Electrolyte solutions like Elotrans are hailed as a miracle cure on social media. The preparation is sold out in many pharmacies. However, the effect is disputed and the supply bottlenecks have various causes.
Whether it’s expensive creams, the latest sneakers or the protein shake – if influencers with a wide reach on social media recommend a product, you can be sure to find empty shelves in the shops instead of these products in the next few weeks. This development has probably even reached pharmacies: if you want to equip your first-aid kit with an electrolyte solution, you probably won’t find it. In particular, the demand for the drug Elotrans from the German pharmaceutical company Stada has risen sharply in recent months.