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

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This medicine contains 0.06 mg of benzyl alcohol in each 5ml dose, which is equivalent to 0.012mg/ml. Benzyl alcohol may cause allergic reactions. High volumes should be used with caution and only if necessary, especially in patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding or subjects with liver or kidney impairment because of the risk of accumulation and toxicity (metabolic acidosis). 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

Liver damage is possible in adults and adolescents (≥12 years of age) who have taken 7.5g or more of paracetamol. It is considered that excess quantities of a toxic metabolite (usually adequately detoxified by glutathione when normal doses of paracetamol are ingested) become irreversibly bound to liver tissue. Ingestion of 5g or more of paracetamol may lead to liver damage if the patient has risk factors (see below). The speed of absorption of Paracetamol may be increased by metoclopramide or domperidone and absorption reduced by cholestyramine. 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. However, you can give them one at a time – in other words, alternately – if you've already given a dose of one of them and your child is still distressed before the next dose of that same medicine is due.

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If your child has had more paracetamol than is recommended (or you're uncertain about how much they've had), seek immediate medical advice. Can adults take Calpol?

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 17.8mg propylene glycol (E1520) in each 5ml dose, which is equivalent to 3.56mg/ml. Chronic alcohol intake can increase the hepatotoxicity of paracetamol overdose and may have contributed to the acute pancreatitis reported in one patient who had taken an overdose of paracetamol. Acute alcohol intake may diminish an individual's ability to metabolise large doses of paracetamol, the plasma half-life of which can be prolonged. Calpol advises adults and children over the age of 16 to try Calpol SixPlus (suitable from six years). It contains paracetamol and is used to help with fever, colds, earache, sore throats and general pains. The anticoagulant effect of warfarin and other coumarins may be enhanced by prolonged regular use of paracetamol with increased risk of bleeding; occasional doses have no significant effect. 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 or pharmacist. Do not give to children under the age of 6 years.

Paracetamol is available over-the-counter (OTC) and also as a prescription medication. It is used for the relief of: 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). Do not give this medicine to your child for more than 3 days without speaking to your doctor or pharmacist There are some medicines that should not be taken at the same time as this medicine, as they may interact. For a list of which medicines should not be used at the same time as Paracetamol Suspension, please read the patient information leaflet. Adults and children aged 12 years and over can take 1 sachet every 4 hours if required. Do not take more than 4 sachets in 24 hours.Paracetamol was first made in 1878, but only became more widely used in the 1950s. Today paracetamol is one of the most widely used painkillers in the world. Branded and generic versions of this drug are available. What is paracetamol used for?

Do not give the medicine to your child for more than three days without speaking to your doctor or pharmacist. Don't give more than four paracetamol doses in 24 hours. This means you might have to wait up to six hours between doses. Paracetamol Suspension is not suitable for use by children under the age of 6. Do not take this product if you or your child are allergic to paracetamol or any of the other listed ingredients. Do not use this product if you or your child: CALPOL ® Infant Original Suspension, CALPOL ® Infant Suspension Sachets, CALPOL ® Sugar Free Infant Suspension, CALPOL ® Sugar Free Infant Suspension Sachets and CALPOL ® Infant Sugar Free Colour Free 120mg/5ml Oral Suspension contain paracetamol, can be used in infants from 2 months old (weighing over 4kg and not premature). For pain and fever. CALPOL ® SIXPLUS™ Suspension, CALPOL ® SIXPLUS™ Sugar Free Suspension and CALPOL ® SIXPLUS™ Fastmelts contain paracetamol,can be used in children from 6 years old. For pain and fever. CALPROFEN ® Ibuprofen Suspension contains ibuprofen, can be used in infants from 3 months old (weighing over 5Kg). For pain and fever. CALCOUGH ® Infant Syrup contains glycerol, can be used in infants from 3 months old. For dry cough. CALCOUGH ® Children's Syrup, can be used in children over one year old. For cough.CALGEL ® Teething Gel contains an anaesthetic and antiseptic, can be used in infants from 5 months. For short- term use of no more than 7 days, where non-medicinal methods have not provided relief. Always read the label.

How often to give paracetamol

Sorbitol and maltitol may cause gastrointestinal discomfort and have a mild laxative effect. Each 5 ml of this product contains 1.935 g sorbitol liquid and 2.04g of maltitol liquid. A food additive commonly found in tablets and capsules. Its presence in cosmetics has been known to cause allergic reactions in the skin. There is no information relating to the effects of Paracetamol Oral Suspension 250mg/5ml on fertility. A significant decrease in testicular weight was observed when male Sprague-Dawley rats were given daily high doses of paracetamol (500 mg/kg/body weight/day) orally for 70 days.