Potassium Iodide
Used to protect the thyroid gland from absorbing radioactive iodine in the event of a nuclear accident or during certain medical procedures involving radioactive materials. It can also be used as an expectorant to thin mucus in respiratory conditions, though this use is less common today.
Moleküler Ağırlık
166,0028 g/mol
TPSA
0,00 Ų
Terapötik Alanlar
Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
2D Yapı
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SMILES
[I-].[K+]
InChI
InChI=1S/HI.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
Molecular Formula
IK
HBD / HBA
- / 1
Döndürülebilir Bağlar
0
Ağır Atomlar
2
No targets recorded
Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.
No interactions recorded
Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.
No side effects recorded
Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.
Sıkça Sorulan Sorular
Used to protect the thyroid gland from absorbing radioactive iodine in the event of a nuclear accident or during certain medical procedures involving radioactive materials. It can also be used as an expectorant to thin mucus in respiratory conditions, though this use is less common today.
Yes, Potassium Iodide is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.
References & Data Sources
- ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL1141. Open-access bioactivity database.
- PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 4875. Chemical information database.
Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-28.
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