ThyroSafe, a tablet form of potassium iodide
January 2004
Some pharmacies are now stocking ThyroSafe, a tablet form of potassium iodide.
ThyroSafe is used to protect the thyroid after nuclear exposure...due to an attack on a nuclear power plant or radioactive explosives.
In these catastrophes, radioactive iodine is released...and absorbed by the thyroid gland. This can cause hypothyroidism or thyroid cancer years later.
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