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Potassium iodide

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potassium iodide
type of chemical entity
Subclass ofiodide, potassium salt Edit
Get useMedication Edit
Chemical formulaIK, KI Edit
Canonical SMILES[K+].[I-] Edit
Active ingredient inthyroid blocker Edit
Legal status (medicine)boxed warning Edit
Pregnancy categoryUS pregnancy category D Edit
Subject has roleessential medicine, food ingredient Edit

Potassium iodide (KI) be a chemical compound, medication, den dietary supplement.[1][2] E be a medication dem use for treating hyperthyroidism, in radiation emergencies, den for protecting de thyroid gland wen certain types of radiopharmaceuticals be used.[3] E sanso be used for treating skin sporotrichosis den phycomycosis.[3][4] E be a supplement wey people use plus low dietary intake of iodine.[2] E be administered orally.[3]

Common side effects dey include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, rash, den swelling of de salivary glands.[3] Oda side effects dey include allergic reactions, headache, goitre, den depression.[4] While ein use during pregnancy fi harm de baby, ein use still be recommended in radiation emergencies.[3] Potassium iodide get de chemical formula KI.[5] Commercially e be made by mixing potassium hydroxide plus iodine.[6][7]

Potassium iodide be used medically since at least 1820.[8] E dey on de World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[9] Potassium iodide be available as a generic medication den over de counter.[10] Potassium iodide sanso be used give de iodization of salt.[11]

History

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Potassium iodide be used medically since at least 1820.[8] Sam of de earliest uses dem include cures give syphilis,[8] lead den mercury poisoning.

References

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  1. ↑ National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies; Board on Radiation Effects Research; Committee to Assess the Distribution and Administration of Potassium Iodide in the Event of a Nuclear Incident (2004). Distribution and Administration of Potassium Iodide in the Event of a Nuclear Incident (in English). National Academies Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-309-09098-8. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 Stwertka A (2002). A Guide to the Elements (in English). Oxford University Press, USA. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-19-515026-1. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Potassium Iodide". The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 World Health Organization (2009). Stuart MC, Kouimtzi M, Hill SR (eds.). WHO Model Formulary 2008. World Health Organization. p. 390. hdl:10665/44053. ISBN 978-92-4-154765-9.
  5. ↑ Ensminger ME, Ensminger AH (1993). Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia, Two Volume Set (in English) (s ed.). CRC Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8493-8980-1. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Kaiho T (2014). Iodine Chemistry and Applications (in English). John Wiley & Sons. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-118-87865-1. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (December 2001). "Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 Oriel JD (2012). The Scars of Venus: A History of Venereology (in English). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4471-2068-1. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017.
  9. ↑ World Health Organization (2019). World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 21st list 2019. Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/325771. WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
  10. ↑ Hamilton R (2015). Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia 2015 Deluxe Lab-Coat Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-284-05756-0.
  11. ↑ Stwertka A (2002). A Guide to the Elements (in English). Oxford University Press, USA. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-19-515026-1. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017.
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