Also, I’m pretty sure they have an expiration date. If it’s life or death, I would not trust them very far past that date. I don’t think they’d be harmful, just less effective.
You can expect KI to expire like NaCl does.
The filler might be not ok after a long amount of time, but the KI will be and that’s what saves your thyroid.
Here’s some info regarding dosage:
Idiodin itself can’t get “bad” in any way. The carrier material might go bad, but that’s also just starches and a few mineral compounds. At worst, you get powder instead of a pill.
The expiration dates on medication are intentionally extremely conservative.
Also, I’m pretty sure they have an expiration date. If it’s life or death, I would not trust them very far past that date. I don’t think they’d be harmful, just less effective.
You can expect KI to expire like NaCl does.
The filler might be not ok after a long amount of time, but the KI will be and that’s what saves your thyroid.
Here’s some info regarding dosage:
from: https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/potassium-iodide-thyroid-blocking-agent-radiation-emergencies
What does potassium iodide decay into? It’s not an organic compound.
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I don’t know, I’m not any kind of chemist. I trust the actual chemists to tell me how long the pills will be trustworthy.
Idiodin itself can’t get “bad” in any way. The carrier material might go bad, but that’s also just starches and a few mineral compounds. At worst, you get powder instead of a pill.
The expiration dates on medication are intentionally extremely conservative.