Manual
Each 5 ml contains:
- Each 5 ml contains:Paracetamol BP 125 mg.
Should be used with the following indications:
- Recommended for the relief of pains of teething, toothache and sore throats and for reducing fever often associated with colds and ‘flu’ and childhood infections such as chicken pox, whooping cough, measles and mumps.
Oral use.
The medicine is intended for use at children from 2 months up to 12 years of age.
Children 2 – 3 months:
Post-vaccination fever – 60 mg of solution. If necessary, after 4-6 hours, give a second 60 mg dose.
Other causes of pain and fever (only if weighs over 4 kg, born after 37 weeks) – 60 mg of solution. If necessary, after 4-6 hours, give a second 60 mg dose.
Do not give to babies less than 2 months of age. Do not give more than 2 doses. Leave at least 4 hours between doses. If further doses are needed, talk to your doctor.
Children 3 – 6 months: 10 mg/kg – 4 times in 24 hours.
Children 6 – 24 months: 120 mg – 4 times in 24 hours.
Children 2 – 4 years: 180 mg – 4 times in 24 hours.
Children 4 – 8 years: 240 mg – 4 times in 24 hours.
Children 8 – 10 years: 360mg – 4 times in 24 hours.
Children 10 – 12 years: 500 mg – 4 times in 24 hours.
Do not give more than 4 doses in any 24-hour period. Leave at least 4 hours between doses. Do not give this medicine to your child for more than 3 days without speaking to your doctor
Renal insufficiency:
It is recommended, when giving paracetamol to patients with severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance ≤ 30 ml/min), to increase the minimum interval between each administration to 6 hours.
Hepatic insufficiency:
As patients with chronic or compensated active liver disease, especially in those with the hepatocellular insufficiency, chronic alcoholism, chronic malnutrition (low reserves of hepatic glutathione), and dehydration, the maximum daily dose must not exceed 3 g.