The iodine tablet is a medicine. Medicines must be administered in doses specified by the manufacturer in the package leaflet. The instructions in the iodine preparation package leaflet currently on the market in Finland (Jodix) do not contain any information about giving the iodine tablet to a child under the age of 3. The public health service will procure iodine tablets suitable for children under 3 years of age and determine the best way to distribute them to parents and pregnant women. The tablets are distributed by the public health service. The public health service communicates the availability of an iodine preparation suitable for families and older children under 3 years of age.
Neither STUK nor other authorities can give any recommendations or instructions on the dosage of a medicine that would differ from the manufacturer’s instructions.