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MONITORING USE OF WHO NAME AND LOGO
IN MEDICINE PROMOTION IN INDIA
DR. VIJAY THAWANI
Associate Professor in Pharmacology
Government Medical College, Nagpur, India
Product Name Company Weight (Price)
Contents in g Claims
Oral Rehydration Salts-Citrate I.P.(For Mah Govt.)
Micron Pharmaceuticals, Vapi
27.9 g(No price)
Sod. Chloride 3.5Pot. Chloride 1.5Sod. Citrate 2.9Dext. Anhy. 20 Dissolve in 1 Ltr
WHO formula
Oral Rehydration Salts IPNEOTRALNew Orange Flavour
Maan Pharmaceuticals Ltd,Mehsana
28.5 g(7.50)
WHO recommendedformula
Oral Rehydration Salts- Citrate I.P.EMLYTE
Unichem Laboratories Ltd,Mumbai
28.5 g(Not readable
WHO / UNICEFrecommended ORSformula
Oral Rehydration Salts I.P.ELECTRAL
FDC Limited,Aurangabad
21.80 g(11.50)
Sod.Chl. I.P. 2.60Pot. Chl. I.P. 1.50 Sod Cit. I.P. 2.90Dext.Anhy. 13.50 Dissolve in 1 Ltr
Based on W.H.O.Formula(WHO very bold font)
Oral Rehydration Salts IPPUNARJAL
FDC Limited,Aurangabad
21.80 g(11.20)
- Based on W.H.O.Formula (WHO bold)-WHO ORS logo in which “recommended”not readable
Oral Rehydration Salts IPELECTROBIONRefreshing Orange flavour
Merck Limited,Aurangabad
21 g(13.80)
-New WHO recommendedformula (written twice)(recommended NR)- WHO ORS logo
Reduced Osmolarity Oral Rehydration salts IPWALYTEOrange flavour
Wallace Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd,Goa.
4.2 g( 3.70)
Sod. Chloride 0.52 Pot. Chloride 0.30Sod. Citrate 0.58Dext Anhyd 2.70 Dissolve in 200ml
- Logo WHO ORS(recommended not readable)
Oral Rehydration Salts IPRELYTE
Shreya Life Sciences Pvt Ltd,Mumbai
21 g15.75 for 5 sachets of 4.2 g(each 3.15)
-This product corresponds to the formulation recommended by WHO and UNICEF-Logo of WHO recommended ORS
Oral Rehydration Salts IP 5.9 gUNILYTE-OOrange flavour
Universal Medicament Pvt Ltd,Nagpur
5.9 g(Sample)
Sod.Chloride 0.70Pot.Chloride 0.30Sod Citrate 0.58Dextrose IP 4.0
WHO and UNICEF recommended formula
ORS Claims• WHO formula• WHO recommended formula• WHO / UNICEF recommended formula • New WHO recommended formula
• Based on WHO Formula
• This product corresponds to the formulation recommended by WHO and UNICEF
• Logo of WHO recommended ORS• WHO ORS logo in which “recommended” not
readable