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2. Potassium iodide - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services restated these two years later as "The downward KI (potassium iodide) dose adjustment by age group, based on body size considerations, adheres to the principle of minimum effective dose. The recommended standard (daily) dose of KI for all school-age children is the same (65 mg).

3. Lugol's iodine - Wikipedia

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   Potassium iodide renders the elementary iodine soluble in water through the formation of the triiodide (I − 3) ion. It is not to be confused with tincture of iodine solutions, which consist of elemental iodine, and iodide salts dissolved in water and alcohol. Lugol's solution contains no alcohol.

4. Iodine (medical use) - Wikipedia

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   For this reason, people at risk of exposure to environmental radioactive iodine (iodine-131) in fallout may be instructed to take non-radioactive potassium iodide tablets. The typical adult dose is one 130 mg tablet per 24 hours, supplying 100 mg (100,000 micrograms) of ionic iodine (the typical daily dose of iodine for normal health is on the ...

5. LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP: Department of Health to distribute free ...

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   Aug. 11—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) will offer free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets on Aug. 22 to Pennsylvanians who live or work within 10 miles of the state's ...

6. Iodine in biology - Wikipedia

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   Compared to the elemental form, potassium iodide has a median lethal dose (LD 50) that is relatively high in several animals: in rabbits, it is 10 g/kg; in rats, 14 g/kg, and in mice, 22 g/kg. [73] The tolerable upper intake level for iodine as established by the Food and Nutrition Board is 1,100 μg/day for adults. The safe upper limit of ...

7. Iodine - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Iodine (disambiguation). Chemical element with atomic number 53 (I) Iodine, 53 I Iodine Pronunciation / ˈ aɪ ə d aɪ n, - d ɪ n, - d iː n / (EYE -ə-dyne, -⁠din, -⁠deen) Appearance lustrous metallic gray solid ...