Electral Oral Powder

21.8g Oral Powder in Sachet

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ORAL POWDER

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General Information

Uses	Dehydration due to diarrhoea, vomiting
Therapy	Electrolytes
Salt Content	Anhydrous Dextrose(13.5 Gm)+Potassium Chloride(1.5 Gm)+Sodium Chloride(2.6 Gm)+Sodium Citrate(2.9 Gm)

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Medical Description

Electral powder is an oral rehydration salt (ORS) based on the WHO formula. It is used for restoring fluids and electrolytes in the body that are lost due to dehydration during diarrhoea and vomiting or other conditions. It contains a combination of salt and sugar (sodium citrate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and dextrose). The combination of electrolytes and sugar stimulates water and electrolyte absorption from the gut. It, therefore, prevents or reverses dehydration and replaces lost salts in conditions such as diarrhoea and vomiting. Use Electral powder as directed by your doctor or pharmacist and read the label carefully before use.

Uses

Replenishes water and essential electrolytes
Decreases stool output and vomiting

Precautions and Warnings

Other General Warnings

Talk to your doctor if

You have problems with your kidney.
You have severe uncontrollable vomiting or diarrhoea.
You are allergic to any of the components of this supplement.
You are on other medications, supplements or following any complementary or integrative health approaches.
You are pregnant, breastfeeding or have any existing medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, liver or heart problem, make sure to consult your doctor.

Liver

Tell your doctor if you have liver disease, particularly if you have been advised to limit salt or fluid, as this powder supplies both sodium and potassium.

Kidney

Check with your doctor. The sodium and potassium in this powder matter if your kidneys are not clearing them, or if you are on a fluid or salt restriction. That is not a reason to stay dehydrated, but your doctor should guide how much you take.

Children

Yes, this is one of its main uses. To treat dehydration caused by diarrhoea in children, give oral rehydration solution in small, frequent sips. Prepare it with the specified volume of clean water, and do not add sugar or salt.

Heart

Check with your doctor if you have heart failure or take heart medicines. The added sodium and fluid may matter if you’re on a salt or fluid restriction.

Geriatrics

Yes. Older adults can become dehydrated more easily. Tell your doctor if you have heart or kidney disease or take a diuretic, so they can guide the amount.

Directions for Use

Dissolve the entire contents of the Electral powder in 1-litre drinking water.
Stir it until all the particles have been dissolved. Use this solution within 24 hours.
Discard the solution that remains unused for 24 hours after preparation.
Use water only to prepare the solution, do not add Electral powder to milk, soup, fruit juice or any soft drinks.

Storage and disposal

Store the Electral powder in a cool and dry place, protected from direct sunlight, moisture and heat.
Keep it away from children and pets.

Quick Tips

Use the entire sachet with the exact amount of water specified on the pack. The ratio is what makes the medicine work.
Mix with clean drinking water, and discard anything left after a day.
Sip slowly and often. Small, frequent sips stay down better than a glass at once.
Keep giving it after every loose stool for as long as the diarrhoea lasts.
Do not stop feeding. Children recover faster if they keep eating and breastfeeding.
Watch the urine. Passing much less urine than usual is the most reliable early sign that rehydration isn't keeping up.
Seek medical help for drowsiness, confusion, sunken eyes, blood in the stool, high fever, or diarrhoea lasting more than a couple of days.
It is not a sports or energy drink. Do not drink it routinely when you are well.

Ingredients and Benefits

Electral Powder contains a combination of salt and sugar such as sodium citrate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and dextrose.
The salt present in it helps in balancing water in your body, maintaining acid base levels, movement of nutreints into cells and removal of waste from body. It also helps the kidneys, heart, muscles, cells and nerves to work properly.
Dextrose is a sugar, it is a form of glucose that serves as an energy source. Helps replenish energy stores of body during dehydartion or vomiting.

