Readers ask :? Is the drug Rad-X army being made available to the people of Japan
science responses government health clinics in Japan distribute potassium iodide pills can help prevent thyroid cancer in nursing mothers and children exposed to radioiodine. But along with these pills, there are no drugs currently available to fight against the negative health effects of radiation exposure.
"Rad-X" exists only in the world of Fallout video game; However, there is a drug called Ex-RAD, developed by Onconova Therapeutics Inc., currently the prophylactic test that could be given to first responders during a nuclear attack or to people who are preparing to enter a radioactive site. It is the only drug however be tried out CBLB502 has been shown to be effective in mice and monkeys. It may be some time before these drugs go through all the steps required to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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