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From: Adrian Midgley
>Won't swallow lovely generic Paracetamol infant elixir?
>No problem.
>Supps Paracetamol, 1 PR prn.
>
>Cheap as well.
>
>Paracetamol almost certainly has to be prescribed if we recommend it,
>but the colouring flavouring and indeed route do not. Indeed, one
>could make a case for the superior efficacy of rectal adminsitration.
Being very close in distance to those guys on the other side of the chanel
who prefer it up 'em I tend to agree that if the parents can do it then the
rectal route is extremely good. Not in diarrhoea!
As to cost, forgive my ignorance but paed paracetamol 120mg (aka Alvedon?)
is about a quid a supp?
Not that cheap.
Paul Attwood
GP Planet Thanet
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