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*Commercially available: Pedialyte, Rehydralyte, Infalyte
==Background==
*Homemade solution:
*Used for oral re-hydration of children or adults
**1 litre water
*In 2003, WHO and UNICEF recommended that the osmolarity of ORS be reduced from 311 to 245 mOsm/L .<ref>[http://www.unicef.org/supply/files/Oral_Rehydration_Salts(ORS)_.pdf "New formulation of oral rehydration salts (ORS) with reduced osmolarity."] UNICEF.</ref>
**8 teaspoons sugar
*Need for unscheduled supplemental IV therapy in children given this solution was reduced by 33%
**1 tsp salt
**Can add banana or orange juice for potassium


==Contents==
Reduced-Osmolarity ORS<ref>[http://www.who.int/medicines/publications/pharmacopoeia/Oralrehydrationsalts.pdf Oral rehydration salts]</ref>
*2.6g NaCl
*2.9g Trisodium citrate
*1.5 g KCl
*13.5 g glucose
*per 1L of water


0.5 teaspoon salt
*Sodium = 75 mEq/L; glucose = 75 mmol/L; total osmolarity = 245 mOsm/L
6 teaspoons sugar
==Preparations==
===Commercially Available===
*Pedialyte
*Rehydralyte
*Infalyte


htttp://www.who.int/
===Reduced-Osmolarity ORS Homemade Solution===
*6 level teaspoons (25.2 grams) of sugar
*0.5 teaspoon (2.1 grams) of salt
*1 liter of water<ref name="who.int">, [http://www.who.int/cholera/technical/en/ "WHO position paper on Oral Rehydration Salts to reduce mortality from cholera."] World Health Organization, Global Task Force on Cholera Control.</ref>


==External Links==
*http://rehydrate.org/ors/low-osmolarity-ors.htm


ORS includes in 1L of water: 2.6g NaCl, 2.9g Trisodium citrate, 1.5 g KCl, and 13.5 g glucose
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===Reduced Osmolarity Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS)===
*Use for children with acute non-cholera diarrha
*Sodium = 75 mEq/L; glucose = 75 mmol/L; total osmolarity = 245 mOsm/L
*Need for unscheduled supplemental IV therapy in children given this solution was reduced by 33%.

Revision as of 06:39, 15 May 2016

Background

  • Used for oral re-hydration of children or adults
  • In 2003, WHO and UNICEF recommended that the osmolarity of ORS be reduced from 311 to 245 mOsm/L .[1]
  • Need for unscheduled supplemental IV therapy in children given this solution was reduced by 33%

Contents

Reduced-Osmolarity ORS[2]

  • 2.6g NaCl
  • 2.9g Trisodium citrate
  • 1.5 g KCl
  • 13.5 g glucose
  • per 1L of water
  • Sodium = 75 mEq/L; glucose = 75 mmol/L; total osmolarity = 245 mOsm/L

Preparations

Commercially Available

  • Pedialyte
  • Rehydralyte
  • Infalyte

Reduced-Osmolarity ORS Homemade Solution

  • 6 level teaspoons (25.2 grams) of sugar
  • 0.5 teaspoon (2.1 grams) of salt
  • 1 liter of water[3]

External Links

  1. ↑ "New formulation of oral rehydration salts (ORS) with reduced osmolarity." UNICEF.
  2. ↑ Oral rehydration salts
  3. ↑ , "WHO position paper on Oral Rehydration Salts to reduce mortality from cholera." World Health Organization, Global Task Force on Cholera Control.
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