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Sodium Iodide I 131

Samuel Weeks  1 , Craig E. Grossman  2
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Sodium Iodide I 131

Samuel Weeks et al.
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Radioiodine-131 is a therapeutic agent used in the management and treatment of hyperthyroidism and thyroid carcinoma. This activity describes the indications, mechanism of action, and contraindications for radioiodine-131 as a treatment for Graves disease, toxic adenoma, toxic multinodular goiter, and differentiated thyroid carcinoma. This activity will highlight information pertinent to members of the interprofessional healthcare team in the use of radioiodine-131 therapy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Samuel Weeks declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Craig Grossman declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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