Can I take ibuprofen and cocodamol at the same time?

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Have been prescribed both but not sure if I can take together or have to have staggered?

Yes they are two different analgesics.

^^^^ worked in a pharmacy for a few years .

You can take them both up to you if you stagger I would as codiene makes me feel sick

If in doubt, google the number of a late opening chemist and ring the pharmacist

Yes - from GP; pharmacist; hospital. Be careful not to take the co-codamol for longer than prescribed. Think it's three days?

Work in drs and previously pharmacy... Absolutely fine

Yup, they are fine. They are different drugs and each of the three uses a different mechanism. (Some drugs do clash, you can't take iboprofen and diclofenac together, for example.)

What about for babies and children?

Thank you. Hospital only gave me 3 days worth of cocodamol, guess that is why. Feeling pretty rough so would like to take them both!

TigerBaby - you can use ibruprofen and paracetemol together in children/babies, obviously at lower doses that are in calpol for instance. Codeine is NOT suitable for children under 12.

LEM

Could i give my 12month old 2.5 ml of ibruprofen as instructed on the label and 5 ml of calpol as on the label together?

Yes, that should be ok but bear in mind that the dose is every four hours for paracetemol and every six hours for ibruprofen. I am only speaking from personal experience, not a pharmacist, if you are unsure check with a pharmacist.