New Dosing Instructions
New dosing instructions for children's paracetamol medicines
The makers of CALPOL® and other manufacturers are updating labelling with the new dosing instructions on their children's paracetamol containing medicines to reflect the new advice from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
This new advice applies to the following products from the makers of CALPOL®:
- CALPOL® Infant range (contains paracetamol)
- CALPOL® SixPlus range (contains paracetamol)
- CALCOLD® SixPlus (contains paracetamol and diphenhydramine)
The aim is that all the children’s paracetamol containing medicines on the market will have new dosing instructions by the end of 2011. However, there is currently no action required by parents until the new dosing instructions appear on the labelling and therefore parents can confidently continue to administer CALPOL® according to the current label instructions.
The MHRA assesses the safety of all medicines and aims to provide parents with greater clarification on dosing options across all children’s paracetamol containing medicines. The makers of CALPOL® support the MHRA’s intention to provide parents with a new, single dosing regimen based on the age and weight of the child.
If at any time you are in doubt about the dosing, speak to your pharmacists or GP.
How to give medicines
Please follow these reminders when administering medicines to your child:
- Always use the medicine spoon provided with the pack.
- Thoroughly shake the bottle for at least 10 seconds before use.
- Do not use a household teaspoon.
- Do not overfill the medicine spoon.
- Once you have used the spoon, please clean it and keep it with the original pack.
- If you lose the medicine spoon provided please ask your pharmacist for a replacement.
- Do not use more than one paracetamol containing product at a time.
- Always keep medicines out of reach & sight of children.
- Do not give more than the recommended dose.