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Santofact 20 Juillet 2009

Dextrolyte ORS Oral rehydration salts. diarrhoea causes an important loss of salts and water. Oral rehydration salts ( ORS ) helps to balance this loss during and after a diarrhoea and bring back to the human body, water stocking capacity. Santofact 20 Juillet 2009. Dextrolyte ORS.

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Santofact 20 Juillet 2009

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  1. DextrolyteORS Oral rehydration salts diarrhoea causes an important loss of salts and water. Oral rehydration salts ( ORS ) helps to balance this loss during and after a diarrhoea and bring back to the human body, water stocking capacity. Santofact 20 Juillet 2009

  2. DextrolyteORS Oral rehydration salts diarrhoea is the 2nd cause of infantile mortality in the world. W.H.O recommands ORS as the most efficient and the cheapest way to fight against serious consequences of acute diarrhoeas. ORS absorbed by intestins, remplace lost water & salts. Santofact 20 Juillet 2009

  3. DextrolyteORS Oral rehydration salts ORS and their properties were discovered in the 70’s, and marketed 10 years later. It reinforced considerably the fight against infantile mortality. Santofact 20 Juillet 2009

  4. DextrolyteORS Oral rehydration salts Today, ORS are saving millions of lifes yearly, mainly childrens. Santofact 20 Juillet 2009

  5. DextrolyteORS Oral rehydration salts Dextrolyte ORS is presented in individual sachets of 5,3 gr, Under the form of powder to dilute. Santofact 20 Juillet 2009

  6. DextrolyteORS Oral rehydration salts Actives dosages per sachet of 5300 mg : Dextrose ( glucose ) : 4000 mg Sodium citrate : 590 mg Sodium chloride : 350 mg Potassium chloride : 300 mg Osmolarity : 250 mosm Santofact 20 Juillet 2009

  7. DextrolyteORS Oral rehydration salts Osmolarity Quantity of osmotic particles diluted in one liter of water. W.H.O recommanded in the past an osmolarity of 310 mosm for oral rehydration solutions. Recently, W.H.O & UNICEF are recommanding to ORS manufacturers To reduce this osmolarity to 235 mosm. Osmolarity of Dextrolyte ORS is in accordance with this recommandation: ( 250 mosm) Santofact 20 Juillet 2009

  8. DextrolyteORS Oral rehydration salts • Using method • Dissolve the content of one sachet in 200 ml of water. • you obtain 200 ml of ORS solution. • give 10 ml of solution per kg of weight, every hour. • for a children of 4 kg, it gives : 10 ml x 4 kg = 40ml. • 40 x 24 H = 960 ml >>>>>>> 1 liter of solution / 24 hours. • Keep the solution in the refrigerator. • Keep for 24 hours maximum. Santofact 20 Juillet 2009

  9. DextrolyteORS Oral rehydration salts • A simple & complete solution for Oral rehydration… Santofact 20 Juillet 2009

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