Drug details
iOsat Tablets (potassium iodide)
type of Antidotes, Other, Antithyroid Agents
Iosat (potassium iodide tablet) is a thyroid blocker indicated to help prevent radioactive iodine from getting into the thyroid gland during a nuclear radiation emergency. Iosat is used along with other emergency measures recommended by public officials.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- nausea,
- headache,
- vomiting,
- diarrhea,
- fever,
- swelling of the salivary glands,
- stomachache,
- metallic taste, and