Re: KI pills

[mozley@darius.pet.upenn.edu (P. David Mozley, M.D.)]

The risk of anaphylaxis to KI is low, but the consequences for any
occurence are potentially catastrophic.  If you distribute pharmacological
doses of KI to a large enough segment of the general population, you risk
killing a few, and making even more pretty sick.

mozley@darius.pet.upenn.edu

>Forgive me if I am naive but what are the problems with KI for use as a
>prophylactic?  I always thought that once the KI administration was
>optimized the risks were negligible.
>
>
>Ricky Khaloo
>khaloor@candu.aecl.ca