print email comment close Guidance: Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies URL: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/ucm080542.pdf Description: This site from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration provides information "regarding the safe and effective use of potassium iodide (KI) as an adjunct to other public health protective measures in the event that radioactive iodine is released into the environment." The report points out that "evacuation, sheltering, and control of contaminated foodstuffs" are even more crucial prevention measures (aside from not exploding radioactive devices in the first place). Opens directly into a PDF file. Publisher: United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Extra Keywords FDA Library of Congress Subject Headings: Radiation -- Safety measures Thyroid gland -- Cancer -- Prevention LII Database Information: Record 12298 created by Karen Schneider on 08/06/2002 Last modification on 06/04/2009 Published: 08/06/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/12298