Calpol SixPlus Suspension Sugar Free Strawberry Flavour 6+ Years, 80 ml

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Always use the oral syringe or measuring spoon that comes with your paracetamol suspension to make sure you are giving the correct dose. The recommended dose will depend on your child's age and weight.

Paracetamol has been found to be non-mutagenic in bacterial mutagenicity assays, although a clear clastogenic effect has been observed in mammalian cells in vitro following exposure to paracetamol (3 and 10 mM for 2h). Chronic hepatic necrosis has been reported in a patient who took daily therapeutic doses of paracetamol for about a year Do not give the medicine to your child for more than three days without speaking to your doctor or pharmacist.Symptoms of paracetamol overdosage in the first 24 hours are pallor, nausea, hyperhidrosis, malaise, vomiting, anorexia and abdominal pain. Liver damage may become apparent 12 to 48 hours after ingestion.

This medicine contains 17.8mg propylene glycol (E1520) in each 5ml dose, which is equivalent to 3.56mg/ml. Flucloxacillin (antibiotic), due to a serious risk of blood and fluid abnormality (high anion gap metabolic acidosis) that must have urgent treatment, and which may occur particularly in case of severe renal impairment, sepsis (when bacteria and their toxins circulate in the blood leading to organ damage), malnutrition, chronic alcoholism, and if the maximum daily doses of paracetamol are used. Your health visitor may tell you to bring infant syrup to the vaccine appointment. Giving paracetamol as soon as possible after the vaccine will reduce the risk of your baby getting a high temperature. People who use paracetamol for a very long time (several months or more) could get side effects including liver or kidney damage. People who take paracetamol as prescribed for shorter periods have not had these problems.

How long to take it for

Becoming unusually tired, unexpected bruising or bleeding, getting more infections such as colds than usual In humans, paracetamol crosses the placenta and attains concentrations in the foetal circulation similar to those in the maternal circulation. Intermittent maternal ingestion of therapeutic doses of paracetamol are not associated with teratogenic effects in humans.

There is limited evidence for the carcinogenicity of paracetamol in experimental animals. Liver cell tumours can be detected in rats following chronic feeding of 500 mg/kg/day paracetamol. The changes to paediatric paracetamol dosing have not altered the dose of paracetamol recommended for the treatment of post-vaccination symptoms in children age 2–3 months. Implementation of updated paediatric paracetamol dosing Try and keep your child still for 1 to 2 minutes. Add a second suppository if another one is required. Wash your hands. Paracetamol Oral Suspension 250mg/5ml should be used with caution in severe renal or severe hepatic impairment. The hazards of overdose are greater in those with non-cirrhotic alcoholic liver disease Talk to a doctor at once if your child takes too much of this medicine, even if they seem well. This is because too much paracetamol can cause delayed, serious liver damage.Paracetamol can caused delayed, serious liver damage. There may be no symptoms of overdose during the first 24 hours although paleness, nausea, sweating, vomiting, loss of appetite and abdominal pain may occur. Dosing information If you're taking paracetamol for a short-lived pain like a headache, you may only need to take it for a day or two. Immediate medical advice should be sought in the event of an overdose, even if the child seems well.

Before using this product, shake the bottle well for at least 10 seconds. Use the spoon provided to measure the right amount of medicine for you or your child. Take one side up to 4 times every day, making sure not to take more than 4 doses in any 24-hour period. For exact information about how much Paracetamol Suspension you should take or give to your child, please read the patient information leaflet carefully. This medicine contains 20.92mg propylene glycol (E1520) in each 5ml dose, which is equivalent to 4.18mg/ml. Calpol 120 mg/5 ml infant oral suspension: sucrose, sorbitol liquid (E420), glycerol, polysorbate 80, asulfame potassium, methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218), propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216), ethyl parahydroxybenzoate (E214), microcrystalline cellulose and carmellose sodium, xanthan gum and purified water. The flavoring is strawberry (containing propylene glycol (E1520)) and coloring is carmoisine (E122). Each 5 ml of this product contains 2.2 g of sucrose. There have been reports of blood dyscrasias including thrombocytopenia and agranulocytosis, but these were not necessarily causally related to Paracetamol. The use of drugs which induce hepatic microsomal enzymes such as anti-convulsants or oral contraceptives may increase the extent of metabolism of paracetamol, resulting in reduced plasma concentration of the drug and a faster elimination rate.

There's nothing to stop adults or children over 16 from using Calpol or other pain-relief medication intended for children. Talk to a doctor at once if your child takes too much of this medicine even if they seem well. This is because too much paracetamol can cause delayed, serious liver damage