Interactions

Interactions with other drugs

Effect

Electral oral powder contains potassium, and Spironolactone is a water tablet that makes your body hold on to potassium instead of passing it out in urine. Together they can push the potassium in your blood high enough to upset the electrical signals that keep your heart beating steadily.

Advice

Do not use Electral oral powder repeatedly if you take Spironolactone unless your doctor advises it. Seek urgent help for muscle weakness, numbness, or an irregular heartbeat.

Effect

Amiloride is a water tablet that stops your kidneys passing potassium out in your urine, while every sachet of Electral oral powder adds more potassium in. With one way out blocked and more going in, potassium can build up in your blood to a level that is dangerous for your heart.

Advice

Avoid routine use together. Your doctor may check your blood potassium before recommending oral rehydration salts alongside Amiloride.

Effect

Electral oral powder is deliberately high in salt, and your kidneys handle salt and Lithium by the same route, so a big salt intake makes them flush Lithium out faster. Your Lithium level can drop below the point where it controls your symptoms, and stopping the sachets suddenly can swing it back up again.

Advice

Tell your doctor before using rehydration salts if you take Lithium. Your Lithium level may need checking, especially if you are also losing fluids through vomiting or diarrhoea.

Effect

Ibuprofen makes it harder for your kidneys to pass potassium out in your urine, while Electral oral powder is putting more potassium in. If you are also dehydrated from diarrhoea, potassium can build up faster than your body is able to clear it.

Advice

Avoid regular Ibuprofen while you are dehydrated and using rehydration salts. Paracetamol is usually a safer choice for fever or pain during a diarrhoeal illness.

Effect

Prednisolone is a steroid that makes your body hold on to salt and water, and Electral oral powder adds a large amount of salt on top of that. Together they can cause puffy ankles, sudden weight gain and a rise in your blood pressure.

Advice

Watch for swelling in your legs or a sudden gain in weight. Your doctor may prefer a different rehydration approach if you are on long-term steroids.

Effect

Losartan lowers your blood pressure but also makes your kidneys hold on to potassium rather than passing it out, and every sachet of Electral oral powder supplies more. Potassium can slowly build up in your blood to an unsafe level without you feeling anything at first.

Advice

Use only for as long as your doctor advises. Report palpitations, unusual tiredness, or muscle weakness, which can be early signs of high potassium.

Effect

Ramipril, a blood pressure medicine, already makes your body hold on to more potassium than usual, and Electral oral powder adds a further dose of it. Your potassium can rise higher than expected, particularly if illness has left your kidneys working less well than normal.

Advice

Short-term use during diarrhoea is usually acceptable, but tell your doctor you take Ramipril. Avoid taking sachets repeatedly over many days without a blood test.

Effect

Digoxin is very sensitive to how much potassium is in your blood, and Electral oral powder changes that level with every sachet you take. If your potassium drops during a bout of diarrhoea, a normal Digoxin dose can start acting like an overdose on your heart.

Advice

Tell your doctor if you take Digoxin. Seek advice if you feel sick, see yellow-green haloes around lights, or notice your pulse becoming slow or irregular.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Water replaces fluid but not salts, and in large amounts Electral oral powder can dilute blood sodium. Soft drinks and juices have the opposite problem: far too much sugar and almost no salt, and the excess sugar draws more water into the bowel, which can worsen diarrhoea. Oral rehydration salts are balanced so the body absorbs water rather than losing it.

No. The proportions make it work because glucose and sodium are absorbed together across the gut wall. Adding either upsets that balance, and extra salt can push sodium too high, which is dangerous in a small child. Chill it instead to make it easier to drink.

Vomiting usually means the fluid went down too quickly. Wait a few minutes, then try again with very small sips, about a spoonful every few minutes. Get medical help if nothing stays down, the child is drowsy or floppy, or they are passing very little urine.

Monitor urine output and alertness. Urinating fairly regularly and remaining alert and interested are signs that rehydration is keeping up. Diarrhoea may continue for a while even when rehydration is working, because it treats fluid loss, not the cause.

