Wednesday 22 January 2014

WHO ORS Composition

Reduced osmolarity ORS by WHO :
In gm/lit
Sodium chloride- 2.6
Anhydrous Glucose - 13.5
Potassium chloride- 1.5
Trisodium Citrate dihydrate - 2.9

Total : 20.5 gm/lit
Reduced osmolarity ORS by WHO :
In Mmol/lit
Sodium - 75
Glucose -75
Potassium -20
Citrate -10
Chloride -65
Total : 245 mmol/lit

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