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OK, first I should state that I don't want to step on Shane's business here. If at all possable, a coated tablet is the way to go to take KI.
KI is caustic and has a painfully bad taste.
That said, there are a couple of reasons you might want to get ahold of the raw chemical as a backup.
1) The coated tablets are too expensive
2) You want to prep for being able to take care of a mass number of people.
3) The pure chemical has a better shelf life than the tablets.
4) As a backup.
KI is available from chem supply companies and the reagent grade is going to be as pure if not more so than the pill grade. Elemental Scientific lists it: 1oz: $2.49, 4oz: $8.50, 16oz: $30.00 Other places like NASCO might be less expensive.
Instructions about mixing it up and taking it this way can be found in chapter 13 of NWSS:
http://www.oism.org/nwss/s73p924.htm
Information and additional warnings about taking the tablets are here too.
But once again, I would really recomend the coated tablets - KI is ICKY!, otoh: if the enteric coating melts or cracks, the tablets loose all of their advantage over solution. Get both is possable, and consider the tabs as a first line method. Your mouth will thank you!
-t
KI is caustic and has a painfully bad taste.
That said, there are a couple of reasons you might want to get ahold of the raw chemical as a backup.
1) The coated tablets are too expensive
2) You want to prep for being able to take care of a mass number of people.
3) The pure chemical has a better shelf life than the tablets.
4) As a backup.
KI is available from chem supply companies and the reagent grade is going to be as pure if not more so than the pill grade. Elemental Scientific lists it: 1oz: $2.49, 4oz: $8.50, 16oz: $30.00 Other places like NASCO might be less expensive.
Instructions about mixing it up and taking it this way can be found in chapter 13 of NWSS:
http://www.oism.org/nwss/s73p924.htm
Information and additional warnings about taking the tablets are here too.
But once again, I would really recomend the coated tablets - KI is ICKY!, otoh: if the enteric coating melts or cracks, the tablets loose all of their advantage over solution. Get both is possable, and consider the tabs as a first line method. Your mouth will thank you!
-t