source for potassium iodide

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Someone asked for an inexpensive source for potassium iodide recently, but when I e-mailed them it turned out they'd used a phoney address. This is the message I tried to send, whoever you are. Subject: Response to Where can we get potassium iodide to aid in radiation poisioning. The Country Store at www.healthyharvest.com sells it for $18 per 100 tablets. And other good stuff. I wonder it will be of much help to animals that have much shorter lifespan then humans. In humans, the effect is to prevent cancer that shows up after several years. If your dog is ten years old, for instance, I wonder if it would live long enough to develop a cancer from radioactive iodine. Anyone know about this? We have 5 cats, ourselves, so I have been wondering about this. I usually give cats 1/10 the human dose. From what I hear, the potassium iodide is absolutely wretched to take if it is in a form you can taste. Such as a broken or crushed tablet. The worst thing you ever tasted and burns besides. Imagine giving that to a cat. Ouch! (Anybody seen the humor piece "How To Give A Cat A Pill"?) Anybody informed here? Shivani

-- Shivani Arjuna (SArjuna@aol.com), September 17, 1999

Answers

"POTASSIUM IODATE
"150 mg Tablets

"Potassium Iodate is a superior form of KI (buffered Iodine) and carried only by Medical Corps. Each factory sealed bottle contains 100 fresh tablets of Potassium Iodate 150mg.

"The shelf life of Potassium Iodate is exceptional and should last a generation. Because of the extra molecule of oxygen in Iodate, Medical Corps can guarantee Iodate's stability without adding stabilizers.

"Medical Corps recommends that each family member should have at least one bottle in their emergency kit. KI is the only known chemical available on the market which will shield (or block) the Thyroid and prevent it from absorbinb radioactive Iodine.

"Unlike other blockers, Medical Corps' stock is NOT government surplus 130 mg tablets. It is also chewable and especially recommended for children because our youngsters are extremely susceptible to thyroid cancer after exposure to radioactive contamination.

"Remember, be it a spill, accident, war or terrorism, Potassium Iodate is the only chemical which will protect you and your children. For those who are interested, it can be used for your pets also.

"1 Bottle = 100 150mg pills.
"Use during a Nuclear Emergency ONLY
* For the first 14 days take 1 tablet twice a day. This is a total of 2 tablets per day.
* For the next 76 days take 1 tablet per day.

"Potassium Iodate 150mg is a superior form of "KI" because of its extended shelf life and lack of bitter taste. The extra molecule of oxygen in Potassium Iodate 150mg (actually K103), can guarantee the Iodate's continued freshness without adding stabilizers. Keep the bottle sealed, dry, and out of sunlight. It should remain stable for a generation.

"Why should it be used?
"During a Nuclear Disaster, such as War, Terrorism, a MeltDown or Spill, great amounts of Radioactive Iodine-131 are often released. Even though I-131 is radioactive, it is still Iodine ... and Iodine is what the Thyroid requires to operate correctly. The Thyroid does not know the difference between "good" iodine and "bad" iodine and will readily absorb Radioactive 131 if allowed to. What must be done in case of a nuclear accident is to SATURATE the Thyroid with the good Iodine so that the bad iodine cannot do irreparable damage. The blocking must be done on a daily basis at least 12 hours BEFORE the nuclear emergency starts and it must be continued for at least 80 days. [???]

"Medical Corp"

"Medical Corps is an organization of retired United States Armed Forces personnel united to bring to the citizenry of the nation education and training in survival and emergency medical techniques.

"Ralph Charles "Chuck" Fenwick is the founder and chief administrator of Medical Corp.

Address label on bottle:
"Medical Corps
45161 State Route 821
Caldwell, OH 43724

"New Important Information
[ the guy said for the last year, and the military is switching over to Postassium Iodate. He told us some info that we KNOW is not true, so we're being cautious ]

"New Thyroid Blocking Power
Did anyone besides Medical Corps understand what it means to have 100 suitcase Atomic Bombs unaccounted for by the former Soviet Union? Or maybe it is just a coincidence, but the US Government has instituted an NBC crash training program for emergency medical personnel in 120 cities nation wide! Medical Corps is involved with just that sort of training and has been for two years. One of the emergency procedures being taught is the use of the Thyroid Blocker called KI. This is the only chemical which will protect a human from absorbinb Radioactive Iodine 131. Iodine 131 is deadly and is especially toxic to children.

"Medical Corps now carries a superior form of KI. In the past we have marketed Potassium Iodide 150mg. Now we can offer a new product called Potassium Iodate 150mg.

"Medical Corps carries this superior form of KI. Potassium Iodate has an extra molecule of Oxygen which makes it more shelf stable than Iodide or Iodine. It is not as bitter as Potassium Iodide and can be chewed. Unlike the government surplus 130mg Iodide, Medical Corps chose the 150mg strength, as this will extend the thyroid blocking.

The store is called "American Family Network," and their website is at
http://www.americanfamilynetwork.com

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Medical Corp:
http://www.medicalcorp.org

-- Ashton & Leska in Cascadia (allaha@earthlink.net), September 17, 1999.


Hi Shivani, Seaweed is an excellent source of iodine. It
doesn't taste to bad if prepared correctly.
Scrub with salt then parboil till it turns
light green, abt. 1 min. I use Alaria here on
the west coast.

-- spider (spider0@usa.net), September 17, 1999.

Major Surplus (800-441-8855/24 hrs) sells 100/count bottles of 'Medical Corps' potassium iodate tablets (150/mg strength) for $29.95 per bottle ($24.95 per bottle for two or more quantity purchase).

The stock number is: 11-3787.

Major Surplus accepts: MC, Visa, Amex, Disc & Debit cards.

I am not associated with Major Surplus or Medical Corps, informational only. Previous orders were shipped quickly.

-- no talking please (breadlines@soupkitchen.gov), September 17, 1999.


Or if you like spending less money....

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000vKF and also

See also threads http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000vD4 and http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000v59 and http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000puv and of course http://home.earthlink.net/~kenseger/surv/IODINE.TXT and the source http://www.advance-scientific.com item # POT590 125g for $53.oo and 500g for $108.oo + shipping reagent grade purity 99.0%.

Note that a pound of KI is about 3500 doses, so since 1/2 a kilo is a bit over a pound so that's less than $0.05 a dose. See http://home.earthlink.net/~kenseger/surv/IODINE.TXT for details.

-- Ken Seger (kenseger@earthlink.net), September 18, 1999.


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