Reduced-osmolarity oral rehydration solution

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]

See Also

External Links

References

  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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