Potassium iodide

Roman name

Kalii iodidum

The composition and the form of

White powder melkochristalliceski odourless, soleno- bitter taste. Gigroskopichen easily soluble in water, alcohol and glycerine

Of drugs

Affects synthetic function (education hormones), the thyroid gland and hinders education tireotroponogo hormone front of the pituitary (pituitary hormones for the thyroid gland), gift enhances the secretion of bronchial glands (the patients), has proteoliticakimi (327a proteins) properties. The local application was antisepticescuu (obezzarajivatuyu) activity. An important characteristic of potassium iodide is its ability to prevent the accumulation of radioactive iodine in the thyroid gland, and to ensure its protection from radiation.

Indications for use

Applied as a remedy deficiencies in gipertireoze (disease thyroid), endemic zobe (disease thyroid as a result of low iodine content in the water), to prepare for operations in the forms expressed tireotoxicoza (diseases of the thyroid gland caused by the high-function), and inflammatory respiratory diseases, bronchial asthma; In eye diseases (cataracts, plastic cornea / transparent sheath eyes, and vitreous opacities, bleeding in the skin eye) as well as fungal lesions kongyunctiv (outer casing eyeball patterns) and the cornea. Prevention of radiation poisoning thyroid gland. Applied as a tool in patients with syphilis.

Dosing and Administration

Is potassium iodide inwards in the form of tablets, solutions and mikstur. To avoid disturbing the gastrointestinal tract combination with milk, kiselem or sweet tea.

Side-Effects

In the application of potassium iodide can phenomenon yodizma (neinfectingo inflammation of mucous membranes in the field of iodine overdose in the case or rejecting drugs iodine) : cold, urticaria, swelling Kwinke etc., as ingestion, unpleasant feelings in podlojecna area.

Contraindications

The drug is not suitable for tuberculosis lungs, nephrite, nefrose (kidney diseases), abrasions (plural pneumonia gnanom skin), get rashes, piodermii (gnanom nerve skin), gemorragicescom diatese (off-bleeding), krapiwnice, heightened sensitivity to iodine, pregnancy, except in cases of danger of human exposure to radioactive iodine isotopes. In these cases, in conjunction with potassium iodide (0.125 g) Designate Pehlorat potassium (0.75 g).

Form of

Answers to 0.04; 0,125; 0.25 and 0.5 grams banks orange glass; 3% solution in bottles of 200 ml and 10 ml - eye drops.

Storage conditions

In dry, the dark spot.

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