Chemical formula: BaOâ‚„S Molecular mass: 233.39 g/mol PubChem compound: 24414
Barium sulfate is inert and has no pharmacological action. It serves only as a radiopaque substance to opacify the gastro-intestinal tract during computed axial tomography.
Under physiological conditions, barium sulfate passes through the gastrointestinal tract in an unchanged form and is absorbed only in small, pharmacologically insignificant amounts.
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