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US Pharm. 2011;36(6):HS-25-HS-28. Potassium iodide (KI) is an inorganic compound that is available from three manufacturers under different brand names as an antidote to radiation exposure. From a chemistry point of view, it is made from potassium hydroxide and iodine, and it is the most produced iodide compound in the world.
Iodide is the ion state of iodine, occurring when iodine bonds with another element, such as potassium. In this form,iodine can be ingested or applied topically (such as with povidone iodine, an iodide). Dietary iodine also occurs naturally as an iodide, such as potassium iodide or sodium iodide (the kind typically placed into salt) So iodine and iodide are simply different expressions of the same element.