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Oral rehydration salt [glucose based]

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Indications

Diarrhea Nausea and Vomiting

Ziska Oral rehydration salt [glucose based] Saline helps replace the fluid and electrolytes the body loses in acute diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration and other conditions where fluid is lost or not taken in enough. It can be used by patients of all age groups.

⚠️ Always consult a registered physician before taking any medicine.

Pharmacology

Oral rehydration salt (glucose based) is made from anhydrous glucose, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and sodium citrate (as dihydrate). It comes as a single formulation and is used to treat or prevent dehydration caused by diarrhea of any etiology, including cholera. People of any age can take it. It also prevents acidosis that results from electrolyte imbalance.

Dosage Reference

⚠️ Reference ranges from official sources only. Consult your doctor for personalized dosing.

Adults: The daily dose of oral rehydration salt [glucose based] should match the patient's fluid need, both for maintenance and for replacing what has been lost. While a child is on this treatment, the mother should not stop breastfeeding. Adults should carry on with their normal food. Children less than 2 years: give 50-100 mL (10 to 20 teaspoonful) of the prepared solution after each loose stool or vomiting. Children 2 to 10 years: give 100-200 mL (1/2 to 1 glass) of the prepared oral saline after each loose stool or vomiting. Adults and children above 10 years: give 200-400 mL (1 to 2 glass) of the prepared solution after each loose stool or vomiting.