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2. Potassium iodide - Wikipedia

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   The dosage of potassium iodide is age-dependent: neonates (<1 month) require 16 mg/day; children aged 1 month to 3 years need 32 mg/day; those aged 3-12 years need 65 mg/day; and individuals over 12 years and adults require 130 mg/day. [16]

3. 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 ...

4. Thyroid blocker - Wikipedia

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   Potassium iodide (KI) and potassium iodate ... If a person consumes a dose of one of these chemical compounds, his or her thyroid may saturate with stable iodine, ...

5. Lugol's iodine - Wikipedia

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   Side effects may include allergic reactions, headache, vomiting, and conjunctivitis. [4] [1] Long term use may result in trouble sleeping and depression. [4] It should not typically be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. [4] Lugol's iodine is a liquid made up of two parts potassium iodide for every one part elemental iodine in water. [8]

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. 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 ...

8. Tincture of iodine - Wikipedia

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   USP Tincture of Iodine is defined in the U.S. National Formulary (NF) as containing in each 100 mL, 1.8 to 2.2 grams of elemental iodine, and 2.1 to 2.6 grams of sodium iodide. Alcohol is 50 mL, and the balance is purified water. This "2% free iodine" solution has 0.08 mol/L of I 2, which provides about 1 mg of free iodine per 0.05 mL drop. The ...

9. Iodine - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 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 ...