Check with your doctor. The sodium and potassium Electral oral powder contains may matter if your kidneys aren't clearing them or if you're on a fluid or salt restriction for your heart. That's not a reason to stay dehydrated, but your doctor should guide how much you take.

Seek medical help if there is blood in the stool, a high fever, persistent vomiting, severe stomach pain, drowsiness or confusion, sunken eyes, or very little urine. Also see a doctor if the diarrhoea hasn't started to improve after a couple of days.

Chill it for comfort and easier drinking, especially for children who dislike the taste; the best solution is one they'll drink. Don't warm or boil it after mixing.

Yes, it's used whenever you lose fluids and salts, such as through vomiting, heavy sweating, or heat exhaustion. Sip it slowly. Get medical help if vomiting keeps you from holding anything down, or if you experience confusion, fainting, or very little urine.

Electral powder is used to restore the electrolytes and body fluids that are lost due to dehydration during diarrhoea and vomiting or while exercising in hot or humid weather and other conditions where there is a loss of water and electrolytes.

Yes, Electral powder can be given to children who have been vomiting or diarrhoea. However, if the condition worsens it is reommended to consult a doctor.

Electral powder contains anhydrous dextrose, which is a form of glucose. Hence, you should consult a doctor before taking it.

No, you should not drink Electral powder every day. If you are dehydrated then you can use it for a couple of days, but you should avoid consuming it on a daily basis as it can lead to side effects.

Yes, Electral powder is ready to make powder to make ORS (oral rehydration solution. It contains balanced quantities of salt and sugar to help replenish lost salt and electrolytes due to diarrhoea and vomiting.

Yes, for up to 24 hours. Generally, Electral powder solution should be covered and not kept for more than 24 hours, due to the risk of bacteriological contamination. The unused portion should be discarded after 24hours.

Yes, Electral powder is an oral rehydration salt. It is used to treat dehydration from diarrhoea in children and adults. Both children and adults need rehydration treatment following dehydration, although children must always be treated immediately because they become dehydrated more quickly.

Dehydration is a condition in which you lose more water than you take in. You may lose excess water due to diarrhoea, vomiting, increased urination, hot climate or via other means. Symptoms of diarrhoea include flushing, dry mouth, thirst, cramps, weakness, dizziness, headache, etc.

Electral powder is used to replenish water and essential electrolytes in the body that are lost due to dehydration during diarrhoea and vomiting or other conditions. It also decreases stool output and vomiting.

Electral powder contains a combination of salt and sugar such as sodium citrate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and dextrose. Consult your doctor before using if you are diabetic. Your doctor might suggest an alternative therapy.

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Manufacturer Details

Brand:ELECTRAL

Manufacturer Name:FDC LIMITED

Address:Fdc Limited, B-8 Midc Industrial Area, Waluj, Aurangabad-431136, Maharashtra

Country of Origin:India

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Electral Oral Powder

General Information

Medical Description

Uses

Precautions and Warnings

Other General Warnings

Liver

Kidney

Children

Heart

Geriatrics

Directions for Use

Storage and disposal

Quick Tips

Ingredients and Benefits

Interactions

Interactions with other drugs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

While giving Electral oral powder, why not just drink water, or a soft drink?

While giving Electral oral powder, can I add extra sugar or salt to improve the taste?

What if the child vomits Electral oral powder right back up?

How do I know whether Electral oral powder is working?

Is Electral oral powder safe in kidney disease or heart failure?

While giving Electral oral powder, when should I stop sipping and see a doctor instead?

Does Electral oral powder matter how cold or warm the solution is?

Can I use Electral oral powder for vomiting without diarrhoea, or for heat exhaustion?

What is Electral used for?

Can the Electral powder be given to children?

I am a diabetic patient. Can I take the Electral powder?

Can I drink Electral powder everyday?

Is Electral powder and ORS the same?

Can solution made with Electral powder be stored?

Can Electral powder be given to everyone?

What is dehydration?

When should I take Electral powder?

Can Electral powder be used by diabetic patients?

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