Pocari Sweat was developed over 40 years ago when an Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company’s researcher suffered from an illness while on a business trip to Mexico and was dehydrated as a result.
On being advised to rehydrate with carbonated drinks, the researcher came to wonder if there was no better way to replenish the body’s electrolytes and water.
Sometime later in Japan, he observed a surgeon rehydrating himself after performing a surgical procedure, by orally consuming the IV solution. Here is where the idea of developing a drinkable IV solution was born, one that would mimic body fluids and replenish electrolytes and water in the same proportions as needed by the body.
This led to the launch of Pocari Sweat in the 1980s in Japan, after testing thousands of formulations and perfecting the drink to be the fastest way to rehydrate.
Stay hydrated with Pocari Sweat, an ION supply drink that helps replenish lost body fluids. Suitable for all ages, at all times.
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