Diarrhoea is the third leading cause of childhood mortality in India, accounting for 13% of all deaths among children under five. However, when people ask for ORS at pharmacies across the country, they are often given ORSL tetra packs, which are frequently mistaken for the WHO-recommended ORS. Some manufacturers began adding disclaimers on ORSL tetra packs stating “Do not use …
The World Health Organisation and Unicef recommend an ORS formulation with a total osmolarity of 245 mOsm/L. D espite this, products like ‘ORSL’, ‘ORSL Plus’, ‘ORSL Rehydrate’, ‘Fruitnik Electro+ ORS’, ‘Rebalanz VitORS’ and ‘ORS FIT’ are being sold under the guise of ORS, even though they do not adhere to WHO-recommended formulations and are not intended for treating diarrhoea. Deccan …
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the government to consider as representation a petition seeking action against pharma companies for selling products as ORS without conforming to World Health Organisation formula. Ms. Singh, who has an 8-year-old daughter, said she was sold ‘ORSL’ as an “ORS Liquid” solution by a local pharmacy in Delhi. “When the child’s health deteriorated, …
