Chemicals and Drugs

Barium Sulfate

A compound used as an x-ray contrast medium that occurs in nature as the mineral barite. It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A compound used as an x-ray contrast medium that occurs in nature as the mineral barite. It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield.

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Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Sulfate, Barium
  • Barite
  • Baritop
  • Barium Sulfate (2:1)
  • E-Z-CAT
  • Micropaque Oral
  • E Z CAT
  • EZCAT

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

for enema, use BARIUM SULFATE not BARIUM

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Tree Numbers

  1. D01w.103.075w
  2. D01w.875w.800.800.850.075w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Barium Sulfate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001466. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001466
  2. Barium Sulfate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barium_sulfate
  3. Barium Sulfate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309038