Get the dose right

It can be tricky working out the best way to give your child the right dose of medicine.

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Dosage for CALPOL® Infant Suspension

If you are looking for the dosage guidance for any of our other products please see individual product pages

Babies under 2 months:

Do not give to babies under 2 months old. Consult your doctor.

For use after Men B vaccinations (at 2 and 4 months):

Age of child	Up to 6 months (usually at 2 and 4 months)
Dose 1	One 2.5ml dose as soon as possible after vaccination
Dose 2	One 2.5ml dose 4-6 hours after first dose
Dose 3	One 2.5ml dose 4-6 hours after the second dose

For pain & other causes of fever:

Age of child	How much
2-3 months	2.5ml (if necessary, after 4-6 hours, give a second 2.5ml dose)
Only give if your baby weighs over 4kg and was born after 37 weeks Leave at least 4 hours between doses Do not give more than two doses. This is to ensure that fever that may be due to a serious infection is quickly diagnosed. If your child is still feverish after two doses, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

Age of child	How much	How often (in 24 hours)
3-6 months	2.5ml	Up to 4 times
6-24 months	5ml	Up to 4 times
2-4 years	7.5ml (5ml + 2.5ml)	Up to 4 times
4-6 years	10ml (5ml + 5ml)	Up to 4 times
Do not give more than 4 doses in any 24 hour period Leave at least 4 hours between doses Do not give this medicine to your child for more than 3 days without speaking to your doctor or pharmacist

*Remember that dosing instructions for ibuprofen are different, always read the Patient Information

Once you’ve carefully measured out the medicine your child needs, getting it into them, rather than everywhere else, can be a tricky business. The makers of CALPOL® know that a syringe can make dosing your child a little easier, the good news is CALPOL® Infant Suspension and CALPOL® SIXPLUSTM Suspension are now available with an easy dosing syringe.

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