Why is iodine solution ineffective? Answers to questions about iodine prophylaxis that a pharmacist should know

Why is iodine solution ineffective? Because it contains the same potassium iodide? Other types of iodine solutions (alcoholic iodine solution, Lugol’s solution, povidone iodine) are not absorbed or accumulated in the thyroid gland and will not protect against radioactive iodine. It is a matter of both ingestion and application of iodine nets. Taking these drugs […]

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