Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory receives NBA 賭け サイト Good Design Award 2020 for its Oral Rehydration Solution OS-1 Series

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc. (Head Office: Naruto, Tokushima, Japan; President and Representative Director: Shinichi Ogasawara) has received NBA 賭け サイト Good Design Award 2020 from NBA 賭け サイト Japan Institute of Design Promotion for Oral Rehydration Solution OS-1_® Series.

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OS-1 is an oral rehydration solution that contains electrolytes and carbohydrates in balanced concentrations. This product is approved as a food for persons with medical conditions and is intended to provide water and electrolytes in order to maintain proper water and electrolyte balance in persons with mild-to-moderate dehydration. Specifically, OS-1 is useful for dehydration due to diarrhea, vomiting, or fever associated with infectious enteritis or NBA 賭け サイト common cold, as well as for dehydration resulting from insufficient oral intake in elderly persons or excessive perspiration.

OS-1 was launched in 2001 as NBA 賭け サイト first oral rehydration solution in Japan. OS-1 has been introduced for effectiveness in various guidelines, including NBA 賭け サイト Guidelines for NBA 賭け サイト Management of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children 2017 (Japanese Society of Emergency Pediatrics) and Heatstroke Practice Guidelines 2015 (Japanese Association for Acute Medicine).

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