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POTASSIUM IODIDE (POTASSIUM IODIDE)
65 mg/mL oral drops
- Dosage information is not available
- None
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- lithium carbonate
- lithium citrate
- Lithobid
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Pregnancy
Contraindicated
- Active tuberculosis
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis
- Kidney disease with reduction in GFR
Severe
Moderate
- Goiter
- Hashimoto thyroiditis
POTASSIUM IODIDE (POTASSIUM IODIDE)
- None
- None
More Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
- Angioedema
- Arthralgias
- Eosinophilia
- Lymphadenopathy
- Urticaria
- Dysgeusia
- Nausea
Less Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
Rare / Very Rare
Severe
- Iodine poisoning
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Less Severe
- Diarrhea
Contraindicated
None
Severe Precaution
None
Management or Monitoring Precaution
Potassium Iodide (For Oral Use)
Use in infants may cause thyroid suppression or rash.
- 1 Day – 364 Days
- Use in infants may cause thyroid suppression or rash.
Potassium Iodide
- Severity Level:
1
- Additional Notes: 220 mcg rda in preg;fetal goiter/hypothyroidism poss w/high dose & long-term use
Contraindicated
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Precaution Exists
Potassium Iodide
290 mcg rda; hypothyroidism in one infant with maternal topical iodine use
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| Evaluate use carefully | Excreted | Drug shown to have adverse effect | 290 mcg rda; hypothyroidism in one infant with maternal topical iodine use |
No Known Risk
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Contraindicated
None
Precaution Exists
None
No Known Risk
None
- None
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