Structured Summary
Abstract
A compound forming white, odorless deliquescent crystals and used as iodine supplement, expectorant or in its radioactive (I-131) form as an diagnostic aid, particularly for thyroid function tests.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- INa
- Molecular Weight
- 149.8942 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 7681-82-5
- IUPAC Name
- sodium iodide
- InChIKey
- FVAUCKIRQBBSSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- SMILES
- [Na+].[I-]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D012974
- Source
- PubChem CID 5238
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(79); was see under IODIDES 1979-90
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Previous Indexing
- Iodides (1966-1978)
- Sodium (1966-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sodium Iodide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012974. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012974
- Sodium Iodide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_iodide
- Sodium Iodide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q390305
- Sodium Iodide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5238. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5238