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. 2015 May 9;17(5):1041–1054. doi: 10.1208/s12248-015-9780-2

Table II.

List of FDA-approved inorganic nanoparticle products

Name Material/functionality Application/indication Approval date
Feridex I.V.®; Endorem® Iron oxide nanoparticles (coated with dextran) Imaging of liver lesions FDA approved (1996). Discontinued (2008)
Magnetic-field responsive for MRI imaging
Resovist®; Cliavist Iron oxide nanoparticles (coated with carboxydextran) Imaging of liver lesions EMA approved (2001). Discontinued (2009)
Magnetic-field responsive for MRI imaging
Gastromark™; Lumirem® Iron oxide nanoparticles (coated with silicone) Enhance bowel imaging (oral administration) FDA approved (1996). Discontinued (2012)
Magnetic-field responsive nanoparticles for MRI imaging
Ferumoxtran-10; Combidex®; Sinerem® Iron oxide nanoparticles (coated with dextram) Lymph node metastases imaging Approved in some European countries. Application withdrawn from EMA (Sinerem 2007). Application withdrawn from FDA (2005)
Magnetic-field responsive for MRI imaging
Feraheme®; Rienso®; Ferumoxytol Iron oxide nanoparticles (coated with polyglucose sorbitol carboxymethylether) Treatment of iron deficiency in adults with chronic kidney disease FDA approved (2009)