The contents of each sachet should be dissolved in 200ml (approximately 7 fluid ounces) of drinking water. Use fresh drinking water for adults and children. For infants, and where drinking water is unavailable, the water should be freshly boiled and cooled. The solution should be made up immediately before use and may be stored for up to 24 hours in a refrigerator, otherwise any solution remaining an hour after reconstitution should be discarded. The solution must not be boiled.
Daily intake may be based on a volume of 150ml/kg body weight for infants up to the age of 2 and 20-40ml/kg body weight for adults and children. A reasonable approximation is:
Infants up to the age of 2: One to one and a half times the usual 24 hour feed volume.
Children: One sachet dissolved in 200ml of water after every loose motion
Adults (including elderly): One or two sachets after every loose motion. Each sachet should be dissolved in 200ml of water.
More may be required initially to ensure early and full volume repletion.
Please ensure you carefully read all literature provided with your product prior to use including all product packaging, patient information leaflets and labels.
For oral administration only. Dioralyte should not be reconstituted in diluents other than water.
Each sachet should always be dissolved in 200ml of water. A weaker solution than recommended will not contain the optimal glucose and electrolyte concentration and a stronger solution than recommended may give rise to electrolyte imbalance. If diarrhoea persists unremittingly for longer than 24-48 hours the patient should be seen by a Doctor. Dioralyte should not be used for the self treatment of chronic or persistent diarrhoea except under medical supervision. Infants under the age of 2 years with diarrhoea should be seen by a Doctor as soon as possible. No specific precautions are necessary in the elderly.
Dioralyte should not be used for self treatment by patients with liver or kidney disease, patients on low potassium or sodium diets or patients with diabetes. The use of Dioralyte in patients with these conditions should be supervised by a Doctor.
