DH thinks he might have dreamt this but - is there such a thing as a chewable tablet form of paracetamol for kids?

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Ds won't touch calpol (as a result of an abortive attempt to get him to take liquid form antibiotics earlier this year ) - but has a high temperature and is not well today. Argh!! (I think dh is remembering something from his childhood though?)

Ewww.

I know there is chewable asprin but I don;t know about paracetamol. I imagine it would taste REVOLTING !

my ds2 won't take calpol, so I give him medised instead

Well they only taste revolting because they put bitrex in them to make them - er, taste revolting - surely?

Iota, he won't go near any liquid presented to him on a spoon unfortunately - he actually loves the taste of calpol, but since trying the vile-tasting antibiotic we can't get him within 10 yards of medicine-on-a-spoon

is it disprol? don't know why that sprung to mind

syringe?

or mix it up in flavoured milk?

You can get a chewable version of ibuprofen - but it's for over 6's only. Can't remember if it's a calpol one or nurofen for kids.

There is (I remember thinking it was a bad idea) - chewable Calpol maybe? I will google.

Ther are Calpol Melts for 8s and over (or 6 and over?) We bought some yesterday. Tablets that dissolves. No complaints for DD1.

I am illiterate... Apart from the other typos, 'no complaints FROM DD1'

Fastmelts but as haggis says, only for over 6s.

Would he tolerate a suppository? Having lived abroad for so long now, we are converts . Honestly, hugely effective at bringing down a child's high temp ....

maybe try this

paracetemol suppositories that is

I wish I'd known about those melts redadmiral! My eldest son has spent the last 9 years refusing to take any medecine at all. Thankfully he is rarely ill.

Yes, they say 6+ - guess you could always call GP and ask if your child is younger.

X posted with everyone...

I would speak to your pharmacist. I know taht when dd was in hospital at 11 months, they gave her the over 6's version of Calpol - just a smaller dose. I would think that you could probably cut a fastmelt tablet in 1/2 - but I'd check with a pharmacist or the GP first.

I second the suppository... we have got them a few times when we are in Italy... and so easy.

I really don't know why we force calpol down a screaming wriggling baby when suppository is so easy.

Bum tablets are now a standing joke in our house!

In the UK ... I think if you ask the pharmicist they can get them for you.

Eve, mine's even started asking for "bum medicine" when she feels really ill because it's so effective