Medicines/Generics/Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS)

Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS)

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Overview

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Indications

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Contraindications

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

Side 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 Hypernatremia. 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, Hyperkalemia, Hypernatremia. 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.

Warnings

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. These are not appropriate for patients with gastrointestinal obstruction, oliguric or anuric renal failure oral rehydration salts should be reconstituted only with water.

High Risk Groups

Drug should not be given to patients suffering from Kidney dysfunction, and Neonates. If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.

Adult Dosage

200 to 400 ml (300 (300)) As recommended. PO — During 24 hrs., As required

Child Dosage

0.028 to 0.057 Litrtes/kg (0.042 (0.0425)) As recommended. Oral — During 24 hrs., As required

Neonatal Dosage

0.028 to 0.057 Litrtes/kg (0.042 (0.0425)) As recommended. Oral — During 24 hrs., As required

Drug Interactions

No data regarding the interactions of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) was found.

Storage

Solution, Syrup, Powder Store in a well closed container, at room temperature.