Hello, People Who Care for Children
As a follow-up to my blog post on essential medicines to have in your first aid box, I made a master list of the most common baby and children medicines and dosage tables.
This list could be useful when you’re in a rush or you don’t have signal – so print it out and put it in your medicine box for a time of need.
Pain and Fever
Panado/Calpol Dosage for a Baby/Child
Panado and Calpol are used to treat pain and fever.
Other brand names: Antalgic SF, Pyngesic S, Painogesic Syrup, Feverpain, Painmol Syrup, Pyralen Syrup, Entalgic Syrup
Age | Dose | How Often |
< 2 months | Doctor recommended* | |
2 – 3 months | 2.5ml | 4 – 6 hourly |
3 - 6 months | 2.5ml | 6 hourly (4x daily) |
6 – 24 months | 5ml | 6 hourly (4x daily) |
2 – 4 years | 7.5ml | 6 hourly (4x daily) |
4 – 8 years | 10ml | 6 hourly (4x daily) |
8 – 10 years | 15ml | 6 hourly (4x daily) |
10 – 12 years | 20ml | 6 hourly (4x daily) |
Empaped Suppository Dosage for a Baby/Child
Empaped suppositories are used for the treatment of pain and fever.
Other brand names: Pyracet
Age | Dose | How often |
2 – 12 months | 125mg suppository | 6 hourly (4x daily) |
> 1 year | 250mg suppository | 6 hourly (4x daily) |
Remember, this is the same as Panado/Calpol, so this cannot be given within 8 hours of giving that.
Mefenamic Acid (Ponstel) Dosage for a Baby/Child
Ponstel or Ponstan is used to treat pain and fever.
Other brand names: Ponstel S, Adco-Mefenamic Acid, Fenamin Suspension, Ponac Suspension
Age | Dosage | How often |
6 – 24 months | 5ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
2 - 4 years | 10ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
4 – 8 years | 15ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
8 – 12 years | 20ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
* Must be taken with a meal
Pontsan Suppository Dosage for a Baby/Child
Ponstan suppository is used to treat pain and fever – and cannot be given with Mefenamic Acid syrup as it is the same (see how to alternate pain medications here)
Age | Dosage | How often |
> 2 years old | 125mg suppository | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
* Must be taken with a meal
Nurofen Dosage for a Baby/Child
Neurofen syrup is used to treat pain and fever.
Other brand names: Brufen for Children, Ibugesic Fever and Pain, Ibucine Paediatric Suspension, Inflamax Paediatric Suspension, Nurofen for Children Sugar-Free, Ibugesic Oral Suspension
Age | Dosage | How often |
3 – 12 months | 2.5ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
1 – 4 years | 5ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
4 – 6 years | 7.5ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
6 – 9 years | 10ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
9 – 12 years | 15ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
* Must be taken with a meal
Myprodol Syrup Dosage for a Baby/Child
Myprodol/Mybulen syrup is used for extreme pain and fever.
Other brand names: Mybulen Suspension
Age | Dosage | How often |
< 3 years | Not established for use | |
3 – 6 years | 2.5 – 5ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
6 – 12 years | 5 – 10 ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
> 12 years | 20ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
* Must be taken with meals
Stilpayne Syrup Dosage for a Baby/Child
Stilpayne syrup is used for severe pain and fever.
Other brand names: Lentogesic Syrup, Stopayne Syrup, Salterpyn Syrup, Adco-Kiddipayne, Infapain Forte, Painagon, Medipyn, Pynmed Pain And Fever Syrup, AstraPain Syrup, Goldgesic Syrup, Ban Pain A/F, Stilpane, Megapyn, Dynapayne Syrup
Age | Dosage | How often |
< 2 years | Not established for use | |
2 – 5 years | 5ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
6 – 12 years | 5 – 10ml | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
Lotem Dosage for a Baby/Child
Lotem is used for extreme pain and fever management
Other brand names: Ibumol Grape, Lotem Suspension
Age | Dosage | How often |
< 2 years | Not established for use | |
2 – 5 years | 2.5 – 5ml | 6 – 8 hourly (3-4 x daily) |
6 – 12 years | 5 – 10ml | 6 – 8 hourly (3-4 x daily) |
How to alternate pain and fever medications
Knowing how to alternate pain medications in children can be tricky. A lot of common medications are combinations of two or three types of pain medications, and we don’t want to risk overdoing our little ones on medication.
