For Healthcare Professionals Only
Calpol Sugar-Free Infant Suspension
Uses
Treatment of mild to moderate pain and as an antipyretic, including headache, toothache, earache, teething, sore throat, colds & influenza, aches and pains and post-immunisation fever.
Dosage
Children: up to 4 times daily and not more frequently than every 4 hours. 4-6 years: 10ml. 2-4 years: 7.5ml. 6-24 months: 5ml. 3-6 months: 2.5ml. 2-3 months: a 2.5ml dose, followed by a second dose 4-6 hours later if required, may be given for fever following vaccination at 2 months. The same two doses may be given for other causes of fever or mild to moderate pain provided the infant weighs over 4kg and was not born before 37 weeks. Medical advice should be sought if further doses are needed or if cause of pain or fever is not known. Also available in the original sugar-containing formula and in a sugar-free colour-free formula.