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Is It Safe To Give Calpol With Iron Drops For Childrens?

Hi doc I have a 9months old baby girl. She is having fever (100-101)from yesterday afternoon. I gave her crocin drops (1.2ml) for 3times bt she still has fever. Now I m thinking to give her calpol(120mg) bt I m also giving her iron &multivitamin drops. Is it safe to give calpol with iron drops & i just wanted to know how much dose should i give her (baby s weight is 8.2kg)? Thanks
Wed, 3 Sep 2014
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Thanks for posting your query at HealthCareMagic. Calpol and crocin both are brandnames of paracetamol. Paracetamol is a very safe drug. The drops contain 100mg/ml whereas the syrup contains 120mg/5ml. The dose requirement is 15mg/kg/dose and can be given three or four times a day but at a minimum interval of 4 hours. So 1.2 ml of the drop or 5 ml of the syrup would be ok for her. There is no problem if given along with or after iron and multivitamin drops.

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Is It Safe To Give Calpol With Iron Drops For Childrens?

Thanks for posting your query at HealthCareMagic. Calpol and crocin both are brandnames of paracetamol. Paracetamol is a very safe drug. The drops contain 100mg/ml whereas the syrup contains 120mg/5ml. The dose requirement is 15mg/kg/dose and can be given three or four times a day but at a minimum interval of 4 hours. So 1.2 ml of the drop or 5 ml of the syrup would be ok for her. There is no problem if given along with or after iron and multivitamin drops. Hope that helps. Feel free to revert back in case of further queries if any.