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Oral rehydration salts (ORS)
محلول خوراکی نمکهای آبرسان (ORS)
🍼 Nutrition & supplementsOral rehydration
Market / country: 🌐 WHO/UNICEF
🧮 Dose calculator
Acute diarrhoea and dehydration · Regimen source: WHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Annex 2, Plan B: Treat some dehydration with ORS (PDF p. 33)
- • Total for the first 4 hours in clinic; give more if the child wants. Small sips; if vomiting, wait 10 min and continue slower. Non-breastfed infants under 6 months: also 100–200 mL clean water. Reassess after 4 hours. WHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Annex 2, Plan B (PDF p. 33)
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🛡️ Safety & information
Formulations
- Low-osmolarity ORS (reconstituted) — solution 🌐 WHO/UNICEF WHO Fact sheet · Prevention and treatment
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- FDA label (DailyMed)❌ Not present
- UK SmPC (eMC / MHRA)❌ Not present
- Published guideline✅ PresentWHO Fact sheet · Prevention and treatmentWHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Annex 2, Plan B: Treat some dehydration with ORS (PDF p. 33)WHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Annex 2, Plan B (PDF p. 33)WHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Annex 2, Plan A chart (PDF p. 32)
- Licensed reference (medical school)❌ Not present
- Iranian leaflet (IFDA)❌ Not present
- Clinical review⚠ Unverified