Tony, Thanks for that info. I remember the kind of supplement you are trying to explain. It seems that it is the same as Pedialyte. Those things used to work for us. In fact if it is the same thing, you are very right they could just have recommended that instead of qualifying the use of expired ORS'. I know that a mere normal saline and sterile water is not to be used after its expiration date more over an oral consumption substance. And you know one thing that stunned me most, the part of the story that said that the Health Department has been dispensing expired drugs before receiving the new stocks. I hope such things could be avoided. It is not only dangerous to the patient, but it could be counter productive to the fighting of disease/infection in a society. Once again, thanks for that enlightenment. Ousman Bojang ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------