The medicine "Panadol Baby" refers to the instructions for analgesics, antipyretics. The active component of the drug is paracetamol. The main properties are antipyretic and analgesic.
The drug "Panadol Baby" instructions recommend using it to treat patients older than three months, but younger than 12 years. Prescribe a medication in the following conditions:
- Elevated body temperature that accompanies colds, flu, or infectious diseases. This also includes scarlet fever, rubella, chicken pox, measles and mumps.
- Pain of a different nature: in the throat, headache, toothache, and also ear infections with otitis media.
- Post-vaccination hyperthermia in 2–3 month old infants.
The medicine “Panadol Children's (Baby)” is available in two forms - a syrup for oral administration and suppositories for rectal administration. The required amount of the drug is selected in accordance with the exact age of the patient (the table will be presented below). If you purchased the medicine in the form of a syrup, then the bottle must be shaken thoroughly before measuring the prescribed dose. The last syringe that comes with the help helps to do the latter.
Often the body of babies two to three months old responds to vaccination with fever. In this case, the Panadol Baby preparation can also be used to lower it. The dosage for the baby is 2.5 ml of syrup. The medicine can be given to the child a maximum of two times. The second intake is possible after four hours after the first application. If even after this the baby's condition does not improve, medical attention is needed.
Next, a table will be presented, according to which the necessary dose of medication is selected for children of different ages. You need to focus, first of all, on body weight. Age should be taken into account if the patient's weight is not known.
You can use the drug a maximum of four times a day. The minimum time interval between receptions is four hours.
Candles "Panadol Baby" the instruction recommends using three times a day in the amount of 1 piece.
The duration of the course of therapy can only be determined by a doctor. Without a pediatrician, giving the child a drug for more than three days should not be.
When buying a medicine in a pharmacy, there may be a problem with the choice of dosage form. In this case, there are no special recommendations. You can use both candles and suspension. However, several factors should be considered. Firstly, when using a suppository, you do not need to force the child to drink something. This is especially true if the baby is sick. Secondly, the action of candles, as a rule, manifests itself faster and lasts longer. However, the use of such a dosage form too often should not be, as this has an irritating effect on the mucous membrane of the rectum. According to experts, it is advisable to give the baby syrup during the day, and introduce a candle at night.
As a rule, the drug "Panadol Baby" is well tolerated by children. The instruction, however, warns of possible negative manifestations such as anemia, thrombocytopenia, aseptic pyuria and allergic reactions (itching, redness, rash). You can not use the medication in the treatment of patients with severe impaired renal or hepatic function and the presence of hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.
After opening the bottle, you can only store the drug "Panadol Baby" for only one month. Its price varies from 70 rubles. (for one package of suppositories in the amount of 10 pcs.) up to 105 rubles. (syrup).