Found small white tablet in my yogurt

wealdroam

From the NHS:

Use in children

Babies and children can be given paracetamol to treat fever or pain if they are over two months old.
For example, one dose of paracetamol may be given to babies who are two or three months old if they have a high temperature following vaccinations. This dose may be repeated once after six hours.

earthstorm

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

The instructions that you have shown are for 500mg paracetamol tablets, the strongest available in the UK and it doesn't state that they can't be given to all children, just those under 12 years old.

Many children's medicines sold in the UK contain paracetamol.
This one for example is for ages 6+
http://www.boots.com/en/Calpol-Six-Plus-Sugar-Free-Suspension-100ml_11293/

but the OP is talking about a WHITE TABLET, which could be paracetamol 500mg which is dangerous if taking by a child under 12 years, anyone allergic to paracetamol etc. as the leaflet states. until the OP contacts their EHO we will never know what it is.

earthstorm

wealdroam wrote: »

From the NHS:

so now it looks like those who make prescription drusg need to consult with MSE members as they seem to know more than they do.

Slowhand

Yes, children can and are treated with paracetamol. That's a fact.

shaun_from_Africa

earthstorm wrote: »

so now it looks like those who make prescription drusg need to consult with MSE members as they seem to know more than they do.

Who is talking about prescription drugs?
Paracetamol is available in the UK without a prescription.

Your earlier question was very specific:

are you sure children can take Paracetamol

and the very specific answer is yes, children can safely take paracetamol and the medicine fact sheet that you showed even stated this.

wealdroam

earthstorm wrote: »

so now it looks like those who make prescription drusg need to consult with MSE members as they seem to know more than they do.

Not at all.

I quoted from an NHS website.

George_Michael

earthstorm wrote: »

so now it looks like those who make prescription drusg need to consult with MSE members as they seem to know more than they do.

Well, seeing as you brought up the subject of the makers of paracetamol, let's see what they have to say about the drug being given to children.

http://www.bristol-labs.co.uk/lib/docs/SPC/Paracetamol/PL 17097-0150; Paracetamol 500mg caplets - P.pdf
500mg paracetamol tablets.

Adults and children over 12 years: 1 to 2 caplets
(500mg - 1.0g) to be taken orally with water, every 4 hours up to a maximum of 8 caplets in 24 hours. Maximum daily dose: 8 caplets (4.0g) in any 24-hour period in divided doses
Children 6 to 12 years: ½ to 1 caplet every 4 hours.
The dose should not be given more frequently than every four
hours and not more than 4 times in any 24-hour period.

http://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/23924/SPC/Lemsip+Max+Lemon+Flavour+Tablets/
Lemsip max containing 500mg of paracetamol

Children 12-15 years: One tablet every 4-6 hours to a maximum of four doses in any 24 hours.
Do not exceed four tablets in any 24 hours.

earthstorm

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

Who is talking about prescription drugs?
Paracetamol is available in the UK without a prescription.

Your earlier question was very specific:

and the very specific answer is yes, children can safely take paracetamol and the medicine fact sheet that you showed even stated this.

yes and they are 500mg tablets. Naproxen also comes in a small white tablet along with various other over the counter/prescription drugs thats why it is best to contact the EHO to have this checked out ASAP

earthstorm

peachyprice wrote: »

Yes, of course children can take paracetamol, they can take 120mg 4 times a day, oh, wait, isn't that almost the equivalent of 1 500mg tablet?

Exceeding the stated dose, just once, would not be harmful to a small child. Over a period of time, yes, it would cause harm. But you wouldn't give a child another yogurt containing a small white tablet after you'd found the first one.

So this OFFICIAL leaflet is wrong and again the users of MSE THINK they are right.

peachyprice

earthstorm wrote: »

So this OFFICIAL leaflet is wrong and again the users of MSE THINK they are right.

Where does the leaflet say that ingestion of one 500mg tablet by a child will cause harm?

The dosage would be harmful to a child if given repeatedly, a one off accidental dose that does not exceed the recommended 24 hour dose would not.

They put dummy-proof warnings on there because there are some parents out there who would think it's ok to give a small child 500mg every time they had a headache/temperature/teething pain.