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ELECTROLADE (diarrhoea)

• Drug Class Description
  Fluid and electrolyte replacements (electrolyte combinations).
• Generic Name
  Sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonate - diarrhoea
• Presentation
  Powder, sodium chloride 236mg, potassium chloride 300mg, sodium bicarbonate 500mg, glucose 4 g.
• Description
  Plain, banana, melon, orange or blackcurrant flavoured powder.
• Indications
  Acute watery diarrhoea.
• Adult Dosage
  1 - 2 sachets after every loose motion, maximum 16 in 24 hours. Reconstitute 1 sachet in 200 mL water.
• Child Dosage
  Under 2 years, 1 - 1 / times normal feed volumes; over 2 years, 1 sachet after every loose motion, maximum 12 in 24 hours.
• Contra Indications
  

  Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients.

  Oral treatment is inappropriate in such conditions as severe dehydration, which requires parenteral fluid therapy or intestinal obstruction.

  It is necessary for medical supervision in the presence of renal disease, including anuria or prolonged oliguaria, severe and persistent diarrhoea and vomiting, inability to drink or retain oral fluids.

• Special Precautions
  

  Infants under the age of 2 years with severe diarrhoea/vomiting should be seen by a doctor as soon as possible.

  If symptoms persist for longer than 24-48 hours, a doctor should be consulted.

  The solution must be made up without adding extra sugar or salt. In treating diabetics with gastro-enteritis, the sugar content must be noted.

  Solutions of greater concentration may result in hypernatraemia. Those of greater dilution may result in inadequate replacement.