Category: Paediatric Nutrition
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Suspension
Zinc gluconate 10 mg
15 ml
Zinc supplementation has been shown to reduce the duration and severity of diarrhoea, and to prevent subsequent episodes
Infants, children as prescribed by hcp
10- 14 days
In management of diarrhoea
Usually mild: metallic taste, mild nausea if taken on empty stomach.
Casr activation is a major mechanism for the antidiarrheal effects of zinc which specifically reduces camp levels
No
No
Best given after meals or with oral rehydration solution (ors).
In management of diarrhoea
Not any significant effects known; resume the regular dose next day
