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What is Lugol's Iodine?
Lugol's iodine solution is often used as an antiseptic and disinfectant, for emergency disinfection of drinking water, and as a reagent for starch detection in routine laboratory and medical tests. It has been used more rarely to replenish iodine deficiency.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Thyroid disorder | 1 | 1 |
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| Hashimoto's Thyroiditis | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Iodine deficiency | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Adrenal insufficiency | 1 | 1 |
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| Thyroid Nodule | 1 | 1 |
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| Enlarged thyroid | 1 | 1 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Lugol's Iodine
| Elevated blood pressure | 1 | |
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| Feeling of heart pounding | 1 | |
| Pounding heartbeat | 1 |
Reported Dosages
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Side effects too severe | 1 |  |
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| Other | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Lugol's Iodine
Always |
2 | 50% |
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Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
1 | 25% |
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Never |
1 | 25% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Lugol's Iodine
Very |
1 | 25% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 25% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
2 | 50% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Lugol's Iodine
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
4 | 100% |
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