Calpol
Paracetamol
Ingredients & Drug Type
Calpol is listed as Analgesic / NSAID containing Paracetamol. A pain reliever or anti-inflammatory medicine, depending on the active ingredient.
- Active ingredient
- Paracetamol
- Therapeutic class
- Analgesic / NSAID
- Dosage form
- Suspension
- Strength
- 120mg/5ml
Dosing
- Pediatric
- 10–15 mg/kg/dose كل 4–6 ساعاتMin age: 2 شهر
- Route
- oral
- Route: oral.
- The final dose depends on diagnosis, age, weight, kidney/liver function, pregnancy status, and other medicines.
- Use the dose written by your doctor or pharmacist; this page is educational and not a personal prescription.
Instructions: رج الزجاجة قبل الاستخدام
Medical Overview
Calpol is listed as Analgesic / NSAID containing Paracetamol. A pain reliever or anti-inflammatory medicine, depending on the active ingredient.
Calpol (pediatric paracetamol) — childhood’s first-line antipyretic: gentlest on small stomachs, from 2 months, dosed by WEIGHT (15mg/kg q4-6h, max 4 doses/day) with the pack’s own syringe (infant vs child concentrations differ!). Its whole danger is overdose — silently hepatotoxic, classically via hidden paracetamol in combo cold syrups; suspected overdose is an emergency even symptom-free (antidote works best within 8h).
Uses / Indications
- Fever and pain in children
- Mild to moderate pain, inflammation, or fever when appropriate.
Side Effects
- بالجرعة الصحيحة يكاد يخلو منها — أوسع هامش أمان بفئته: طفح تحسسي نادر. خطره كله في الجرعة الزائدة: **سمية كبد صامتة** (لا أعراض مبكرة!) — أشهر أسبابها المنزلية: الجمع الخفي مع أدوية رشح مركبة تحوي باراسيتامول أيضاً
- أو التناوب الخاطئ
- أو سرنجة تركيز مختلف.
- Stomach irritation, nausea, or dizziness; some analgesics can increase bleeding or kidney risk.
Contraindications
- أمراض كبد نشطة
- وحساسية نادرة له. دون الشهرين: طبيب حصراً (حرارة الوليد طوارئ تقييم أصلاً لا خفض منزلي).
- Active ulcer or bleeding, analgesic allergy, or severe kidney/liver disease unless supervised.
Warnings
- ثوابت الأمان الخمسة: وزن لا عمر
- سرنجة العبوة نفسها (تركيز الرضع يختلف عن الكبار!)
- عدّاد 4 جرعات يومياً كحد
- فاصل 4 ساعات أدنى
- والزجاجة في علوٍّ مقفل (طعمه الحلو يغري الصغار — جرعته الزائدة طوارئ فورية حتى بلا أعراض: الترياق يعمل بأول 8 ساعات). الحرارة عرض: راجع فوراً لرضيع دون 3 أشهر بحرارة
- أو تصلب رقبة
- أو طفح لا يبهت
- أو خمول
- أو فوق 3 أيام. احجز أطفال عبر كلينكس جو.
- Avoid combining medicines from the same pain-reliever class without advice.
Drug Interactions
- التحذير الأول: **لا دواء رشح مركب معه قبل قراءة مكوناته** (كثيرها يحوي باراسيتامول — جرعة مضاعفة خفية). مع بروفين شراب: التناوب مقبول عند الحاجة الحقيقية لكن بجدول مكتوب بالساعة يمنع الخلط. أدوية الصرع المزمنة ترفع حساسية كبده نظرياً.
- May interact with blood thinners, steroids, blood pressure medicines, and kidney-affecting drugs.
Patient Guidance
- Use the shortest suitable duration.
- Take with food if it irritates the stomach.
- Seek medical advice if pain or fever persists.
Before Using This Medicine
Tell your clinician before use if you have
- Any previous allergy to this medicine, its class, or any ingredient.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, planned pregnancy, or fertility treatment.
- Kidney, liver, heart, stomach ulcer, bleeding, epilepsy, or chronic disease history.
- Regular medicines, supplements, herbal products, or alcohol use.
Seek urgent care if you notice
- Breathing difficulty, face or throat swelling, severe rash, fainting, or chest pain.
- Severe diarrhea, black stools, vomiting blood, yellow eyes, confusion, or unusual bleeding.
- Any symptom that feels severe, new, or rapidly worsening after taking the medicine.
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Storage & Manufacturer
- Storage:
- Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.
Trusted Medical Sources
Use these references to verify official labeling, patient information, therapeutic class, dosing cautions, contraindications, and safety updates.
Common Questions
What is Calpol?
Calpol contains Paracetamol and is categorized as Analgesic / NSAID. Its exact use depends on diagnosis and the official product label.
What is the dose of Calpol?
The dose must be set by a doctor or pharmacist according to age, weight, diagnosis, and kidney or liver function.
What warnings matter before using Calpol?
Check allergies, pregnancy or breastfeeding, chronic disease, and all current medicines before use. Seek urgent care for severe allergy or rapidly worsening symptoms.
How should Calpol be stored?
Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.