Indications: Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) is primarily indicated in conditions like Acute infectious diarrhoea, Dehydration, Diarrhoea, Fluid and electrolyte loss in diarrhoea, Fluid depletion, Rehydration of patient with burns.

Contra Indication: Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) is contraindicated in conditions like Continued vomiting, Severe dehydration.

Adverse Effects: The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS), which give rise to further complications include Radiosensitization effect on thorax, Skin inflammation, Esophageal inflammation.

Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) produces potentially life-threatening effects which include Bone marrow suppression, Neutropenic fever, Anaphylactic reactions. which are responsible for the discontinuation of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) therapy.

The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) include Severe vomiting, Mucositis, Diarrhea, Severe myelosuppression.

The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Nausea, Vomiting, Alopecia, Diarrhea, Mucositis, Fever, Myalgia, Abdominal pain, Reaction at injection site, Alopecia.

Precautions: Use with caution in patients with pre-existing blood disorders, gout, dental disease, liver disease or heart disease. This medication is classified as pregnancy category C and should be used during pregnancy or lactation only if clearly needed.

Dosage and administration:

Depending upon age and severity of dehydration.

Infants & Children: 1-2 litres (5-10 glasses)

Adults: 2-4 litres (10-20 glasses)

Over a period of 24 hours.

Continue treatment until diarrhea stops/dehydration is corrected.

Storage: Store in a well closed container, at room temperature.

Validity: Three Years