Drug Facts
Composition & Profile
Identifiers & Packaging
HOW SUPPLIED Bottles of 14 ml, amber glass with lined plastic closures. Accompanying each bottle is a glass dropper which should be used when the solution is ready to be dispensed to minimize any loss of free iodine through the bulb of the dropper.; ———Principal Display Panel——— Do Not Use in Eyes NDC 48433-230-15 Rx only SAFECOR HEALTH Strong Iodine Solution U.S.P. (Lugol's Solution) NET CONTENTS 14 mL Product Label
- HOW SUPPLIED Bottles of 14 ml, amber glass with lined plastic closures. Accompanying each bottle is a glass dropper which should be used when the solution is ready to be dispensed to minimize any loss of free iodine through the bulb of the dropper.
- ———Principal Display Panel——— Do Not Use in Eyes NDC 48433-230-15 Rx only SAFECOR HEALTH Strong Iodine Solution U.S.P. (Lugol's Solution) NET CONTENTS 14 mL Product Label
Overview
Iodine 5g, potassium iodide 10g, in enough purified water to make 100 ml.
Indications & Usage
INDICATIONS Strong Iodine Solution, containing 5 percent of iodine and 10 percent of potassium iodide, is employed in the prophylaxis of simple and colloid goiters and in the treatment of exophthalmic goiter. It can be used alone as a preoperative preparation but is now most commonly used concomitantly with propylthiouracil and other antithyroid drugs. When used with these drugs, Strong Iodine Solution produces involution of the hyperplastic gland thus making a less triable and vascular gland for thyroidectomy. In addition, it has an additive antithyroid action that helps make the patient enthyroid faster than if the antithyroid drugs were used alone.
Dosage & Administration
DOSAGE Strong Iodine Solution is for oral use only. The usual dosage of Strong Iodine Solution is 2 to 6 drops (0.1 to 0.3 ml) three times daily taken in water after meals for two or three weeks prior to operation. In thyroid crisis the dosage is 1 ml three times a day.
Warnings & Precautions
WARNINGS Prolonged therapy may cause iodism. USE IN PREGNANCY: The drug readily crosses the placental barrier and may affect the fetus if used during pregnancy.
Contraindications
The use of iodides may be contraindicated in patients with tuberculosis because it is believed they may cause a breakdown of healing lesions. The use of iodides is contraindicated in patients with iododerma, laryngeal edema, and swelling of salivary glands or increased salivation upon previous exposure to iodides. Strong Iodine Solution is ineffective in the treatment of postoperative thyroid crisis.
Adverse Reactions
Ingestion of large quantities of Strong Iodine Solution may cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Average doses may cause skin rash.
Storage & Handling
STORAGE Store at room temperature
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