Is It Safe To Give Calpol For Fever In Children?

Posted on Thu, 5 Mar 2015

Question: Hello doctor.
myself XXXXXXX from XXXXXXX My baby , she is now 14months old. From the last two days had a trouble in sleeping and today her body temperature was 100.4 F .I gave her calpol 1.7ml. Is that ok. And please let me know the dosage for maxtra oral drops for her runny nose.

Answered by Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Dose of Paracetamol is 15 mg/ Kg /dose

Detailed Answer:
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Dear Ms XXXXXXX

The dosage of Calpol ( Paracetamol) is 15 mg per kilogramme body weight per dose 6th hourly. The dosage needs to be adjusted according to weight of baby.

Majority of respiratory tract illness in children are viral in origin and self limiting. I would suggest you the following

1. Maxtra drops 1.5 ml thrice a day

2. Normal saline nasal drops: 3-4 drops in each nose 6 times a day

3. Steam Inhalation: Preferably using in electronic steamer. Maintain safe distance from baby. Use for 5 to 10 minutes thrice a day

4. Vicks vaporub: apply it over the clothing of chest. It will provide symptomatic relief.

5. Keep baby appropriately covered

Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.

Take Care

Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kaltari
Consultant Pediatric Surgery

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar