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    APAP FORTE FOR CHILDREN SUSPENSION 85ML - MADE IN POLAND - FREE SHIPPING


    Brand: USP ZDROWIE
    Product Code: APAP FORTE
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    Product description

    Apap Forte for children is a preparation in the form of an oral suspension, the active substance of which is paracetamol. Paracetamol has an analgesic and antipyretic effect and is used to treat mild to moderate pain.
    Forte Children's Apap is intended for the short-term symptomatic treatment of mild and moderate pain, for example:
    • headache and throat pain,
    • pain and / or fever due to flu or a cold
    • pain associated with otitis media,
    • toothache, painful teething,
    • menstrual pains,
    • muscle and bone pain,
    • pain and / or fever related to the vaccine reaction,
    • fever in the course of chicken pox or viral diarrhea,
    • pain after the removal of the palatine tonsils.

    Apap for children can be used in children weighing up to 40 kg, children over 12 years of age, adolescents and adults.

    Indications

    For short-term symptomatic treatment of mild to moderate pain and / or fever.

    Composition

    1 ml contains:
    • active ingredient: paracetamol 40 mg,
    • excipients: citric acid monohydrate, sodium citrate, sucrose, methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E 218), propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E 216), xanthan gum, purified water, orange flavor [natural flavors, artificial flavors, ethanol, butylhydroxyanisole (E 320)].

    Action

    Analgesic, antipyretic.

    Dosage

    Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or according to your doctor or pharmacist's instructions. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.
    In children under 3 months of age, the preparation is used only on the recommendation of a doctor. Dosing should be based primarily on the patient's body weight. The recommended daily dose of paracetamol is about 60 mg / kg body weight / day, divided into 4 to 6 doses a day, i.e. 15 mg / kg body weight every 6 hours or 10 mg / kg body weight every 4 hours.
    Infants over 3 months of age and children: 15 mg / kg body weight every 6 hours or 10 mg / kg body weight every 4 hours.
    The exact amount of the preparation should be administered using the 6 ml oral syringe (graduated every 0.25 ml) provided in the package. After use, the oral syringe should be rinsed several times up to its outlet (filling it with water).

    Contraindications

    If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to paracetamol or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.

    Storage

    Store below 30˚C in the original package in order to protect from light. Keep out of the sight and reach of children

    Side effects

    Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
    Discontinue use of the preparation immediately and consult your doctor if you have an allergic (allergic) reaction to paracetamol, such as:
    • Quincke's edema (swelling of the face, neck and genitals)
    • shortness of breath (shortness of breath)
    • drenching sweats (increased sweating)
    • nausea,
    • drop in blood pressure.
    Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):
    • moderate drowsiness,
    • nausea,
    • vomiting.
    Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
    • dizziness,
    • somnolence,
    • nervousness,
    • burning sensation in the throat
    • diarrhea
    • stomach pain (including cramps and heartburn)
    • constipation,
    • Headache,
    • increased sweating
    • decreased body temperature (chills).
    Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):
    • reddening of the skin.
    Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people):
    • diseases of the haematopoietic system (decrease in the number of blood platelets, decrease in the number and occasional loss of white blood cells, disturbances in the formation of blood cells in the bone marrow),
    • predisposed patients, bronchospasm.
    Serious skin reactions have been reported very rarely

    Interactions

    Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This is especially important in the case of:
    • Other paracetamol-containing medicines, such as, for example, medicines to treat flu
    • warfarin or acenocoumarol (oral anticoagulants used to 'thin' the blood)
    • glycopyrronium and propantheline (anticholinergic preparations that can reduce the absorption of paracetamol),
    • oral contraceptives,
    • phenytoin, phenobarbital, primidone and lamotrigine (medicines to treat epilepsy)
    • chloramphenicol (an antibiotic)
    • isoniazid and rifampicin (medicines to treat tuberculosis),
    • metoclopramide and domperidone (medicines to accelerate gastric emptying),
    • probenecid (a medicine used to treat high levels of uric acid in the blood (gout)),
    • propranolol (a medicine to treat high blood pressure); - cholestyramine (a medicine used to lower cholesterol)
    • zidovudine (a medicine to treat AIDS).

    Warnings and Precautions

    Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine:
    • if you have liver problems (including Gilbert's syndrome or hepatitis)
    • if you have kidney problems
    • if you suffer from haemolytic anemia (abnormal breakdown of red blood cells)
    • if you are dehydrated or chronically malnourished,
    • if you have a deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase,
    • if you are taking other medicines that affect the liver function,
    • if you are taking other medicines containing paracetamol as this can severely damage the liver,
    • if you are allergic to acetylsalicylic acid in a patient with bronchial asthma.
    Taking doses higher than recommended does not cause greater analgesic effect, but is associated with the risk of severe liver damage. Therefore, the maximum daily dose of paracetamol must not be exceeded.
    Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using other medicines also containing paracetamol.
    Symptoms of liver damage usually begin after a few days. Therefore, it is important to get medical advice as soon as you take more than the prescribed dose.
    In case of high fever (> 39 ° C), signs of infection or symptoms that persist for more than 2 days, the patient should contact a doctor.

    Use in children

    • In children under 3 months of age, the preparation is used only on the recommendation of a doctor.
    Pregnancy and breastfeeding
    • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
    • The preparation  can be used during pregnancy if clinically needed. You should take the lowest recommended dose that relieves your pain and / or fever for the shortest possible time and as rarely as possible.
    • A doctor should be consulted if the pain and / or fever do not improve or if you need to take the medicine more often.
    • Paracetamol should not be taken in combination with other medications during pregnancy.
    • The preparation  in recommended doses can be taken during breastfeeding.
    Driving and operating machinery
    • Usually, the preparation  does not affect your ability to drive or use machines. However, if the patient experiences slight drowsiness and dizziness as side effects, he / she should not drive or operate machines.
    Use with food, drink and alcohol
    • This medicine is a ready-made medicine and can be taken with food and drink (except alcoholic drinks).
    • If the patient usually consumes a large amount of alcoholic beverages, take the preparation  with extreme caution, and during treatment with the preparation, must not drink alcoholic beverages.
    • Eating has not shown an effect on the effectiveness of the medicine, but taking it after food may delay its effect.
    • The preparation  contains sucrose, methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E 218) and propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E 216)
    • This medicine contains sucrose. If the patient has been diagnosed with an intolerance to some sugars, the patient should consult a doctor before taking the preparation.
    • A dose above 10 ml of oral suspension contains more than 5 g of sucrose per dose, which should be considered in diabetic patients. Sucrose can be harmful to teeth.
    • This medicine contains methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E 218) and propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E 216) which may cause allergic reactions (possible delayed reactions).

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