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Calpol 120 for 8 years old
Hello Doctor, my son is 8 years old, suddenly he got fever, I have calpol 120, not calpol 250, so what will be the dosage . Please help
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If you have only paracetamol 120 mg /5 ml, the assuming your child weight as 25 kg, minimum 10mg/kg/dose should be dose should be given.
25*10 -250 mg
You should give 10 ml every 6 th hourly which is tedious.
You can buy calpol 250 - where you can give 5 ml 6 th hourly
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Weight of the child
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Dose of paracetamol is 15mg/kg. So for example if weight is 24kg dose will be 15ml (360mg).
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Kindly mention the weight of the baby
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
According to weight
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Dr. Venkatesh Badugu
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9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
If your kid age is 8yrs old
Then give Calpol 250 5ml every 6th hourly
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