Global General

Can pregnant women take potassium iodide pills?

(WHO)
Updated: 2011-03-17 10:27

Pregnant women should take potassium iodide pills only when instructed by the competent authorities because the thyroid of a pregnant woman accumulates radioactive iodine at a higher rate than other adults and because the thyroid of the fetus is also blocked by giving potassium iodide pills to the mother.