Introduction

: One of the areas of pharmacy linked to ionizing radiation is Radiopharmacy, which refers to the study, preparation, control and dispensing of radiopharmaceuticals at an industrial and hospital level. A radiopharmaceutical is understood as any product that is prepared for use for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes that contains one or more radionuclides (radioactive isotopes) that are used in combination with molecules or alone to be administered orally or parenterally. The National Institute of Nuclear Medicine (INAMEN) at the national level has led this field since 1962 at the service of the Bolivian population.

Objective

: Determine the use and diagnosis of the radiopharmaceuticals that are most frequently used in nuclear medicine in the INAMEN in the 2021 administration.

Methodology

: Descriptive and retrospective study where the reports requesting the preparation and dispensing of radiopharmaceuticals in the INAMEN Radiopharmacy laboratory were analyzed. These data were processed to determine which radiopharmaceuticals are the most in demand for nuclear medical diagnosis and therapy in our department.

Results

: It was determined that of the 2100 applications submitted to the Radiopharmacy laboratory, 42% correspond to methylene diphosphonate-99mTc, 21% correspond to 99mTc isotopes and 11% correspond to 131I isotopes.

Conclution

: The analysis of the data concludes that the main demand for radiopharmaceuticals is for tumor radiotracers and iodotherapy.

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