Lannacher has Delivery Problems with Iodine Tablets

CompaniesHealth Care ♦ Published: March 18, 2011; 07:30 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian pharmaceutical company manufactures the only potassium iodide tablets in the German-speaking area. Demand strongly exceeds production capacity.

Lannacher has Delivery Problems with Iodine Tablets / Picture: © Lannacher

The events regarding the Japanese power plant Fukushima cause a real rush for potassium iodide. Although in Europe there is no risk of contamination, demand rose sharply recently.

In the German-speaking area, the Styrian pharmaceutical company Lannacher is the only one that manufactures the tablets. Accordingly, production capacity is not sufficient to meet the current demand.…