Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy3 years agoA. you have to give paracetamol for fever as well as pain according to the weight of the child as well as according to the strength of paracetamol medicine you are having.
there are different strength of paracetamol available in the market that is it may be in the drops formulation which might be having power of 100 mg or or 125 mg or 150 mg in each 1ml.
in syrup formulation paracetamol has got different powers like 120/ 25mg and 240/ 250 mg in each 5ml.
so the doctor will calculate the dosage according to the power and weight of the child.
paracetamol can be given max 4 times per day
you have to mention weight of the child.
if the weight is around 12 to 15 kg
then dosage would be 8ml
RashmiMom of a 10 yr 11 m old girl3 years agoA. You can check the bottle for the current rate of the child and medicine dosage would be completely dependent on that otherwise you can go ahead with somewhere about 3.5 to 4 ML as of now and you can give this medicine again after six hours if the temperature risesWrite Your Answer Here
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