USAGE

To quickly replace fluids and electrolytes lost during diarrhea and vomiting to help prevent dehydration in infants and children; for maintenance of water and electrolytes following corrective parenteral therapy for severe diarrhea. Pedialyte is designed to promote fluid absorption more effectively than common household beverages.

Features:

Ready To Use--no mixing or dilution necessary.
Balanced electrolytes to replace diarrheal stool losses and provide maintenance requirements.
Provides glucose to promote sodium and water absorption.
Unflavored liquid form available for young infants; fruit-flavored, bubble gum-flavored and grape-flavored liquids formulated with improved taste to enhance compliance in older infants and children.
Plastic liter bottles are resealable and allow easy measuring and pouring.
8-oz, single-serving size; cherry flavor is easy for children to hold and drink.
Freezer Pops (2.1 fl oz Pedialyte per sleeve) are available in multiple flavors to encourage compliance with fluid intake recommendations for children 1 year of age and older.
Widely available in grocery, drug and discount stores.

AVAILABILITY

Ready To Use:

1-liter (33.8-fl-oz) plastic bottles; 8 per case; Unflavored, No. 00336; Fruit Flavor, No. 00365; Bubble Gum Flavor, No. 51752; Grape Flavor, No. 00240.

8-fl-oz glass bottles; 4 six-packs per case; Unflavored, No. 00160.

2.1-fl-oz sleeve Freezer Pops; 8 sixteen-sleeve boxes per case; Grape, Cherry, Orange and Blue Raspberry, No. 00245.

8-fl-oz plastic bottles; 8 four-packs per case; Cherry,

No. 54981.

DOSAGE

Refer to Administration Guide to restore fluid and minerals lost in diarrhea and vomiting.

Pedialyte should be offered frequently in amounts tolerated. Total daily intake should be adjusted to meet individual needs, based on thirst and response to therapy. The suggested intakes for maintenance are based on water requirements for ordinary energy expenditure. ¹

Pedialyte Administration Guide for Infants and Young Children *
	2	3	6	9	1	1 ¹ / ₂	2	2 ¹ / ₂	3	3 ¹ / ₂	4
Age	Weeks	Months			Years
ApproximateWeight ^#
(lb)	9	14	18	21	23	26	28	30	32	34	36
(kg)	4.0	6.4	8.2	9.5	10.5	11.8	12.7	13.6	14.4	15.3	16.3
PEDIALYTE fl oz/day for maintenance **	16	30	36	39	42	47	48	51	53	54	55
	to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to
	20	34	42	45	47	52	53	56	57	57	59
* Administration Guide does not apply to infants less than 1 week of age. For children over 4 years, maintenance intakes may exceed 2 liters daily. If there is vomiting or fever, or if diarrhea continues beyond 24 hours, consult the child's physician.
** Fluid intake is total fluid requirement from oral electrolyte solution, formula or other fluids, but does not take into account ongoing stool losses. Fluid loss in the stool should be replaced by consumption of an extra amount of Pedialyte equal to stool losses, in addition to fluid maintenance requirement in this Administration Guide. Pedialyte Freezer Pops are to be used with Pedialyte Oral Electrolyte Maintenance Solution or other appropriate fluids to help prevent dehydration.
# Weight based on the 50th percentile of weight for age for boys from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts. Kuczmarski RJ, Ogden CL, Grummer-Strawn LM, et al: CDC Growth Charts: United States. Advance data from vital and health statistics; no. 314. Hyattsville, Md: National Center for Health Statistics, June 8, 2000.
1. Extrapolated from Barness L: Nutrition and nutritional disorders, in Behrman RE, Kliegman RM, Nelson WE, Vaughan VC III: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, ed 14. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co, 1992, pp 105-107.

INGREDIENTS:

Unflavored: (Pareve,(u)) Water, dextrose, potassium citrate, sodium chloride and sodium citrate.

Fruit Flavor: (Pareve, (u)) Water, dextrose; Less than 2% of: fructose, citric acid, natural and artificial fruit flavors, potassium citrate, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sucralose, acesulfame potassium and Yellow 6.

Grape Flavor: (Pareve, (u)) Water, dextrose; Less than 2% of: fructose, citric acid, potassium citrate, sodium chloride, artificial grape flavor, sodium citrate, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, Red 40 and Blue 1.

Bubble Gum Flavor: (Pareve, (u)) Water, dextrose; Less than 2% of: fructose, citric acid, potassium citrate, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, artificial bubble gum flavor, sucralose, acesulfame potassium and Red 40.

Freezer Pops: (Pareve,(u)) Water, dextrose; Less than 2% of: citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, potassium citrate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sucralose and acesulfame potassium; Grape also contains: Natural and artificial grape flavor, Red 40 and Blue 1; Cherry also contains: Natural and artificial cherry flavor and Red 40; Orange also contains: Natural and artificial orange flavor, Yellow 6 and Red 40; Blue Raspberry also contains: Natural and artificial blue raspberry flavor and Blue 1.

Singles: (Pareve, (u)) Water, dextrose; Less than 2% of: fructose, citric acid, sodium chloride, potassium citrate, sodium citrate, artificial cherry flavor, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sucralose, acesulfame potassium and Red 40.

UNFLAVORED PEDIALYTE LIQUID PROVIDES (per liter):

Sodium, 45 mEq; potassium, 20 mEq; chloride, 35 mEq; citrate, 30 mEq; dextrose, 25 g; Calories, 100.

(FAN 3536)

PEDIALYTE LIQUID PROVIDES (per liter):

Sodium, 45 mEq; potassium, 20 mEq; chloride, 35 mEq; citrate, 30 mEq; dextrose, 20 g; fructose, 5 g; Calories, 100.

PEDIALYTE FREEZER POPS PROVIDE (per liter):

Sodium, 45 mEq; potassium, 20 mEq; chloride, 35 mEq; citrate, 30 mEq; dextrose, 25 g; Calories, 100.

PEDIALYTE SINGLES PROVIDE (8 fl oz):

Sodium, 10.6 mEq; potassium, 4.7 mEq; chloride, 8.3 mEq; citrate, 7.1 mEq; dextrose, 4.7 g; fructose, 1.2 g; Calories 24.

(FAN 3691)

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