Oral Rehydration Salts
 | Product: | Oral rehydration salts (potassium chloride) effervescent sachets | | Indication: | Treatment for dehydration resulting from diarrhea and vomiting | | Status: | Registration pending | PUMC’s oral rehydration salts is formulated to adhere to WHO/UNICEF’s current specifications. PUMC’s reduced osmolarity oral rehydration solution (ORS) of salts and sugars is administered to patients suffering from severe dehydration resulting from diarrhea and vomiting. WHO/UNICEF data indicates that this improved formulation, when compared to standard ORS, reduces stool volume by 25%, and vomiting by 30% in children with acute diarrhea. The reduced osmolarity also allows for more efficient combination therapy for diarrhea when administered concurrently with the Lactèol Fort probiotic product. |
