Ibuprofen/paracetamol

[rockyracoon]

Is it possible to buy either of these in liquid form? Not the baby stuff but for adults. My kids have a serious aversion to tablets and it's getting increasingly difficult to give them painkillers. I had a quick look in our local Tesco earlier but couldn't find anything.

Ta :)

[tinkerbell23]

Chemist probobly! They definately exsist!

Or take kids ones at an adult dose xx

[Bazile]

You can buy dispersible paracetamol

[Buenchico]

You'll end up paying a lot extra for what is basically the same product but Panadol ActiFast Soluble Tablets (which have to be dissolved in water before taking) would meet your needs:
http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/en/panadol-actifast-soluble-tablets-24-tablets-13860

I doubt very much though that you'd be able to get a 'straight from the bottle' product because there could be problems with ensuring that people took the correct dosage. (Not many people have proper measuring spoons and the sizes of teaspoons and dessert spoons can vary considerably).

Why not ask the pharmacist?

[rockyracoon]

Thanks. Tinks, how would you work out an adult dose from the kids one. Baz, I knew you could get dissolvable aspirin but didn't know about paracetamol, I'll have a look.

[4candles]

There may well be others, but the soluble paracetamol tablets I use are branded 'Panadol'. Seem to be widely available at supermarkets as well as pharmacies.

[rockyracoon]

Many thanks. Not been to chemist yet as it's out of my way, was hoping to get something in the supermarket.

[tinkerbell23]

Dispersable tastes vile but i take it with diluting juice!!

Liquid is available we use it for people who are peg fed or have swallowing difficulties.

Usually an adult can take 500mg to 1000mg of paracetomol - iv used childs calpol as a last resort one time i think it was 8 spoonfulls lol. X

[Robinia]

Fastmelts? but they're expensive

http://www.boots.com/en/Calpol-Six-Plus-Fastmelts-250mg-Orodispersible-Tablets-24-Fastmelts_47005/

[rockyracoon]

8 spoonfuls, lol. The bottle wouldn't last very long. I'll get the dissolvable stuff and stick it in some squash. Thanks Tinks.

Thanks also Robinia, they would work out very expensive wouldn't they? Especially at the rate of using 12 tablets a day.

[whiskeryron]

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8 spoonfuls, lol. The bottle wouldn't last very long. I'll get the dissolvable stuff and stick it in some squash. Thanks Tinks.

Thanks also Robinia, they would work out very expensive wouldn't they? Especially at the rate of using 12 tablets a day.

[Mamyalynne]

Adult strength Liquid Paracetamol Suspension is a very expensive thing and only prescribed for those with a very clear swallowing problem,as far as I know.

[Mamyalynne]

Article here from 2011.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1348037/NHS-madness-means-sons-paracetamol-costs-175.html

[whiskeryron]

Sorry I hit the Submit button by mistake. Please remember that the dose must NOT exceed 8 tablets in 24 hours. You can take 2 Paracetamol every 6 hours in 24 hours . That means 4 times daily NOT every 4 hours.

[Mamyalynne]

I think overall the best thing you can do,is to get the smallest and easiest shape to swallow and eventually they will manage - otherwise they will convince themselves they cannot take meds.

[rockyracoon]

I wouldn't bother trying to get a prescription for them, just wanted something OTC that I can get down them. My daughter is the worst, she just cannot swallow a tablet, then she gets upset, which generally doesn't help as she's unwell to start with.

[Mamyalynne]

Well,if liquid it has to be then stock up on Calpol.

[ethandron]

If it's just the tablets then crush them between two spoons, easy to swallow then. If they don't like the taste then put it in a spoonful of yogurt or something, no need for expensive dissolvable or liquid stuff.
Done it many a time in the past and my two survived.

[Mosaic]

My friend who died recently was initially prescribed liquid ibuprofen by St James at Leeds. This for some reason proved impossible for local pharmacy to obtain (remote rural area) so we were advised to get children's liquid. I studied the volume of dose and it was the same as prescribed, the only difference being the small bottles and comparitive cost.

[ladyalex]

I think the secret to taking tablets is to take them with food, not with liquid.
Eat a biscuit , then just as you're about to swallow, pop the pill in and over it goes, no bother.
Do you think you might persuade your children to try this method?

[Davemano]

Where tablets are advised to be taken with a meal it means a 'meal' and not a bit of a snack, particularly with children, as it is essential that they do go completely down. Taken with liquids, we had no problem and simply used the method similar to that described by ethandron at 19.27.