Russian attack Iodine tablets were sold off from pharmacy shelves in the Helsinki metropolitan area

City|The Russian attack

Iodine tablets have run out of almost all pharmacies in the metropolitan area. Pharmacies say the tablets are out of stock as well.

On Friday morning, ten packs of iodine were received Drug Search Site according to the metropolitan area only three pharmacies.

“Yesterday everything went off,” says the pharmacist at Munkkivuori Pharmacy Santeri Kuosmanen.

According to Kuosmanen, the pharmacy’s employees have asked for what purpose iodine tablets are bought.

“People want to prepare for a nuclear war like this, maybe,” he says.

Kuosmanen says that pharmacies usually keep very small amounts of iodine in stock. At Munkkivuori Pharmacy, the product normally consumes a couple of cans a month.

“Now there have been several dozen interviewers a day,” says Kuosmanen.

According to him, the tablets have been bought by private individuals.

Iodine tablets have also run out of most of the University Pharmacies. On Friday morning, they were available in only two of the chain’s 17 pharmacies, in Kemi and Salo.

Director of Communications for University Pharmacies Jenni Tyrnin according to the exact reason for the demand for iodine is not available.

“The assumption is that the Ukrainian news has aroused preparedness in the people.”

“This is a product that is normally sold very moderately, so even a small increase in demand makes the shelves empty,” he says.

It is a strong iodine tablet that protects the thyroid gland in the event of a nuclear accident, for example. However, iodine should not be eaten without the explicit guidance of the authorities, Tyrni says.

In Finland, the Security of Supply Center is responsible for maintaining the security of supply in the country. The Security of Supply Center has emergency stockscontaining certain medical supplies and medicines. Emergency warehouses are located across the country.

Timo Mauriala Fimea, the pharmaceutical safety and development center, says pharmacies are about to replenish their iodine stores next week. In addition, he assures that iodine has not run out in Finland, but pharmaceutical manufacturers still have it.