Sodium Iodide I 131 : Before Using

Sodium Iodide I 131 - Therapeutic

Sodium Iodide I 131 *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For sodium iodide I 131, the following must be considered

Diet If you eat large amounts of iodine-containing foods, such as iodized salt and seafoods, or cabbage, kale, rape - turnip-like vegetable, or turnips, the iodine contained in these foods will reduce the amount of this radiopharmaceutical that your thyroid gland will accept. Avoid these foods for at least 2 to 4 weeks before the treat with radioiodide.

Pregnancy care

Sodium iodide I 131 must not be using during pregnancy. This is to avoid exposing the fetus to radiation. Always it may cause the newborn baby to have an underactive thyroid gland. A pregnancy test must be done prior to treat with radioactive iodine if pregnancy is a possibility. Be sure you have discussed this with your family doctor.

Breast-feeding problem

Sodium iodide I 131 passes into the breast milk and may cause unwanted effects, such as underactive thyroid, in the nursing baby. If you must receive this radiopharmaceutical, it will be necessary for you to stop breast-feeding few weeks before treat. Be sure you have discussed this with your family doctor.

Use for Children

Sodium iodide I 131 has been using in child and has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems than it does in adults. However, vomiting may be more difficult to manage in younger children.

Elderly care

Sodium iodide I 131 has been using in elderly people and has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems in older people than it does in adults people.

Other medication/tests Tell your family doctor if you have had an x-ray test recently for which you were given a radiopaque agent that contained iodine. The iodine contained in the radiopaque agent will reduce the amount of sodium iodide I 131 that your thyroid gland will accept. Always tell your family doctor if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of sodium iodide I 131. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Diarrhea
Vomiting The radioactive iodine will be present in the diarrhea and vomit and will put you and others at a higher risk of radiation contamination; also, some of the dose will be lost, making the treat less effective

Kidney disease Kidney disease may cause the radioiodide to stay in the body longer than usual, which may increase the risk of side effects

If you have heart disease and are receiving sodium iodide I 131 to treat an overactive thyroid The radiation may worsen the thyroid condition if antithyroid drug andbeta-blockers, such as propranolol, are not given before and after treat