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March 16, 2011. Update from Tokyo Regarding Iodine Availability in Japan

SOURCE:HTH Worldwide

Reports from HTH Worldwide's Regional Physician Advisor (RPA) in Tokyo confirm that Japan has provided 230,000 units of stable iodine to evacuation centers as a precautionary measure. Iodine can be used to help protect again thyroid cancer in the case of radioactive exposure. The Japanese government is controlling the distribution of the iodine; private doctors do not have access to the medication. It is unclear how available the iodine will be to expatriates.

The RPA also advised that Synthroid, a medication that is used to treat thyroid disorders, is in extremely limited supply in Japan, as the only manufacturing plant in Japan was damaged in the earthquake.

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