01 ns < 0.05 < 0.01 ns