united states. there are many people in california that fear the radiation will in fact spread from japan, and so they are stocking up on the popular antiradiation pills which aim to stop radiation poisoning, the thyroid gland. pharmacists across california report being flooded with requests selling out in some stores. customers say they are not taking any chances. as soon as we found out people were calling and coming in and emptying our shelves. this morning i called my boss and she told me to go ahead and order a bunch so i did that early this morning. definitely heard that it s something that is going to help protect our thyroid from possible radiation. and with the tradewinds coming in it could be up here poe tension tension alley in five to seven days. reporter: flemming pharmaceutical says they are getting dozens of calls and emails every hour for their 45 million-liter, $13.25 thyroid