Calpol SixPlus Fast Melts Strawberry Flavour Tablets Pack of 12

Calpol SixPlus Fast Melts Strawberry Flavour Tablets Pack of 12 contain paracetamol, a trusted ingredient used to relieve various aches, pains, and reduce high temperatures. Designed specifically for children aged 6 and above, these strawberry-flavoured tablets provide a pleasant alternative to liquid medicines, encouraging easier administration when your child is feeling poorly.

Effective Relief for Common Childhood Ailments

These fast melts are effective in easing symptoms associated with a range of common conditions, helping your child feel more comfortable:

• Colds & Flu: Helps reduce fever and general aches.
• Headache: Provides relief from head discomfort.
• Toothache: Soothes dental pain.
• Earache: Alleviates discomfort in the ears.
• Sore Throat: Helps ease throat pain.
• Post-Immunisation Fever: Reduces fever after vaccinations.
• Other aches and pains.

The convenient fast-melt format means no need for water, making them ideal for school, travel, or at home. Simply place on the tongue and let it melt into a pleasant-tasting paste.

To remove tablet: use a fingernail to break the foil along the dotted line before pressing the tablet out. Tablets can be sucked gently until they melt on the tongue. There is no need to take water as they melt into a pleasant tasting paste which is easily swallowed. Alternatively, the tablets can be dissolved in a teaspoon of water or milk if preferred.

Dosage:

• 6-9 years: 1 tablet up to 4 times a day
• 9-12 years: 2 tablets up to 4 times a day
• 12-16 years: 2-3 tablets up to 4 times a day
• Adults and children over 16 years: 2-4 tablets up to 4 times a day

Do not give more than 4 doses in any 24 hour period. Leave at least 4 hours between doses. Do not give this medicine to your child for more than 3 days without speaking to your doctor or pharmacist. Never give more medicine than stated. Do not give this medicine with any other paracetamol containing product. Not recommended for children under 6 years old. Ask your pharmacist to recommend a suitable product.

This medicine is suitable for most people but a few people should not use it. If you are in any doubt, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

Do not give your child this medicine:

• If s/he has ever had a bad reaction to any of the ingredients.
• If s/he is taking anything else with paracetamol in it.
• If s/he has phenylketonuria (a hereditary disease discovered at birth.)

If any of these applies, get advice from a doctor or pharmacist without using Calpol.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist:

• If your child has serious kidney or liver problems.
• If your child is taking any other medicines including:
  • metoclopramide or domperidone (used to treat nausea and vomiting)
  • cholestyramine (used to treat high cholesterol)
  • anticoagulants (drugs that thin the blood, such as warfarin)
  • anticonvulsants (drugs to treat epilepsy)
  • flucloxacillin (antibiotic), due to a serious risk of blood and fluid abnormality (called metabolic acidosis) that must have urgent treatment.

If you are not sure about the medicine your child is taking, show the bottle or pack to your pharmacist.

If adults take this medicine:

• You can use this medicine while you are taking oral contraceptives (‘the pill’), but it may not work so well on your pain or fever.
• If you drink large amounts of alcohol, you may be more open to the side effects of paracetamol. Talk to a doctor before use.
• If necessary, the medicine can be used during pregnancy. You should use the lowest possible dose that reduces your pain and/or your fever and use it for the shortest time possible. Contact your doctor or pharmacist if the pain and/or fever are not reduced or if you need to take the medicine more often.
• Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine if you are breastfeeding.

Some of the ingredients can cause problems:

• This medicine contains 8 mg aspartame (E951) in each tablet. Aspartame is a source of phenylalanine. It may be harmful if you have phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare genetic disorder in which phenylalanine builds up because the body cannot remove it properly.
• This medicine contains mannitol (E421), which may have a mild laxative effect.
• This medicine contains 0.00064 mg benzyl alcohol in each tablet. Benzyl alcohol may cause allergic reactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have a liver or kidney disease. This is because large amounts of benzyl alcohol can build-up in your body and may cause side effects (called “metabolic acidosis”).
• This medicine contains 0.0011 g glucose in each tablet. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.

Speak to your doctor:

• If your child needs more than the doses shown in the table, speak to your doctor as soon as possible.
• If your child’s pain or fever is not getting better after a few days talk to your doctor.

Immediate medical advice should be sought in the event of an overdose, even if the child seems well, because of the risk of delayed, serious liver damage.

If you forget to give the medicine, give the next dose when needed, provided that the last dose was given at least 4 hours ago. Do not give a double dose.

Possible side-effects:

Calpol SixPlus Fast Melts Strawberry Flavour Tablets Pack of 12 can have side-effects, like all medicines, although these don’t affect everyone and are usually mild. Tell your doctor as soon as possible if you notice any of these:

• Allergic reactions including swelling of the face, tongue or throat, difficulty swallowing, unexplained wheezing, shortness of breath, rash or hives.
• Becoming unusually tired, unexpected bruising or bleeding and getting more infections (such as colds) than usual. These are very rare effects in people taking paracetamol.
• Very rare cases of serious skin reactions have been reported. Symptoms may include: skin reddening, blisters, rash. If skin reactions occur or existing skin symptoms worsen, stop use and seek medical help right away.
• A serious condition that can make blood more acidic (called metabolic acidosis), in patients with severe illness using paracetamol (see section 2). This side effect has a frequency of “not known” which means it cannot be estimated from the available data. If your child shows any of these signs, stop giving paracetamol and talk to a doctor right away.

Long term use: People who use medicines containing paracetamol every day for a long time (several months or more) could get certain side effects, including liver and kidney damage. People taking paracetamol in the usual way for shorter periods have not had these problems, but liver function tests may be affected. If you notice any side-effects not included in this leaflet please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

Reporting of side-effects: If you get any side-effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side-effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side-effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: http://www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side-effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

Storing this medicine:

Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. This medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions. Do not use after the end of the month shown as an expiry date on the packaging. Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.

The active ingredient is: paracetamol 250 mg per tablet

Other ingredients are: Mannitol (E421), crospovidone, aspartame (E951), magnesium stearate, polymethacrylate (eudragit E100), polyacrylate dispersion 30% and colloidal anhydrous silica. The flavouring is strawberry.