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 3.5 Pot. Chloride 1.5 Sod. Citrate 2.9 Dext. Anhy. 20 Dissolve in 1 Ltr WHO formula Oral Rehydration Salts IP NEOTRAL New Orange Flavour Maan Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Mehsana 28.5 g (7.50) WHO recommended formula Oral Rehydration Salts- Citrate I.P. EMLYTE Unichem Laboratories Ltd, Mumbai (Not readable WHO / UNICEF recommended ORS Oral Rehydration Salts I.P. ELECTRAL FDC Limited, Aurangabad 21.80 g (11.50) Sod.Chl. I.P. 2.60 Pot. Chl. I.P. 1.50 Sod Cit. I.P. 2.90 Dext.Anhy. 13.50 Based on W.H.O. Formula (WHO very bold font) PUNARJAL (11.20) - Based on W.H.O. Formula (WHO bold) -WHO ORS logo in which “recommended” not readable ELECTROBION Refreshing Orange flavour Merck Limited, 21 g (13.80) -New WHO recommended formula (written twice) (recommended NR) - WHO ORS logo
Reduced Osmolarity Oral Rehydration salts IP WALYTE Orange flavour Wallace Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, Goa. 4.2 g ( 3.70) Sod. Chloride 0.52 Pot. Chloride 0.30 Sod. Citrate 0.58 Dext Anhyd 2.70 Dissolve in 200ml - Logo WHO ORS (recommended not readable) Oral Rehydration Salts IP RELYTE Shreya Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, Mumbai 21 g 15.75 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 g UNILYTE-O Universal Medicament Pvt Ltd, Nagpur 5.9 g (Sample) Sod.Chloride 0.70 Pot.Chloride 0.30 Sod Citrate 0.58 Dextrose 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