acetaminophen 125mg paed. supp.u.s.p.xxiii
Paracetamol 125 mg
The amount below is the adult regimen for this product, in whole tablets or capsules, worked out from every sourced rule on file at once and naming the ingredient that decided it.
A dose by weight needs a form it can be measured out of — a syrup, a suspension, oral drops or an injection. This one is taken in whole units, so the adult regimen is what is shown.
- Each dose
- 8 suppositories
- How often
- every 6 hours
- In 24 hours, no more than
- 4,000 mg
- Paracetamol 1,000 mg · within its limits
The amount is set by Paracetamol. Worked out against the adult rules.
This does not decide whether the medicine is right, or for how long. That is the prescription. What it does is turn the dose you were given into an amount of this product.
1 g every 6 hours, or 650 mg every 4 hours instead. Never more than 4 g in 24 hours, counting every paracetamol-containing product taken by any route. — every 6 hours
15 mg/kg every 6 hours, up to 75 mg/kg in 24 hours. The label also allows 12.5 mg/kg every 4 hours instead; it does not allow the larger dose at the shorter interval. — every 6 hours
Shown for guidance only. Always follow your prescription.