Posted on 3/15/2011, 8:06:25 PM by Red in Blue PA
One drug supplier says it has sold 250,000 anti-radiation pills to people in the U.S. concerned about possible exposure from Japanese nuclear reactors.
Troy Jones, president of Nukepills.com, said his company sold out over the weekend of potassium iodide pills, which prevent against radiation poisoning of the thyroid gland. Jones, in an interview with FoxNews.com, said that the pills were sold to dozens of U.S. pharmacies, corporations, hospitals and nuclear labs.
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This is getting just stupid.
Sometimes I have brief regrets not being in the paranoia market, but then I realize I’m just too honest to regularly rip people off.
You said it. As I understand it the highest release has been the equivalent of 300 to 800 xrays.....and that's standing right at the plant. This gets dispersed in the atmosphere of course and by the time it gets anywhere it's less than the normal radiation we get from other sources.
Crazy misinformation out there.
Where can I get some? Someone said salt works. Please let me know.
Just the people who don’t need it depriving those who do.
There is talk of radiation making its way to the west coast from the jet stream.
Not sure if that is possible, but I have heard that.
This is a degree of paranoia and stupidity that will be practically impossible to overcome.
Anyone wanting nukes to be a viable power alternative in the US has a steep mountain of ignorance to climb.
I tried that once, and my mother beat me.
“Tecnu” poison ivy wash was originally created to remove radioactive dust.
Can’t say how well it ever worked for that, but it’s great stuff to use if you just wrestled a poison ivy vine .
Up to $398.00 now on amazon for 14 pills...
http://www.amazon.com/iOSAT-Potassium-Iodide-Tablets-130/dp/B00006NT3A/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top/192-0200582-7362956
I’VE GOT ENOUGH FOR MY ENTIE FAMILY!!!!!
but then again, we live less than 5 miles from a reactor so they hand it out just to keep everyone quite..
NukePills.com ??
Wow, does that bring home we live in the nuclear age or what?
For those who can’t afford a jet to Rio until this blows over?
Most, if not all Internet suppliers of Potassium Iodide are sold out. Ditto health food stores. This leads me to believe we may have a concentration of large buyers who basically bought up ALL existing stocks to re-sell at a later date, and at a higher profit. Perhaps even some suppliers themselves are holding back.
Perhaps such will be available in a couple weeks...But the days of 14 IOSAT pills for $9.99 are a thing of the past. At least until this present crisis blows over. No pun intended....
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