The price of pills that can help protect people from radiation poisoning has nearly tripled following Russia's attack on Ukraine and amid fears, the conflict could lead to a nuclear incident.
. Searches for"does iodide help in nuclear war" have risen more than 1,000% over the past seven days, according to the company.
Potassium iodide can prevent the thyroid gland from absorbing radioactive iodine and thus protect against injury, according to the The pills only protect the thyroid, and not other parts of the body, from radioactive iodine, and they should only be taken on the advice of public health or emergency management officials, according to the CDC's website. Taking the pills preventatively, if radioactive iodine is not present, can cause harm to the body.
Adults are only advised to take potassium iodide if they are expected to be exposed to large doses of radioactive iodine.
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