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Overdose of Calpol-250mg syrup

2017-09-14 00:10:06
My 20 months old son has been given 20 ml of Calpol-250mg syrup within 4 hours by misunderstanding and oversite. Isn't this an Overdose? Well there by any side effects and what would be the symtoms to check for. I am quite worried. Please guide.
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Hi thanks for writing to Practo consult.  It's a dose of 1000mg. Within  4 hours . Kindly visit doctor. Certain signs may be just subtle enough which parents are not trained for.

Answered2017-09-16 04:38:51

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