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Does Overdose Of Calpol And Nerofen Cause Vomiting?

My child 14 month old child spiked a temp of 39.1 and i gave him 10ml calpol and 5 mls of nerofen childrens liiquid.... He vomited both straight away so i repeated the doses and he kept it down.... Did i overdose him?
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Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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It is very irritative for stomach and can cause overdose. When baby has very high fever you better use Adol-suppository-Acetaminophen-125mg. Give tepid sponging as well or usual bath.
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Does Overdose Of Calpol And Nerofen Cause Vomiting?

It is very irritative for stomach and can cause overdose. When baby has very high fever you better use Adol-suppository-Acetaminophen-125mg. Give tepid sponging as well or usual bath. Kind regards