There is currently a SSKI oral solution backorder. If you or your patients are having difficulty getting SSKI® (Potassium Iodide oral solution) prescriptions filled at a retail pharmacy due to manufactuer backorder, Bayview Pharmacy may be able to help.
POTASSIUM IODIDE, KI (puh TAS ee uhm AHY uh dahyd) is used to treat certain thyroid conditions. It is also used to prevent thyroid damage after a nuclear radiation emergency.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Bayview Pharmacy, Rhode Island's premier compounding pharmacy, has the ability to compound Potassium Iodide oral solution during this period of manufactuer backorder. Prescriptions will need to be written with the request to compound. An example of how you might prescribe follows:
Compounded Medication
Potassium Iodide 1gm/ml
#30ml
We bill prescription drug insurances so your insurance co-pays should not change. We also can ship UPS.
For more information, please contact Ryan Dyer, RPh./Owner, M-F 9-6pm @ 401-284-4505, or fill out the "Ask the Pharmacist" form on our "About Prescription Compounding / Bayview Pharmacy" page.