MedicineOTCEssential

Sodium Chloride + Potassium Chloride + Sodium Citrate + Dextrose

Oral rehydration solution (ORS) — clean water, sugar and salts — that treats dehydration from diarrhoea.

Clinical information

Common uses

treating dehydration caused by diarrhoea
preventing diarrhoea deaths, especially in children

Cautions

children also benefit from 10-14 days of zinc tablets alongside

Reference information, not medical advice — always follow your doctor or pharmacist. Source: WHO fact sheet: Diarrhoeal disease, who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diarrhoeal-disease (accessed 2026-08-16)

Approved brands & formulations4

Brand name	Dosage form	Strength	Importer	Category
Electral	Oral liquid ( Powder for oral Solution )	2.6 g+1.5 g + 2.9g(IP)+13.5 g per sachet	authorized medicine importers	OTC
Electrobion	Oral liquid ( Powder for oral Solution )	2.6 g+1.5 g + 2.9g +13.5 g per sachet	authorized medicine importers	OTC
Sodium Chloride + Potassium Chloride + Sodium Citrate + Dextrose (Who Recommended Brands)	Oral liquid ( Powder for oral Solution )	2.6 g+1.5 g + 2.9g(IP)+13.5 g	—	OTC
Walyte (ORS)	Powder for solution	2.6 g+1.5 g + 2.9g(IP)+13.5 g per sachet	authorized medicine importers	OTC