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Posted on: November 1 2017

Potassium Iodide in capsules

I need to make a preparation of KI capsules 2mg/gelule: I found somewhere that as a filler a combination of OA Mg Oxide, Aerosil, after Hydroxystarch. This would be for the good distribution of KI. Is this really necessary? I do not have many of these substances in stock and fear that this preparation will be once

Answer

I have recently recommended using TALC with 1% aerosil. One can also take MgO; After Hydroxystarch is not available in Belgium;