The above uses and effects are consequences of the fact that the solution is a source of effectively free elemental<unk> , which is readily generated from the equilibrium between elemental<unk>  molecules and polyiodide ions in the solution.
Lugol's iodine
Potassium iodide
Sodium benzoate
Alseroxylon
Anagestone acetate
Liothyronine
Povidone-iodine
Aquamid