Neorice (Oral Powder)

250 ml sachet: ৳ 12.00 (10's pack: ৳ 120.00)

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Oral rehydration salt rice based
Company Eskayef pharmaceuticals ltd

Indications

  • Acute fluid and electrolyte loss conditions such as cholera, acute diarrhea & vomiting
  • Dehydration
  • Severely low concentrations of salts in the blood (severe electrolyte depletion)

Composition

    • For 500 ml water:
      • Sodium Chloride BP 1.3 gm
      • Potassium Chloride BP 0.75 gm
      • Tri-sodium Citrate Dihydrate BP 1.45 gm
      • Processed Rice Powder Pharma Grade 25 gm
    • For 250 ml water:
      • Sodium Chloride BP 0.65 gm
      • Potassium Chloride BP 0.375 gm
      • Tri-sodium Citrate Dihydrate BP 0.725 gm
      • Processed Rice Powder Pharma Grade 12.5 gm

Pharmacology

  • Contains essential electrolytes & carbohydrate
  • Facilitates the absorption of sodium
  • Needed to replace body losses of essential ions
  • Corrects the acidosis
  • Rice reduces the osmolarity of the solution

Dosage & Administration

  • Dependent on severity of dehydrating conditions
    • Recommended dose after each watery stool:
      • 6 months to 2 years: 50-100 ml
      • 2 years to 9 years: 100-200 ml
      • 10 years and above: 250-500 ml
    • Reconstitution Procedure for 250 ml saline:
      • Add 250 ml hot boiled water into a jar
      • Mix the powder well in the water until a milky white solution appears
      • Discard any unused reconstituted saline after 5 hours
    • Reconstitution Procedure for 500 ml saline:
      • Add 500 ml hot boiled water into a jar
      • Mix the powder well in the water until a milky white solution appears
      • Discard any unused reconstituted saline after 5 hours
  • Do not further heat or boil the solution
  • Use a clean spoon each time before administration
  • Syringe without needle may be used for infants

Interaction

  • No known drug interactions reported

Contraindications

  • Kidney failure resulting in diminished production of urine (oliguria)
  • Kidney failure preventing the production of urine (anuria)
  • Obstruction of the stomach or intestines
  • Reduced blood flow to vital internal organs (shock)
  • Severe and continuous vomiting (intractable vomiting)
  • Severe dehydration
  • Severe diarrhea in infants

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Recommended in pregnancy & lactation, no known harmful effects

Precautions & Warnings

  • Precautions for significant overdose
  • Especially for children less than 1 year of age
  • Patients with electrolyte imbalance
  • Patients with severely decreased kidney and liver function

Therapeutic Class

  • Oral electrolytes preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Store in a cool & dry place, protected from light & moisture

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