Powder thickeners have – for years – been prescribed as part of the care plan for patients with dysphagia. But it’s universally known they are difficult to use.
It can be almost impossible for patients and carers to achieve the right consistency for safer swallowing. Even for health professionals who work with dysphagia patients day in, day out, traditional tinned thickeners for drinks can be inconvenient, with many resorting to a ‘scoop and hope’ approach and suffering “scoop stress” trying to achieving the desired consistency.
Multiple tastes, one thickening solution
At Slõ Drinks, we have created Slõ Syrup as the easy-to-use alternative for dysphagia care that thickens any water-based drink in just five minutes.
It couldn’t be simpler to make a hot or cold drink to the IDDSI Level prescribed.
Presented in a 1 Ltr. Bottle* with a pump, it’s simply one pre-measured pump for every IDDSI level required. So that would be one pump for IDDSI Level 1, two pumps for IDDSI Level 2, and three for Level 3. Making a drink is simple…
- Pour 200ml of cold drink into a cup
- Add Slõ Syrup according to the IDDSI Level required
- Mix for 30 seconds
- Leave to stand for 5 minutes
- Mix again for 5 seconds
- Drink within 3 hours or store in the fridge and drink throughout the day
*Also available in pouches for days out and as an Assessment bottle for clinicians.
Easy to thicken drinks to each dysphagia patient’s preferences
Slõ Syrup is a quick win for prescribers, carers and patients. Every bottle features clear pictorial and written instructions allowing novice users to use Slõ Syrup to make a drink with the confidence of a clinician.
The instructions include standing time before drinking. Just 5 minutes.
We know, powdered thickeners state you can drink in less than that. But thickeners are often not fully hydrated when the mixing process is finished.
A drink doesn’t look the right IDDSI Level and that’s what leads to over thickening. More thickener is added. A drink then continues to thicken, after the patient has started drinking, becoming undrinkable.
That doesn’t happen with Slõ Syrup. Left for 5 minutes, it will match the IDDSI Level and stay at that level.
More hygienic than tins of powder
In a healthcare setting, hygiene is crucial, and Slõ Syrup helps here too. There are no containers sitting open on worktops, no scoops to worry about and no cross-contamination with medication or foods being prepared in the same area – just a handy pump-dispensed thickener for drinks that can be easily used by anyone.
There’s no need to touch the product, and there’s a hygienic seal on the pump’s base.
Appealing to look at and drink
Slõ Syrup has the colour and texture of set honey. Once added to a drink it mixes easily and does not dull its colour. It looks as clear and bright as an original drink and taste like them. Slõ Syrup is flavourless.
Slõ Syrup offers an easy-to-use, hygienic and versatile alternative to the old-fashioned powdered drink thickeners; and patients a way to enjoy the taste of their favourite drinks again.
If you therefore want to start prescribing Slõ Syrup you can use the PIP Codes below.
Stocked by Alliance Healthcare they can be delivered to Hospitals and Pharmacies across the UK same day and next day.
| IDDSI | Cold | Hot; | Assessment | £ |
| 1, 2, 3 | 425-9891 | 24.99 | ||
| 1, 2, 3 | 425-4493 | 24.99 | ||
| 1, 2, 3 | 428-4519 | 24.99 |
* Discounts on all bottles are available for hospitals.
For a sample for you or your patients just click here or call us on 03452 222 205
