However, if you have any health concerns or questions, you should check with your doctor before you take KI. Ingredients Microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid, silica, vegetable stearate, pharmaceutical glaze. These Potassium Iodide Tablets are intended for short term use, and ONLY when directed to do so by an official health warning.

Potassium Iodide actively prevents your thyroid gland from absorbing radioactive iodine blocking one of the most dangerous elements of radioactive exposure during the crucial first days of radiation fallout. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) are now considering dumping the radioactive toxic water into the Pacific ocean. It’s important to take the medication once a day until the risk of radiation exposure no longer exists. Infants (under 1 month) have the highest risk of developing thyroid cancer from contamination with radioactive iodine. So Potassium iodide does not neutralise radiation it simply prevents any more radioactive iodine being absorbed.

To date, the only observed changes during stability (shelf-life) testing have been the failure of some batches of KI tablets to meet dissolution specifications. In addition we also support a number of local charities in North West London to try and help create a more equitable society.

The Scottish Environmental protection agency constantly measures radiation levels in the UK and although increases were noted in 2011 after the tsunami that crippled Japan's Fukushimas reactors, these settled to background levels. However, radioactive iodine is not considered to be a viable component of a dirty bomb due to its relatively short half-life and the difficulties in obtaining significant quantities. Potassium iodide plays a crucial role in metabolism, hormone balance, immune system health, and mental health.

When used as an antibiotic at doses of less than 50mg, iodine destroys pathogenic bacteria yet it leaves the valuable probiotic gut flora intact – another built-in advantage of iodine therapy as opposed to regular antibiotics. Alternative Names: Bismuthate(4-),heptaiodo-,tetra potassium; Tetra potassiumheptaiodobismuthate; Potassium heptaiodobismuthate; Einecs 255-595-1; Heptaiodobismuthate(4-) potassium. The thyroid gland cannot differentiate between radioactive iodine and stable non-radioactive iodine Potassium iodide so potassium iodide taken before or shortly after iodine enters the body is absorbed by the thyroid gland resulting in less radioactive iodine being absorbed.