Paracetamol suppositories for toddlers and young children

[AWanderingMinstrel]

I had my children in Europe. There it is normal to give children paracetamol via suppositories as it doesn’t upset their stomach, it is absorbed quicker and you always know the dose and it’s not spat out etc. I was surprised to find you cannot buy these over the counter in the Uk- does anyone know why- - is this cultural? Not as acceptable??

My DD was ill and had vomiting alongside crushing headaches. She couldn’t keep calpol (or anything else!) down to help the headache. I called OOO and asked about suppositories and was made to feel like some of the posters on here have suggested I should - like I was in the wrong for trying to find a way to help my child who was in desperate pain.

Our GP used to prescribe them as it was impossible to get paracetamol in the other way, the child would vomit everything out. We would also buy them in Europe or ask friends to bring them. It was an absolute lifesaver. They also work faster than oral ones.
Some pharmacies also can sell them now without prescription.
The attitude of some posters is quite surprising. They clearly never had a child who had an issue swallowing medication. Probably they consider administering via intravenous infusion in a hospital to be less traumatic for a child.

Wow!
Im really shocked by some of the responses on here!!
When ds needed supposition when he was younger, it never occurred to me that people would perceive it in this way!