If you've given calpol + nurofen to reduce temperature then they've thrown up 10 minutes later..

[squeaver]

...how soon can you give another dose? Or not at all? Dd's 5.

TIA

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Sorry, but you can't risk giving them any more until the alloted time - you have to assume they've absorbed it all. The risk of overdose is too great if you don't.

I would recommend giving calpol, and then giving nurofen half-way through the interval you need until the next dose of calpol. There's no reason to give both at the same time.

Thanks Mrs W. I thought as much. Am just going to do a cold flannel on the forehead.

Agree with MW. do usual physical cooling things, cool room, few clothes lots to drink, but you have to wait 4 hours between calpol doses.

PS. We have got GP to prescribe rectal paracetamol so if vomiting is going on, ie gastro enteritis, rectal is first in line. its brilliant!