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Posology and method of administration
Unless otherwise prescribed the following dosage instructions may be
taken as a guideline.
| Indication |
Recommended dose
(µg iodine/day) |
Prevention of goiter in iodine deficiency |
|
| Infants and children: |
50 - 100 |
| Adolescents and adults: |
100 - 200 |
| Pregnancy and breast-feeding: |
150 - 200 |
Prevention of renewed goiter growth |
|
| after completion of thyroid hormone treatment of goiter due to iodine
deficiency: |
100 - 200 |
| After surgery on goiter due to iodine deficiency: |
100 - 200 |
Treatment of goiter due to iodine deficiency |
|
| Neonates, children and adolescents: |
100 - 200 |
| Adults: |
(300) - 500 |
| Ingestion: |
as a single dose after meals, preferably with a little liquid |
Prophylactic administration of iodide tablets must generally be carried
out over a period of months or years, in many cases for life.
For treatment of goiter due to iodine deficiency in neonates a 2 - 4
week period of treatment is usually sufficient. Children, adolescents and
adults usually require treatment for 6 - 12 months and longer.
Contraindications
| Jodid 100: |
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| Jodid 200: |
Manifest hyperthyroidism. Latent hyperthyroidism with iodine doses over 150 µg/day |
| Jodid 500: |
In addition: diffuse and focal autonomy (autonomous adenomas) |
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