ReSoMal,42g sachet for 1 litre/CAR-100

General Description:
ReSoMal (ORS for severely malnourished children), 42g sachet to be diluted in 1 litre of purified/boiled and cooled water, carton of 100 sachets.

Technical Specifications:
Contents per sachet of 42 grams:
Sucrose: 25g
Glucose Anhydrous: 10g
Sodium Chloride: 1.75g
Trisodium Citrate, dihydrate: 1.45g
Potassium Chloride: 2.54g
Tripotassium Citrate: 0.65g
Magnesium Chloride Anhydrous: 0.61g
Zinc Acetate: 0.0656g
Copper Sulphate Anhydrous: 0.0112g
Osmolarity: 300mmol/L

All the ingredients must comply with one of the pharmacopeias:
BP, Ph.Eur, Ph.Int, USP.
Finished product must comply with the requirements stated under Oral Rehydration Salts Ph. Int. Oral Rehydration Salts BP or Oral Rehydration Salts USP.

Shelf life:
36 months
Storage conditions: as defined by the manufacturer

Precondition for utilization:
In facilities where Health staff is available to administer and monitor appropriate use.

Complementary Requirements, to be ordered / procured separately:
F75 (S0000208) and F100 (S0000209) for the inpatient nutritional treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition.

Emergency scenarios
Type of emergency: Any

Context in which item is mainly used (e.g. reinforce national system/structures, refugee camps, etc.):
Provision for hospitals/health facilities managing severe acute malnutrition on an inpatient basis or Therapeutic Feeding Centres/Stabilization centres set up to respond to the emergency.

Target population (beneficiaries: type and number of persons concerned):
Children 6-59 months old suffering from Dehydration AND Severe Acute Malnutrition
Should not be used for cholera patients.

Emergency scenarios where the item should not be used:
Where above preconditions are not fulfilled

Climate considerations: See storage instructions

Emergency Item: Yes
This Material is part of the Emergency Supply List for Nutrition