REHYDRATION TREATMENT, MORRISONS REHYDRATION TREATMENT

Adults, the elderly and children over 12 years:

The contents of one or two sachets to be taken after each loose motion.

Children 1 to 12 years:

The contents of one sachet to be taken after each loose motion.

Infants under 1 year:

Not to be given unless instructed by a doctor, in which case one to one and a half the usual 24 hour feed volume should be given. During the first 24 hours of illness, rehydration treatment should replace normal feeds in bottle fed babies, gradually resuming normal feeds as the baby gets better.

In breast fed babies, firstly the recommended amount of rehydration treatment should be given and then breast fed until satisfactory.

Reconstitution:

The contents of each sachet should be dissolved in 200ml (7 fluid ounces) of fresh drinking water (adults and children). Freshly boiled and cooled water should be used for infants and when fresh water is not available. The solution should be made up immediately before use and used within one hour.

If refrigerated, the solution can be kept for up to 24 hours. A doctor should be consulted if symptoms persist for longer than 24 – 48 hours.

None stated. Reporting of suspected adverse reactions Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product.

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Severe and persistent diarrhoea should be treated under medical supervision. If symptoms persist for more than 24 – 48 hours, medical advice should be sought. Inability to drink or retain fluids requires medical supervision. Children Rehydration treatment should only be given to children under 1 year of age on medical advice.

If a young child (particularly one under 6 months of age) has diarrhoea and/or vomiting advice should be sought from a pharmacist, doctor or other health care professional. If the diarrhoea and/or vomiting is severe the child should be seen by a doctor as soon as possible.

Renal Impairment Medical supervision is necessary in patients with renal disease, including anuria and prolonged oliguria.

Hepatic Impairment :

Low potassium or Sodium diets: Diabetes Treatment should be supervised by a physician. This medicine contains 10 mg aspartame in each sachet. Aspartame is a source of phenylalanine. It may be harmful if you have phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare genetic disorder in which phenylalanine builds up because the body cannot remove it properly.

Neither non-clinical nor clinical data are available to assess aspartame use in infants below 12 weeks of age.

Contraindicated in patients with phenylketonuria or those with hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients. Oral treatment is inappropriate in such conditions as severe dehydration, which requires parenteral fluid therapy or intestinal obstruction.