Dioralyte Oral Powder
Buy Dioralyte Sachets for travel
The Anytime Doctor Travel Pack® contains 6 sachets of Dioralyte oral rehydration powder. Use Dioralyte when suffering with travellers' diarrhoea in order to replenish essential sugar and salts lost during loose bowel movements. Dioralyte is one of the medicines in the Travel Pack to treat diarrhoea, including loperamide and antibiotics (only for use with bacterial gut infections).
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| Description |
Dioralyte rehydration sachets work by replacing the water and salts lost from your body when you have diarrhoea. Each sachet contains the active ingredients glucose and salts, namely sodium chloride, potassium chloride and disodium hydrogen citrate. It comes in sachets containing powder which you mix with 200ml water before drinking. |
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| Suitability |
Do not take Dioralyte if: |
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| Important Interactions |
You must tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take other medicines. |
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| Side Effects |
Dioralyte does not usually cause side effects. |
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| Please Note |
All medication can cause side effects. We have only listed a few to be aware of. Details of all side effects, including rare side effects to be aware of, are listed in the patient information leaflet (PIL). When completing your medical questionnaire, it is very important that you answer the questions truthfully. This is to ensure your doctor has a full picture of your medical history before prescribing. List all medicines you are already taking, including non-prescription and herbal medicines. |
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| Looking after your medicine | Do not take medicines after the expiry date stamped on the pack. Keep all medicines out of the reach and sight of children. Medicines are only intended to be used by the person they are prescribed for. Do not give your prescribed medicine to anybody else, even if they have the same symptoms as you. Medicines can be harmful if used by anybody other than the person they have been prescribed for. |
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| References |
Dioralyte Patient Information Leaflet British National Formulary: disodium hydrogen citrate with glucose potassium chloride and sodium chloride |
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How quickly does Dioralyte work?
When prepared and taken correctly, rehydration salts should take 3-4 hours to improve dehydration. Although they can start to work faster. It is important to mix each sachet with the correct amount of water, as described in the patient information leaflet.
How many rehydration sachets should I take?
Adults should take 1 or 2 sachets dissolved in water following each episode of diarrhoea. Always read the patient information leaflet for correct dosing and how to mix the sachets properly.
Can I buy Dioralyte over the counter?
Although you do not need a prescription to buy Dioralyte rehydration sachets, it is included in the travel pack as it is a very useful medicine for treating the symptoms of travellers’ diarrhoea and vomiting.
How do you get rid of travellers’ diarrhoea?
With each episode of diarrhoea, we lose fluids and electrolytes which can lead to dehydration. It is therefore important to drink lots of fluids when suffering from travellers’ diarrhoea. Over the counter medicines such as loperamide (Imodium™) and Dioralyte rehydration sachets are also very good at treating the symptoms of diarrhoea. Both are included in all Anytime Doctor Travel Packs®. Although the pack also includes the antibiotic azithromycin for travellers’ diarrhoea, you should only use antibiotics if essential and only for bacterial causes of diarrhoea.
Regulatory Information
Last reviewed & updated 01/10/2023 Authored 04/03/2011
Dr Philip Veal
GMC no. 6074658
Public health doctor, GP, and main prescribing doctor at Anytime Doctor
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