I put the main brand names in this table, but if you have a generic, please check under that section for which group it falls under.
You can alternate group 1 and group 2 every 4 hours which is nice for a fever that comes back after just a few hours.
Group 3 must be given on its own (either 8 hours before or after either group 1 or two). This is because medications in group 3 either have Paracetamol, an anti-inflammatory or both in it, and this would mean that giving it sooner than 8 hours would overdose your child on whatever particular medication you had already given.
Group 1 (Paracetamol) | Group 2 (Anti-inflammatory) | Group 3 (Combinations) |
Panado/Calpol (see other brand names) | Nurofen (see other brand names) | Stilpayne/Stopayne (see other brand names) |
Empaped (see other brand names) | Ponsten/Ponstel/Ponac Syrup (see other brand names) | Myprodol/Mybulin (see other brand names) |
| Ponstan suppositories (see other brand names) | Lotem (see other brand names) |
| Voltaren/Panamore Suppositories or drops (see other brand names) |
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Do not alternate any medications in the same group sooner than 8 hourly
Alternate group 1 and group 2 every 4 hours
Medicines in Group 3 cannot be given sooner than 8 hours before or after any medications in Group 1 or Group 2
Colds, Flu and Coughing
Prospan Dosage for a Baby/Child
Prospan syrup is used for dry and wet coughs.
Age | Dosage | How often |
0 – 6 years | 2.5ml | 8 hourly (x3 daily) |
6 – 12 years | 5ml | 8 hourly (x3 daily) |
>12 years | 5 – 7.5ml | 8 hourly (x3 daily) |
Allergex Syrup Dosage for a Baby/Child
Allergex syrup can be used for skin and seasonal allergies.
Other brand names: Allecet Syrup, Texa Allergy Syrup, Ceticit Syrup, Allecet Syrup, Acuzyrt Syrup, Zetop Syrup, Zelary Syrup
Age | Dosage | How often |
< 2 years | Contraindicated (may not be given) | |
2 – 6 years | 2.5 ml | 12 hourly (2x daily) |
6 – 12 years | 5ml | 12 hourly (2x daily) |
Tummy Troubles
Buscopan Syrup Dosage for a Baby/Child
Buscopan is used for stomach cramping.
Other brand names: Scopex, Hyospasmol
Age | Dosage | How often |
< 1 month | Not recommended | |
1 – 3 months | 2.5ml | 8 hourly (x3 daily) |
3 – 12 months | 2.5 – 5ml | 8 hourly (x3 daily) |
1- 3 years | 5 – 10ml | 8 hourly (x3 daily) |
3 – 6 years | 10ml | 8 hourly (x3 daily) |
6 – 12 years | 10 – 20ml | 8 hourly (x3 daily) |
Valoid Syrup Dosage for a Baby/Child
Valoid syrup helps to treat nausea, vomiting and motion sickness.
Other brand names: Adco-Cyclizine Syrup, Nauzine S, Medazine S, Cycloid Syrup, Triazine Pead Syrup, Aculoid Syrup
Age | Dosage | How often |
< 2 years | Not established for use | |
2 – 5 years | 5ml | 8 hourly (x3 daily) |
6 – 12 years | 10ml | 8 hourly (x3 daily) |
Valoid Suppository Dosage for a Baby/Child
Valoid suppositories are for treating nausea, vomiting and motion sickness
Other brand names: Triazine 50mg Suppositories, Valoid Children's Suppositories, Valoid AS
Age | Dosage | How often |
< 6 years | Not established for use | |
6 – 12 years | 50mg suppository | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
>12 years | 100mg suppository | 8 hourly (3x daily) |
Pectrolyte Dosage for a Baby/Child
Pectrolyte is used to treat mild to moderate diarrhea in adults and children.
Age | Dosage | How often |
< 3 years | Not established for use | |
3 – 6 years | 5 – 10ml | 4 hourly (6x daily) |
6 – 12 years | 10 – 20 ml | 4 hourly (6x daily) |
Ensure your child is drinking plenty of water with Pectrolyte syrup.
So there you have it!
I think I'm quickly going to print myself one of these.
Let us know in the comments what else you'd like to see.
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