e-Table. The composition of ORS preparations suitable for the rehydration of infants and children that are now commercially available in Germany*1.

Glucose-based preparations:
	ESPGHAN recommendation	GES 60TM (Milupa, Germany)	Humana ElektrolytTM Banana (12 months and older) (Humana, Germany)	Humana ElektrolytTM Fennel (infants, children, adults) (Humana, Germany)
Sodium (mmol/L)	60	60	60	60
Potassium (mmol/L)	20	20	20	18
Chloride (mmol/L)	25	50	50	49
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)	0	0	0	0
Citrate (mmol/L)	10	10	10	10
Glucose (mmol/L)	74–111	110	86	87
Glucose (g/L)	13.3–20.0	20	16	16
Osmolarity (mOsm/L)	200–250	240	230	188
maltodextrin
	ESPGHAN recommenation	Oralpädon 240TM (Stada, Germany)	SantalytTM (Medice, Germany)	InfectoDiarrstop LGGTM (Infectopharm, Germany)
Sodium (mmol/L)	60	60	60	60
Potassium (mmol/L)	20	20	20	20
Chloride (mmol/L)	25	60	60	50
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)	0	0	0	0
Citrate (mmol/L)	10	10	10	10
Glucose (mmol/L)	74–111	90	90	111
Glucose (g/L)	13.3–20.0	16,2	16,2	20
Osmolarity (mOsm/L)	200–250	240	240	251
Preparations with carbohydrate polymers:
	ESPGHAN recommendation	ORS 200 Carrot-Rice PapTM (Hipp, Germany)	Rice pap-electrolyte dietTM	(Töpfer, Germany)
Sodium (mmol/L)	60	55		55
Potassium (mmol/L)	20	25		30
Chloride (mmol/L)	25	40		60
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)	0	0		25
Citrate (mmol/L)	10	7		0
Carbohydrates(g/L)(total)		42		46
Glucose (mmol/L)	74–111	67		28
Glucose (g/L)	13.3–20.0	12		5
Osmolarity (mOsm/L)	200–250	240		220

^*1The trade names and manufacturers of these preparations are listed here (not the usual practice of Deutsches Ärzteblatt) because the active substances are not named.

All preparations currently in use in Germany are listed.

Note: Oralpädon^TM 240 (strawberry and apple-banana flavor), Santalyt^TM, and InfectoDiarrstop LGG^TM contain aspartame and are therefore contraindicated for patients with phenylketonuria.

(Sources: Rote Liste 2009, websites of the Hipp and Humana companies.)

The cost of Oralpädon 240^TM and Santalyt^TM prescribed for children up to their 12^th birthday is reimbursed by German statutory health insurance.

ORS, oral rehydration solution