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Zinc (for diarrhoea)
زینک (روی)
🍼 Nutrition & supplementsMicronutrient
Market / country: 🌐 WHO/UNICEF
🧮 Dose calculator
Acute diarrhoea and dehydration · Regimen source: WHO eLENA Zinc · WHO RecommendationsWHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Recommendations (PDF p. 55)
- • Under 6 months: half tablet dissolved in expressed breastmilk, ORS or water; older: chewed or dissolved. Give with ORS. WHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Annex 2, Plan A chart (PDF p. 32)
- • Local tablet or syrup strengths may differ; match to the product available. WHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Tablets and/or syrup (PDF p. 51)
Enter age (weight is optional for this regimen).
🛡️ Safety & information
Formulations
- Zinc 20 mg dispersible tablet — tablet 🌐 WHO/UNICEF WHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Annex 2, Plan A chart "Give zinc supplements" (PDF p. 32)WHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Tablets and/or syrup (PDF p. 51)
📚 Reference status for this drug
Shows which sources have references recorded for this drug and which do not.
- FDA label (DailyMed)❌ Not present
- UK SmPC (eMC / MHRA)❌ Not present
- Published guideline✅ PresentWHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Annex 2, Plan A chart "Give zinc supplements" (PDF p. 32)WHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Tablets and/or syrup (PDF p. 51)WHO eLENA Zinc · WHO RecommendationsWHO/USAID Diarrhoea 2005 · Recommendations (PDF p. 55)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