PANADOL SUPPOSITORIES

Analgesic and Antipyretic-Rectal, 325 to 500 mg every three hours, 325 to 650 mg every four hours, or 650 mg to 1 gram every six hours as needed, while symptoms persist. Note: For patient self-medication, it is recommended that a physician be consulted if pain is not relieved within ten days, fever within three days, or sore throat within two days.

MAXIMUM ADULT DOSE:

For short-term therapy (up to ten days)-Up to 4 grams daily. For long-term therapy-Up to 2.6 grams daily, unless chronic treatment with higher doses is prescribed and monitored by a physician.

PEDIATRIC DOSE:

Analgesic and Antipyretic-Rectal, 1.5 grams per square meter of body surface a day in divided doses; or for Children up to 2 years of age-Dosage must be individualized by physician . Children 2 to 4 years of age-Rectal, 160 mg every four hours as needed, while symptoms persist . Children 4 to 6 years of age-Rectal, 240 mg every four hours as needed, while symptoms persist . Children 6 to 9 years of age-Rectal, 320 mg every four hours as needed, while symptoms persist . Children 9 to 11 years of age-Rectal, 320 to 400 mg every four hours as needed, while symptoms persist . Children 11 to 12 years of age-Rectal, 320 to 480 mg every four hours as needed, while symptoms persist . Note: It is recommended that children up to 12 years of age receive no more than five doses in each twenty-four-hour period, unless otherwise directed by a physician, and that a physician be consulted if pain is not relieved within five days, fever within three days, or sore throat within two days .

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