{"id":348331,"date":"2025-10-17T17:46:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=348331"},"modified":"2025-10-17T17:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:16:48","slug":"prussian-blue-capsules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/prussian-blue-capsules\/","title":{"rendered":"Prussian Blue Capsules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India delivered Prussian Blue capsules to Indonesia after authorities detected Cesium-137 contamination in exports and facilities, following a request from Indonesia\u2019s Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<h2>About Prussian Blue Capsules<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348332\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-348332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-CDC.jpg?resize=300%2C166&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-CDC.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-CDC.jpg?resize=1024%2C566&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-CDC.jpg?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-CDC.jpg?resize=1536%2C849&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-CDC.jpg?w=1562&amp;ssl=1 1562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; CDC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Prussian (or potassium ferric hexacyanoferrate) blue is a <strong>pill<\/strong> that may be used in a radiation emergency to <strong>help remove radioactive cesium (Cs) and thallium (Tl) from inside a person<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s body.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Prussian blue <strong>traps radioactive cesium and thallium in the intestines and keeps them from being reabsorbed by the body.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The radioactive materials then <strong>move through the intestines<\/strong> and are passed (excreted) in bowel movements.<\/li>\n<li>Because Prussian blue reduces the time that radioactive cesium and thallium stay in the body, it <strong>helps limit the amount of time the body is exposed to radiation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is one of the critical medicines listed by the World Health Organisation (<strong>WHO<\/strong>) for radiological and nuclear emergencies.<\/li>\n<li>In India, this drug has been developed by the industry based on the technology of <strong>Institute of Nuclear Medicine &amp; Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi<\/strong>, a laboratory of Defence Research &amp; Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Cesium-137<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cesium-137 is a <strong>radioactive isotope<\/strong> produced during <strong>nuclear reactions and used in industrial, medical, and research applications.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>long-term exposure<\/strong> to Cesium-137, even at <strong>low levels<\/strong>, can <strong>increase the risk of cancer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India delivered Prussian Blue capsules to Indonesia after authorities detected Cesium-137 contamination in exports and facilities, following a request from Indonesia\u2019s Health Ministry. 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