Oral rehydration salts

Uses

Primary

• Pharm: used in the medication Oral rehydration salts

Production

Mixture as follows

Composition of WHO low-osmolar-ORS (per liter of water)

component	grams	oz	mmol	molarity
NaCl (salt)	2.6	0.092	44	88
Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate	2.9	0.100	10	40
KCl (NoSalt)	1.5	0.053	20	40
Anhydrous Glucose	13.5	0.480	75	75
Total molarity				243