Rice ORS Oral Powder 250ml 10pcs

✔️ Uses of Rice ORS Oral Powder

Diarrhea, Dehydration, Vomiting, Fluid and Electrolytes imbalance

✔️ How does Rice ORS Oral Powder work?

This saline effectively replenishes lost electrolytes in the body and corrects acidosis that occurs as a result of diarrhea and dehydration.

✔️ Side Effects of Rice ORS Oral Powder

• Nausea
• Vomiting

✔️ Composition:

For 500 ml water:

• Each sachet contains:
  • Sodium Chloride BP 1.3 gm
  • Potassium Chloride BP 0.75 gm
  • Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate BP 1.45 gm
  • Processed Rice Powder Pharma Grade 25 gm

For 250 ml water:

• Each sachet contains:
  • Sodium Chloride BP 0.65 gm
  • Potassium Chloride BP 0.375 gm
  • Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate BP 0.725 gm
  • Processed Rice Powder Pharma Grade 12.5 gm

✔️ Indication of Rice ORS Oral Powder

• This saline is indicated in:
  • Acute fluid and electrolyte loss conditions such as cholera, acute diarrhea, and vomiting
  • Dehydration
  • Severely low concentrations of salts in the blood (severe electrolyte depletion)

✔️ Pharmacology

• Potassium chloride: Plays an active role in nerve impulse conduction, muscle contraction, maintenance of renal function, acid-base balance, carbohydrate metabolism, and gastric secretion.
• Sodium chloride: Important in electrolyte and fluid balance, osmotic pressure control, and water distribution.
• Dextrose: Used as a source of calories and water for hydration, reduces loss of body protein and nitrogen, promotes glycogen deposition in the liver, and stimulates potassium uptake by cells when used with insulin.

✔️ Dosage of Rice ORS Oral Powder

Adult Dose:

• After each loose stool or vomiting, administer 200-400 ml of prepared saline.
• The daily dose should be equivalent to patients' fluid requirement for maintenance and replenishment of losses.
• During saline therapy, normal food should be continued in the case of adults.

Child Dose:

• Children above 10 years: After each loose stool or vomiting, administer 200-400 ml of prepared saline.
• Children 2 to 10 years: After each loose stool or vomiting, administer 100-200 ml of prepared oral saline.
• Children less than 2 years: After each loose stool or vomiting, administer 10 to 20 spoonfuls (50-100 ml) of prepared saline.
• The daily dose should be equivalent to patients' fluid requirement for maintenance and replenishment of losses.
• During saline therapy, mothers should not stop breastfeeding their children.

✔️ Preparation for 250ml & 500ml Saline:

Preparation for 250 ml Saline:

• Add 250 ml (one glassful) of hot boiled water into a jar.
• Then add a full sachet of Rice ORS (for 250 ml water) powder into the jar.
• Mix the powder well in the water until a milky white solution appears.
• Give the solution to the patient to drink as per the dose.

Preparation for 500 ml Saline:

• Add 500 ml hot boiled water (two glassfuls) into a jar.
• Then add a full sachet of Rice ORS (for 500 ml water) powder into the jar.
• Mix the powder well in the water until a milky white solution appears.
• Give the solution to the patient to drink as per the dose.

✔️ Interaction

• There is no known drug interaction reported.

✔️ Contraindications

Not to be used in:

• Kidney failure resulting in diminished production of urine (oliguria)
• Kidney failure, preventing the production of urine (anuria)
• Obstruction of the stomach or intestines
• Reduced blood flow to vital internal organs (shock)
• Severe and continuous vomiting (intractable vomiting)
• Severe dehydration
• Severe diarrhea in infants

✔️ Pregnancy & Lactation

Recommended in pregnancy & lactation, as there are no known harmful effects when this medicine is used.

✔️ Precautions & Warnings

• Precautions should be taken in case of significant overdose, especially for the following patients:
  • Children less than 1 year of age
  • Patients with an imbalance of salt concentrations in the blood (electrolyte imbalance)
  • Patients with severely decreased kidney and liver function
• Depressed renal function, severe continuing diarrhea, or other critical fluid losses may need supplementation with parenteral fluids along with oral saline.
• Reconstituted saline should be used within 6 hours.

✔️ Storage Conditions:

Store in a cool & dry place, protected from light & moisture.