Is this calpol overdose

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My son is 4 years old, I give him 10ml calpol
is that the correct dosage ?
bevause the guidelines is confusing
it says 2-4 is 7.5ml
4-6 10ml

Weight would be a better way to work out doses accurately, but can be harder for parents to weigh and calculate.

Age based doses are based on an average weight and will have a big safety margin built in, so very unlikely to have been a harmful dose.

(Caveat - this is opinion, I am not medically trained)
It won't be a problem that you've given him potentially 2.5 ml more than he should have - it's guidance, not accurate, as you can tell from the use of age ranges and not actual body weight. For a small four-year-old (as our son once was), I'd use the lesser measure; for a strapping large four-year-old, I'd give the greater measure. Either way and far more importantly, how is your son doing?

10mls is the correct dose for a child who has had their 4th birthday, unless they are very small for their age. Hope your little one is okay

Presuming you gave him the infant suspension and not the 6+?
I personally would phone 111 who can do the calculation for you based on weight- not being unkind but better getting professional advice than asking here.

He is 22kg ???? He has been in this dose for 3 days 😢

It's fine. Assuming that's the 0-6 years one, 10ml is 240mg.

At 22kg his mg per kg dose is 330mg. So 10ml is quite a bit under the amount that he can safely take.

And I agree the age categories are unhelpful, but I'd read them as being 2 years up to the fourth birthday and then four years up to the sixth birthday.

It is done by weight where I live with approx age given and I think this is more easy to understand. But then I go and import it from the UK anyway as they have nicer flavours and end up having to look it up anyway!

It's fine. I know a child who drank a whole bottle and the doctor at A&E said there isn't enough paracetamol in the bottle to cause any major issues.

Thank you all
i called a pharmacy and made the calculate it manually to give me exact amount. And as mumsnet suggested, 10ml is not even the full dose for his weight !