Evrysdi▼ and Exposure to Airport Security X-ray Equipment
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This article responds to your request for information on Evrysdi® (risdiplam) and exposure to airport security x-ray equipment.
Last updated September 05, 2023
Background information
Airport security x-ray equipment typically emit low doses of radiation. The dose of radiation that scanned objects typically receive from security x-ray equipment is 1 millirad or less.[1] For comparison, people receive on average a radiation dose of about 620 millirad each year. Half of this dose comes from natural background radiation.[1,2]
Effect of x-ray security equipment on Evrysdi
The FDA states that there are no known adverse effects from eating food, or taking medicine that have been irradiated by x-ray equipment used for security screening.[1]
Roche has not tested the effect of radiation emitted by security x-ray equipment on the stability of Evrysdi solution. Exposure to the level of radiation emitted by such devices and the radiation experienced in a typical airplane flight is not expected to impact Evrysdi solution.[1]
References
- US Food and Drug Administration. Frequently Asked Questions on Cabinet X-ray Systems. . Available at https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/security-systems/frequently-asked-questions-cabinet-x-ray-systems. Accessed on July 14, 2023.
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Doses in Our Daily Lives. Available at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/around-us/doses-daily-lives.html. Accessed on September 5, 2023.
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