Guidance Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies December 2001

Title: Guidance Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies December 2001  4825fnl.PDF

Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)

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Abstract: This guidance represents the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) current thinking on this topic. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

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