E-DRUG: Zinc for infantile diarrhea (4)
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Dear E-Druggers,
Thanks for Dr Hans V. Hogerzeil's inputs on the above subject.
I would like to know from where I could get a copy (web link-if
posted on the web) of the experts report that also covers "Zinc
Supplement in the Treatment of Acute Diarrhoea"
While in India the "low osmolarity ORS formulation" is already in
place, the Zinc formulations (Syrup/tablets) are not yet gaining momentum.
E-DRUG: Zinc for infantile diarrhea (5)
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Dear E-druggers,
Efforts to promote the use of zinc supplementation in diarrhoea are well
underway, through the work of a Zinc Task Force which was formed I think in
2004. I am sending you, Sridharan, by separate mail, or anyone else
interested on request, a report of the planning meeting for implementation
of Zinc in the treatment of diarrhoea, held in June 2004.
Dr Olivier Fontaine of WHO (fontaineo@who.ch) has been very involved and I suspect he may know about the current status of implementation in India.
I can also add, since I am directly involved, that UNICEF is currently working to identify companies, including some in India, to develop manufacture and supply appropriate quality dosage forms of Zinc.
Finally, it is quite important to stress that Zinc supplementation, though
with proven value of its own, is not a replacement or substitute but a
complement to ORS.