DripDrop is an oral rehydration solution company, based in Oakland, CA.[2][3][4] Eduardo Dolhun founded the company in 2008 and began manufacturing in 2010.[3] In practice, DripDrop ORS is used as a part of oral rehydration therapy.[5]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | San Francisco, California |
| Founder | Eduardo Dolhun |
| Headquarters | United States  |
| Products | Oral rehydration solution powder[1] |
| Website | dripdrop |
History
editDolhun became interested in oral rehydration therapy while he was in Guatemala during a cholera outbreak in 1993.[2][3] Dolhun began developing the DripDrop formula in 2007[6] and finalized it in 2010.[7] Dolhun tested oral rehydration therapy mixtures of sugars and salts on his patients at his private practice, Dolhun Clinic, in San Francisco, California.[2][3] DripDrop received US Patent #8557301 in 2013.[8]
Funding rounds raised $3 million in August 2013[9][3] and $5.6 million in August 2014.[10][11][12][13]
DripDrop won the bronze in the "treatments" category of the Edison Awards in 2014.[14]
Philanthropy
editProceeds from sales of DripDrop support the company's philanthropic efforts.[13][15]
Through the medical not-for-profit organization Doctors Outreach, DripDrop has been used around the world in disaster and relief settings including Haiti and Pakistan in 2010,[16][17] the Philippines in 2013, Nepal in 2015, Greece and Ecuador in 2016,[18] and Houston and South Africa in 2017,[19] Costa Rica[20] and South Africa in 2020, Campeche[21] and Kentucky in 2021,[22] and Ukraine in 2022.[23]
DripDrop was used to treat Ebola in Sierra Leone and Liberia by ChildFund International.[24]
Description
editDripDrop ORS is designed to promote rehydration and electrolyte replacement in ill children, based on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Nutrition requirements to help prevent dehydration in infants and children. The product is similar to rehydration fluids used by the World Health Organization[25][26] that are used to treat illnesses such as cholera and rotavirus.
Various academic organizations recommend DripDrop for treating short bowel syndrome.[27][28][29]
In 2022, DripDrop Zero was released, a zero-sugar version of the ORS.[30]
References
edit- ^ Malerie Yolen-Cohen (22 November 2014). "DripDrop Medical Grade Hydration". Newsday. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Patrick Clark (2013-08-22). "Will America's Hospitals Adopt a Dehydration Fix From the Developing World?". Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ^ a b c d e Patrick Clark (2013-08-30). "Investors bet on oral rehydrator Drip Drop". Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ^ "Members Highlight". Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ^ "What is DripDrop & How Does it Work?". DripDrop. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ Ayana Byrd (19 September 2014). "You May Be Thirstier Than You Think". Fast Company. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Mayo Clinic Alumni" (PDF). ISSUE 4. 2017. p. 15.
- ^ "Patents Assigned to Drip Drop, Inc. - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ Stanley Green. "Sam Nazarian Takes A Shot Of Drip Drop". Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ^ Peter Farquhar (2014-08-15). "This Mundane Product Has Somehow Attracted The Coolest Venture Capitalists Ever, Including Sammy Hagar". Business Insider. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ^ Kia Kokalitcheva (2014-08-14). "DripDrop's rehydration powder gets $5.6M from Sammy Hagar, the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir". Venturebeat.com. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ^ William Alden (2014-08-14). "Hydration Powder Attracts Grateful Dead's Bob Weir as Investor". DEALBOOK, The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ^ a b Timothy Hay (2014-08-14). "DripDrop Gets Rock Star Backing for Its Rehydration Product". www.wsj.com. WSJ, Venture Capital.
- ^ Eduardo Dolhun's interview at the Edison Awards, retrieved 2022-12-02
- ^ Joanie (2020-08-05). "DripDropORS Celebrated as Humanitarian Force for Good -". Bayside Entertainment. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ DripDrop ORS Saving a Life in 15 Minutes is covered by CNN in Pakistan, 2010, retrieved 2022-12-02
- ^ DripDrop oral rehydration therapy case study of rehydrating infant in 2010, retrieved 2022-12-02
- ^ "Mission Timeline - DripDrop ORS saves lives". DripDrop. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ Mmakgomo Tshetlo (20 March 2017). "Drip Drop oral re-hydrate powder helps victims of Imizamo Yethu fire". Cape Talk. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ DripDrop Company Mission Trip to Costa Rica, retrieved 2022-12-02
- ^ "DripDrop Hydration: Progress in Campeche, MX". Milled. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "DripDrop 2021 Impact Report" (PDF). 2022-12-02.
- ^ "DripDrop Hydration: Support for Ukraine". Milled. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ Kate Andrews (8 December 2014). "Getting Rehydrated in Ebola's Epicenter". ChildFund International. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "WHO | Improved formula for oral rehydration salts to save children's lives". WHO. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "What is DripDrop & How Does it Work?". DripDrop. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ Parrish, Carol (February 2015). "Hydrating the Adult Patient with Short Bowel Syndrome". Practical Gastroenterology. #138: 10–18.
- ^ Diet & Beverage Suggestions for Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS). University of Virginia Health System. 2016. pp. 1–4.
- ^ Nutrition Guidelines for Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome. University of Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation. 2015. pp. 1–4.
- ^ "DripDrop Zero: How it works". DripDrop. Retrieved 2022-12-02.