Calpol (Quick reply needed please)

Hii
My brothers 13 ( I know he should just take tablets by now but well thats not the issue at the mo lol).
It just says in the calpol instructions children over 6 years: consult your doctor. about dosage..

So whats a dosage I should give him? Like 4 spoons full?

Cheeeeers :smile:

xxxx

Reply 1

aliclare

I'd give him slightly more than what it says for the under 6s.. so an extra spoonful or something. My 14 yr old sis will only have calpol melts which are designed for up to 16yrs i think lol.

Reply 2

h82think

I would only give 2 spoons. Can not be for certain, but thats how much my mum gave me.

Reply 3

ohyeahoh

I've given him 3..you can't really over dose badly on calpol surely lol.

Grr

Cheers for the replys btw :smile:

xxx

Reply 4

tehjonny

3/4 should be fine.

Reply 5

Flash6289

I haven't had it for ages but when I was younger I remember it tasting absolutely delish, lol.

Reply 6

swiftuk

It would be wrong for people to give you a dose over the internet, but you can work it out yourself by looking at what the dose would be in miligrams (mg) on the tablets.

The calpol should say how many mg of paracetamol it has per 5 ml spoon.

I do this for myself a lot, as I sometimes put my meds straight into my stomach, so only take liquid meds.

The problem occurs because kids medicines are quite weak, so pharmacies sometimes wont sell you enough :frown: