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Help, does anyone have access to UK calpol dosing advice

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KorrallKrabba · 26/01/2011 17:08

Hi, hope someone can help me relatively soon. Am overseas and have needed to get hold of local formulation of calpol. Labelling not quite as informative as UK pack.

What is the strength of UK version and what dose is suitable for a 3 yo? I think you get 2 age ranges in UK, but may be misremembering.

I'm using 2.5 ml to be safe, but suspect I could up it a bit.

Help really appreciated, trying to bring down pesky temperature.

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KorrallKrabba · 26/01/2011 17:33

Bump?

The bottle I have is 120mg per 5ml, is this the same as the UK one for 2 month + format.

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JellyBelly10 · 26/01/2011 17:55

UK calpol is 120mg Paracetamol strength. The dosage for the one that's suitable for children under 6 is that at 3 you can give 1-2 5ml spoons up to 4 times a day (every 4-6 hours).

KorrallKrabba · 26/01/2011 18:20

Great, many thanks for reassurance on this, so I can double what I've been giving. I'm sure that will help a lot.

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