Regulatory PathRegulatory requirements compared

Active substance

Oral rehydration salts

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
HYDROLYTE ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTIONSolution · Oral use1 BottleSAR 7.00Generic · OTCSAUDI PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIESValid
AQUASAL SACHETSPowder for oral solution · Oral use9 SachetSAR 4.85NCE · OTCHikma Pharmaceuticals PLCWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
ORASOL POWDERPowder for oral solution · Oral use10 SachetSAR 7.75Generic · OTCTabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing CompanyWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
REHYDRAN- NPowder for oral solution · Oral use10 SachetSAR 1.50Generic · OTCCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT (CID)Suspended · Not Marketed
Indications — CHI Daman Drug Formulary

BACTRIAL INFECTIONS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT - VIBRIO CHOLERAE; DIARRHEA; TRAVELLER'S DIARRHEA; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS

WHO WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (2025)

  • 26.1. Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances > Oral · core
    Other specified disorders of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance
    Powder for dilution in 200 mL, 500 mL, 1 L: - glucose 75 mEq or mmol/L - sodium 75 mEq or mmol/L - chloride 65 mEq or mmol/L - potassium 20 mEq or mmol/L - citrate 10 mEq or mmol/L - osmolarity 245 mOsm/L - glucose 13.5 g/L - sodium chloride 2.6 g/L - potassium chloride 1.5 g/L - trisodium citrate dihydrate 2.9 g/L
  • 17.5.1. Oral rehydration · core
    Diarrhoea
    Powder for dilution in 200 mL, 500 mL, 1 L: - glucose 75 mEq or mmol/L - sodium 75 mEq or mmol/L - chloride 65 mEq or mmol/L - potassium 20 mEq or mmol/L - citrate 10 mEq or mmol/L - osmolarity 245 mOsm/L - glucose 13.5 g/L - sodium chloride 2.6 g/L - potassium chloride 1.5 g/L - trisodium citrate dihydrate 2.9 g/L

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.