PARACETAMOL
Strength500 mg
Formoral.solid
1 g 3 or 4 times daily (max. 4 g daily) - As needed (do not take for more than 3 days without consulting a doctor)
10-15 mg/kg/dose [child max 500 mg]
(Child 1 month and over: 15 mg/kg 3 or 4 times daily (max. 60 mg/kg daily). Child under 1 month: 10 mg/kg 3 or 4 times daily (max. 40 mg/kg daily). Below about 33 kg use a paediatric paracetamol suspension - the 500 mg tablet is not for that weight.)
| 3kg | 30-45 mg/dose |
|---|---|
| 4kg | 40-60 mg/dose |
| 5kg | 50-75 mg/dose |
| 6kg | 60-90 mg/dose |
| 7kg | 70-105 mg/dose |
| 8kg | 80-120 mg/dose |
| 9kg | 90-135 mg/dose |
| 10kg | 100-150 mg/dose |
| 11kg | 110-165 mg/dose |
| 12kg | 120-180 mg/dose |
| 13kg | 130-195 mg/dose |
| 14kg | 140-210 mg/dose |
| 15kg | 150-225 mg/dose |
| 16kg | 160-240 mg/dose |
| 17kg | 170-255 mg/dose |
| 18kg | 180-270 mg/dose |
| 19kg | 190-285 mg/dose |
| 20kg | 200-300 mg/dose |
| 21kg | 210-315 mg/dose |
| 22kg | 220-330 mg/dose |
| 23kg | 230-345 mg/dose |
| 24kg | 240-360 mg/dose |
| 25kg | 250-375 mg/dose |
| 26kg | 260-390 mg/dose |
| 27kg | 270-405 mg/dose |
| 28kg | 280-420 mg/dose |
| 29kg | 290-435 mg/dose |
| 30kg | 300-450 mg/dose |
| 31kg | 310-465 mg/dose |
| 32kg | 320-480 mg/dose |
| 33kg | 330-495 mg/dose |
| 34kg | 340-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 35kg | 350-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 36kg | 360-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 37kg | 370-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 38kg | 380-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 39kg | 390-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 40kg | 400-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 41kg | 410-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 42kg | 420-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 43kg | 430-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 44kg | 440-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 45kg | 450-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 46kg | 460-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 47kg | 470-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 48kg | 480-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 49kg | 490-500 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 50kg | 500 mg/dose (capped) |
MSF Essential Drugs 2024 - paracetamol (oral)
Skin pain/tenderness is a symptom with many possible causes; paracetamol at the standard adult analgesic/antipyretic dose gives safe symptomatic pain relief while the underlying cause is identified and treated, and its dose does not change with the cause of the pain.
- Rapidly spreading painful redness with fever suggests cellulitis or a necrotising soft tissue infection needing urgent treatment.
- Simple analgesia only - does not treat an underlying infection; if the painful area is spreading, hot, swollen, or accompanied by fever, this suggests cellulitis or a deeper infection needing antibiotics/urgent review, not analgesia alone.
- The maximum is 4 g in 24 hours in adults; reduce the total daily dose in known liver disease, malnutrition, or low body weight.
- Safe to combine with treatment directed at the underlying skin cause once identified.
| 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 |