Potassium chloride with rice powder, sodium chloride and sodium citrate

SPC 4.2 gives this regimen for 'Adults and children'. Method of administration: pour the contents of one sachet into a large glass, add 200 ml of drinking water, mix well until the liquid has a milky appearance and drink the whole glassful; ensure no solid remains at the bottom of the glass and do not use extra water to rinse it out. The solution should be made up immediately before use, and must not be reconstituted in any diluent other than water; each sachet should always be dissolved in 200 ml of water. For infants, and where drinking water is not available, the water should be freshly boiled and cooled. PAEDIATRIC (non per-kg-in-mg, so not captured as a structured paediatric dose): SPC 4.2 states that for infants from 3 months to one year, under medical advice, in the event of diarrhoea and depending on the extent of dehydration (loss of weight assessed at less than 10%), 150 to 200 ml/kg/24 hours of the preparation may be given - half the volume during the first 8 hours and the other half during the next 16 hours; where vomiting accompanies the diarrhoea the amount administered can be divided up (5 to 10 ml every 5 minutes) and gradually increased until the infant can drink normally. SPC 4.4: must not be given to infants under 3 months; infants aged 3 months to 1 year only under medical advice; infants under 2 years with diarrhoea should be seen by a physician as soon as possible; if diarrhoea persists unremittingly for longer than 36 hours the patient should be reassessed. Verify all paediatric dosing against a children's formulary. No specific precautions are necessary in the elderly, but take care where normal electrolyte balance may be disturbed (e.g. severe vomiting or diarrhoea). Not for self-treatment by patients on low potassium or low sodium diets - such use should be supervised by a physician. Each sachet contains 190 mg sodium, equivalent to 10% of the WHO recommended maximum daily dietary intake of 2 g of sodium for an adult. Product fetched: Dioralyte Relief Blackcurrant Sachets GSL.