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She oversees a national network of doctors that reviews content across the site and works with the editorial teams that create it. EXPIRATION: 05/2032 - The NRC has stated that the shelf life of Potassium Iodide Tablets can be extended greater than 10 years due to the inherent stability of iodine salt mineral supplements. Since it is hard to cut many pills, the State Health Commissioner says that, in an emergency, it is safe for children at school or day care centers to take the whole pill.
Infants (under 1 month) have the highest risk of developing thyroid cancer from contamination with radioactive iodine.Current regulations in the USA advise populations living within a 10 mile radius of a nuclear plant to maintain a supply of potassium iodide. QUALITY MANUFACTURING: Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities maintain continuous adherence to GMP compliance and superior standards, and are FDA and NSF registered. It's better for children under 12 years old to take the 65-mg pill, but it is safe to take the 130-mg pill if that is the only one you have. A newborn (a baby less than 1 month old) could develop hypothyroidism if they take more than the suggested amount of potassium iodide.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released guidance in December 2001 on how to safely use potassium iodide. In December 2001, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final Guidance on Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies) (PDF - 40 KB).Explore our selection of Life Extension supplements today and embark on a path to better well-being. This is because cells are still growing and multiplying more quickly in younger populations, so they can be at risk for developing thyroid cancer after breathing in radioactive iodine. KI is recommended as a medical countermeasure to protect the thyroid from radioactive iodine in people under 40 and pregnant or breastfeeding. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) are now considering dumping the radioactive toxic water into the Pacific ocean.