ZINC SULFATE oral

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    Therapeutic action

    • Micronutrient

    Indications

    • Adjunct to oral rehydration therapy in the event of acute and/or persistent diarrhoea in children under 5 years

    Forms and strengths

    • 20 mg scored and dispersible tablet, packed in a blister

    Dosage and duration

    • Child under 6 months: 10 mg (½ tablet) once daily for 10 days
    • Child from 6 months to 5 years: 20 mg (1 tablet) once daily for 10 days

     

    Place the half-tablet or full tablet in a teaspoon, add a bit of water to dissolve it, and give the entire spoonful to the child.

    Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions

    • No contra-indication.
    • If the child vomits within 30 minutes after swallowing the tablet, re-administer the dose.
    • Do not give simultaneously with ferrous salts, administer at least 2 hours apart.

    Remarks

    • Zinc sulfate is given as an adjunct to oral rehydration therapy in order to reduce the duration and severity of diarrhoea, as well as to prevent further occurrences in the 2 to 3 months after treatment. Zinc sulfate must never replace oral rehydration therapy which is essential (nor can it replace antibiotic therapy that may, in specific cases, be necessary).

    Storage

     
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    Below 25 °C 

    Tablets are packed in a blister. Leave tablets in blister until use. Once a tablet is removed from the blister, it must be dissolved and administered immediately. 

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