PARACETAMOL
Strength500 mg
Formoral.solid
1 g three or four times daily, maximum 4 g in 24 hours - As needed for pain or fever
15 mg/kg/dose [child max 500 mg]
(Child 1 month and over: 15 mg/kg per dose, 3 or 4 times daily, maximum 60 mg/kg daily. Child under 1 month: 10 mg/kg per dose, 3 or 4 times daily, maximum 40 mg/kg daily. MSF's own weight table gives one 500 mg tablet three times daily from 30 kg to under 50 kg, so 500 mg is the per-dose ceiling; the 60 mg/kg daily total still applies.)
| 3kg | 45 mg/dose |
|---|---|
| 4kg | 60 mg/dose |
| 5kg | 75 mg/dose |
| 6kg | 90 mg/dose |
| 7kg | 105 mg/dose |
| 8kg | 120 mg/dose |
| 9kg | 135 mg/dose |
| 10kg | 150 mg/dose |
| 11kg | 165 mg/dose |
| 12kg | 180 mg/dose |
| 13kg | 195 mg/dose |
| 14kg | 210 mg/dose |
| 15kg | 225 mg/dose |
| 16kg | 240 mg/dose |
| 17kg | 255 mg/dose |
| 18kg | 270 mg/dose |
| 19kg | 285 mg/dose |
| 20kg | 300 mg/dose |
| 21kg | 315 mg/dose |
| 22kg | 330 mg/dose |
| 23kg | 345 mg/dose |
| 24kg | 360 mg/dose |
| 25kg | 375 mg/dose |
| 26kg | 390 mg/dose |
| 27kg | 405 mg/dose |
| 28kg | 420 mg/dose |
| 29kg | 435 mg/dose |
| 30kg | 450 mg/dose |
| 31kg | 465 mg/dose |
| 32kg | 480 mg/dose |
| 33kg | 495 mg/dose |
| 34kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 35kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 36kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 37kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 38kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 39kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 40kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 41kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 42kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 43kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 44kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 45kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 46kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 47kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 48kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 49kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
| 50kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
MSF Essential Drugs 2024 - paracetamol (oral)
Symptomatic relief of the pain and fever only. It does not treat the cause, and the dose is the same whatever the cause is.
- Relief only - it does not treat what is causing the pain or fever.
- Check every other product the patient is taking for paracetamol; combination cold and flu preparations are the usual route to an accidental overdose.
- Reduce the dose in significant liver disease, chronic alcohol use, or low body weight.
- RED FLAG - Rigors with high fever suggest serious bacterial infection, sepsis or, in a returning traveller, imported malaria; chills with hypotension or confusion suggest sepsis and are an emergency. Investigate rather than treating chills in isolation.
| Egyptian brand | Manufacturer | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|
| FEBRIMOL 500 MG 20 TAB. | PHARCO | 3.50 EGP (0.17/unit) |
| CETAMOL 500 MG 20 TABS. | MEMPHIS | 8.00 EGP (0.40/unit) |
| PARACETAMOL-MUP 500MG B.P. 20 TABS. | MUP | 13.00 EGP (0.65/unit) |
| CETAL 500 MG 20 TABS. | EIPICO | 24.00 EGP (1.20/unit) |
| ARKADOLOW 500 MG 30 F.C. TABS. | UTOPIA | 42.00 EGP (1.40/unit) |
| PARAMOL 500MG 20 TAB. | MISR | 38.00 EGP (1.90/unit) |
| ADOL 500MG 24 CAPLETS | JULPHAR | 32.00 EGP |
| AUGICETAMIDE 500 MG 20 SACHETS | AUG PHARMA | 50.00 EGP |
| FEBRIMOL ORAL DROPS 20 ML? strength differs? different route - not oral solid | PHARCO | 4.00 EGP |
| THERA-LO 3.2G/100ML ORAL SUSP. 100 ML? strength differs? different route - not oral solid | PHAROPHARMA | 5.00 EGP |