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