Drug Reference
Carbon Dioxide
Medical gases
Rx only
Fact box
- Therapeutic class
- Medical gases
- Action class
- Radiographic Contrast Agent
- Mechanism
- X-Ray Contrast Activity
- Habit forming
- No
- Availability
- Prescription (Rx)
Available as
99.1 %7 %20 %10 %100 %5 %99 %99.5 %99.8 %15 %30 %99.2 %70 %12 %8 %80 %
FDA label sections are from openFDA and may not reflect the most recent labeling — confirm against the current DailyMed label.
Safety advice
Conservative summary derived from FDA labeling — defaults to “consult your doctor” unless the label is explicit. Not a substitute for your clinician’s advice.
PregnancyNo information
No specific information in the FDA label.
BreastfeedingNo information
No specific information in the FDA label. Check LactMed →
AlcoholNo information
No specific information in the FDA label.
DrivingNo information
No specific information in the FDA label.
KidneyNo information
No specific information in the FDA label.
LiverNo information
No specific information in the FDA label.
Current FDA labels (DailyMed)
- VARITHENA (POLIDOCANOL) KIT [BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION]
- CARBON DIOXIDE GAS [AMERICAN WELDING & GAS, INC.]
- XENON (XENON XE-133) GAS [SHINE SPECT USA, LLC]
- POLLUTOX (ACETONE, ARSENICUM ALBUM, BENZINUM, BERBERIS VULGARIS, CADMIUM SULPHURATUM, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBONEUM SULPHURATUM, CHLORINUM, HYDROFLUORICUM ACIDUM, MELATONIN, MERCURIUS SOLUBILIS, NITROGENUM OXYGENATUM, NUX VOMICA, OZONE, PETROLEUM, PLUMBUM METALLICUM, STANNUM METALLICUM, SULPHURICUM ACIDUM, TOLUENE, URANIUM NITRICUM) LIQUID [DESERET BIOLOGICALS, INC.]
- TRUDHESA (DIHYDROERGOTAMINE MESYLATE) SPRAY, METERED [IMPEL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC]
Authoritative sources
Reference only — not clinical advice. Verify against current FDA labeling and consult a licensed provider. About half of pediatric drug use is off-label and is not reflected in FDA labels; absence of pediatric information does not mean a medicine is unused or unsafe in children.