Potassium
Iodide Oral Solution 1g/ml
What is SSKI used for?
For use as
an expectorant in the symptomatic treatment of chronic pulmonary diseases where
tenacious mucus complicates the problem, including bronchial asthma, bronchitis
and pulmonary emphysema.
Precautions:
General: �In some patients, prolonged use of iodides
can lead to hypothyroidism.
Iodides
should be used with caution in patient having Addison�s disease, cardiac
disease, hyperthyroidism, myotonia congenita, tuberculosis, acute bronchitis, or renal
function impairment. SSKI is contraindicated in patients with a known
sensitivity to iodides.
Drug interaction:
Concurrent
use with lithium or antithyroid drugs may potentiate the hypothyroid and goitrogenic
effects of these medications. Concurrent use with potassium-containing
medications, potassium-sparing diuretics and angiotensin-converting
enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) may result in hyperkalemia
and cardiac arrthymias or cardiac arrest.
What are some possible side effects of SSKI?
�(This is not a
complete list of side effects reported with SSKI. Your health care provider can
discuss with you a more complete list of side effects).
The most
frequent adverse reactions to potassium iodide are stomach upset, diarrhea,
nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, skin rash, and salivary gland swelling or
tenderness. Less frequent adverse effects include gastrointestinal bleeding,
confusion, irregular heartbeat, numbness, tingling, pain or weakness in hands
or feet, unusual tiredness, weakness or heaviness of legs, fever, and swelling
of neck or throat. Thyroid adenoma, goiter, and myxedema
are possible side effects.
Iodism or
chronic iodine poisoning may occur during prolonged treatment or with the use
of high doses, The symptoms of iodism include burning
of mouth or throat, severe headache, metallic taste, soreness of teeth and
gums, symptoms of head cold, irritation of the eyes with swelling of the
eyelids, unusual increase in salivation, acneform
skin lesions in the seborrheic areas, and rarely
severe skin eruptions. If symptoms of iodism appear,
the drug should be withdrawn and the patient given appropriate supportive
therapy.
For more detailed
information about SSKI, ask your health care provider.
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