Potassium iodate

Kidney values, TSH, T3/T4; if suspected: thyroid antibodies, VDRL/TPPA, QuantiFERON test.

300–600 mg 3–4 ×/day.

Iodine intolerance, iodine allergy, thyroid carcinoma, dermatitis herpetiformis (Duhring disease), goitre with cardiac symptoms, pregnancy category D, syphilitic aortitis.

iodine-deficiency goitre, hyperthyroidism, renal insufficiency, cardiac diseases, tuberculosis, adrenal insufficiency, acute bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, syphilis, Addison's disease.

With long-term use: hypothyroidism, dermatitis, acne. Caution is advised with medicines that increase potassium levels (potassium-sparing diuretics, ACE inhibitors, KCl replacement therapy).