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  1. Potassium Iodide 
    Thyroshield® ... Potassium iodide is used to protect the thyroid gland from taking in radioactive iodine that may be released ... damage the thyroid gland. You should only take potassium iodide if there is a nuclear radiation emergency and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a611043.html - Drugs and Supplements
  2. Potassium Iodide ("KI"): Instructions to Make Potassium Iodide Solution for Use During a Nuclear Emergency (Liquid Form) (Food and Drug Administration)  
    Potassium Iodide (KI)
    https://www.fda.gov/.../potassium-iodide-ki - External Health Links
  3. Frequently Asked Questions on Potassium Iodide (KI) (Food and Drug Administration)  
    ... Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final Guidance on Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies.
    https://www.fda.gov/...requently-asked-questions-potassium-iodide-ki - External Health Links
  4. Potassium Iodide (KI) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Radiation Exposure/Treatments and Therapies ... Radiation Exposure ... Thyroid Diseases/Related Issues ... Thyroid Diseases ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    https://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/ki.asp - External Health Links
  5. Frequently Asked Questions about Radiation Emergencies (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Radiation Emergencies/Learn More ... Radiation Emergencies ... Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about a radiation emergency. Provided by the Centers for Disease ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/emergencies/emergencyfaq.htm - External Health Links
  6. Iodine From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)  
    ... in dietary supplements , usually in the form of potassium iodide or sodium iodide. Many multivitamin/mineral supplements contain ... a daily supplement containing 150 mcg iodine as potassium iodide. The American Academy of Pediatrics has similar guidance. ...
    https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iodine-Consumer - Drugs and Supplements
  7. Radiation Exposure (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is radiation? Radiation is energy. It travels in the form of energy waves or high-speed particles. Radiation can occur naturally or be man-made. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/radiationexposure.html - Health Topics
  8. Nuclear Radiation and the Thyroid (American Thyroid Association) - PDF  
    Radiation Exposure/Related Issues ... Radiation Exposure ... Thyroid Cancer/Related Issues ... Thyroid Cancer ... American Thyroid Association ... PDF ... Nuclear Radiation
    https://www.thyroid.org/.../brochures/NuclearRadiation_brochure.pdf - External Health Links
  9. Radionuclide Basics: Iodine (Environmental Protection Agency)  
    Radiation Exposure/Specifics ... Radiation Exposure ... Environmental Protection Agency ... Iodine (chemical symbol I) is produced commercially for medical and industrial ...
    https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclide-basics-iodine - External Health Links
  10. Thyroid Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck. It makes hormones that control the way the body uses energy. These hormones affect ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/thyroiddiseases.html - Health Topics
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