21 February, 2010

Drinks for acute gastroenteritis(vomiting & diarrhea) in children




OS-1: A solution for vomiting & diarrhea
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory , Inc.   

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Oral rehydration solution
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Oral Rehydration Solution(ORS) was first developed for infant diarrhea 
(acute gastroenteritis) in developing countries.  

The key point is  that absorption of water in intestine is associated 
with Na and glucose.

Oral Rehydration Solution( for example, OS-1 ) for children in developed 
countries contain lower concentration of Na & Cl than that of  ORS(WHO). 


               Na          K            Cl       citric acid----   glucose  (mmol/L)
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WHO    75~90 --   20        65~80       10              75~111      
-ORS 

OS-1       50   -      20          50    ---       0                100
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Any questions:  write to Keiji Hagiwara, MD                          
                             keijihagiwara@gmail.com