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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2025

Oral Electrolytes Use in Pediatric Non-Diarrheal Illnesses: A Retrospective, Indian Real-world Study.

Pavitra Chakravarty, Rahul Nagpal, Harshad Malve, Amol Patil

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Pavitra ChakravartyDepartment of Pediatrics, Bhagirati Neotia Mother and Child Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Rahul NagpalDepartment of Pediatrics, Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Fortis Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Harshad MalveMedical Head (Self-Care & Operations), Medical Safety Sciences, JNTL Consumer Health (India) Private Limited, Mumbai, India.
Amol PatilMedical Lead, Medical Safety Sciences, JNTL Consumer Health (India) Private Limited, Mumbai, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Dehydration due to non-diarrheal illnesses is often underrecognized. Limited literature is available on the use of oral electrolytes in non-diarrheal conditions in pediatric patients. This study was conducted to understand the recommendations of oral electrolytes and ready-to-drink (RTD) solutions (ORSL Methodology: Anonymized data of patients on the HealthPlix electronic medical records (EMR) database meeting the eligibility criteria was retrieved and analyzed. Results: RTD electrolytes were prescribed to 31.44% of the patients prescribed oral electrolytes (55,931). ORSL Conclusion: There is a need to create awareness around the advantages of prescribing oral RTD fluid electrolytes and energy formulations in non-diarrheal conditions. This has the potential to shorten the duration of sickness and speed up recovery.

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Electronic medical recordsfevernon-diarrheal conditionsoral electrolytesORSL®

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PMCPMC12563505

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