Potassium Iodide
Potassium Iodide
Potassium iodide is flying off shelves, but is it necessary?
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" Army is Lionel -- usually prepares about one prescription potassium I died every other month and it's an elite army. And Monday he's gotten a lot more requests. And people communal -- to street also an important. Can easily tell some prescription potassium -- prevent the thyroid from absorbing radioactive iodine -- real concern and but not here in the Bay Area according to the public Health Department ours went there is an actual movement and a public right now they're not. And -- that there will be our government to the public in the future. Very little likelihood that that low likelihood is driving people to look for potassium -- that person and online where wheat and fourteen day course -- an adult. The price -- 440 dollars. Their higher state and federal stockpile to be used for just that sort of this situation it went to be recommended for a segment of the population. And there's plenty to go around. The doctors that potassium iodide is only actively take that kind of radiation exposure not before not after an apartment. Warned that cake -- don't need. Theory --"
" You can't interfere with -- plan. If you have thyroid problems. Can cure -- communications. That can stomach upsets and allergic reactions and local irritation and became the problem."
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