Stupid dosing label!!

[wingingit33]

My daughter is 12. Does she count as 6-12 on here or 12 and over?!

It's double the dose. Why can't they make it clearer?!

This one is even worse

I would go for the 12 - adult personally.

Unless she is small go for 12 and over.

@shes 5'5 but only 6st 12 so I've been giving the lower dose but it's not helping. It's for post op scar itching

Split the difference?

7.5ml , they that 🤷🏻‍♀️

WhAt is silly about it? Children aged between and 6 and 12 means up to the age of 12 surely, then 12 and over is the higher dose? It's not difficult really is it? 🤦🏼‍♀️

Up the dose to the 12+ if not working.

If she is 12yo then the ‘12 and over’ is applicable.

I would base it on her size/weight - if she's very slight, I would go under, if she was on the bigger size for her age, I would go with the higher dose.

This is just where common sense comes in. If she is very small for age I would give the smaller dose and if it worked fine, if not I would up the dose. For an average sized 12 year old I would give the higher dose from the off.

You can see though that 12 upwards is the higher dose, and the smaller dose isn't working, so why would you not just up it?

Is there some kind of complicated medical history?

What would be obvious would be to put 6-12 and 13+

But it's 12+

What would be obvious would be to put 6-12 and 13+

No. what you are trying to say, is 6-11 and 12+, but it doesn’t work like that. Simply if your child is 6 and up to 12 then it’s one dose. If your child is 12 or older it’s another dose.

For those saying to base it on weight, no. OP has an over the counter medicine - if it was prescription it would have a prescribed dose not a range of choices. OTC meds are pretty benign and if it was beneficial they were doses on weight then there would likely be other factors to consider and they would then be in the prescription pile. It’s all a bit arbitrary as you may get a 10yo built like an outhouse and common sense says the day you turn 12 is not so different to the day before or the day before that, but mainly it’s about the studies relating to metabolism of the medicine and so forth as kids are immature metabolisers of many things to a point so a 9yo who weighs more than a 12yo should be given the lower dose and the 12yo the higher dose.

Should have said, many medicines do need to be based on weight, but those will nearly always be be prescription.

The antihistamine is the same daily dose - 10ml per day. They just recommend to split it into two half doses morning and evening - 5ml each for younger children. Entirely your choice at 12. My 12 year old has the single daily dose.

? Adults and adolescents aged 12 and over. She's 12 so follow those instructions.

It is the same dose just split into two half doses.

I don't understand why the second pic is confusing?

If 5ml isn't working, you could (as she's 12) give the 10ml. Or if you're concerned (no need imo) give 7.5ml.

For context she's just had major surgery (about as major as it gets) and is already on a whole host of drugs as a result so I don't want to give anymore than is necessary.

Spoke to GP who has said 7.5ml because she's slight.