Lugol's solution contains 100 mg/mL of potassium iodide and 50 mg/mL of iodine. Given orally, the product: 1) reduces thyroid vascularity—hence its use to reduce blood loss during thyroid ...

Lugol's solution contains free iodine in addition to potassium iodide. The body converts the free iodine into iodide before it reaches the thyroid gland, and thus all the iodine in Lugol's ...

Doctors used to use Lugol's solution, a mix of iodine and iodide. But it's messy, irritates the stomach, and can mildly stain teeth. Some doctors recommend relatively high doses of iodine ...

The use of Lugol's solution with propylthiouracil from the onset* of therapy has delayed the ultimate recovery in that the average drop in the basal metabolic rate is now estimated as 1 per cent ...

Lugol’s iodine has been used in other parts of the body to show where abnormal cells are. Researchers think it might help surgeons during surgery to remove dysplasia from the mouth and part of the ...

Lugol's solution contains 100 mg/mL of potassium iodide and 50 mg/mL of iodine. Given orally, the product: 1) reduces thyroid vascularity—hence its use to reduce blood loss during thyroid surgery; 2) ...

ISMP Canada and ISMP strongly encourage manufacturers to make Lugol's solution available for purchase in smaller volumes that would contain less than a lethal dose of iodine. Manufacturers should ...