Nuclear accident and iodine tablets: an access strewn with pitfalls

VSt is not a tidal wave, but the phenomenon is tangible. “Since the start of the war in Ukraine, there has been an increase in requests for iodine tablets in pharmacies”, observes Pierre Béguerie, president of the Central Council of the Order of community pharmacists.

Some, rather than asking their pharmacist, run their search engines: Google queries concerning iodine, during the first week of the war, were multiplied by 10. While the Zaporijia power station – the largest of Europe – has fallen into the hands of the Russians and Vladimir Putin is brandishing the threat of the atomic bomb at all costs, the fear of nuclear power hangs over Europe again. And some French people are trying to get their hands on the famous iodine tablets. Bis repetita: the accident of…