Acetamol 1000 mg/100 ml (10 mg/ml)

Indication

Short-term treatment of moderate pain, especially following surgery, and short-term treatment of fever, when intravenous administration is clinically justified.

Ingredients

• Paracetamol BP 1000 mg per 100 ml (10 mg/ml)

Direction

For intravenous use only, administered by a healthcare professional as a 15-minute infusion. Adults, adolescents and children over 50 kg: 1 g per dose up to 4 times daily, at least 4 hours apart, maximum 4 g per day. Patients 33 to 50 kg: 15 mg/kg per dose, maximum 60 mg/kg per day (not exceeding 3 g).

Side effects

• Malaise
• low blood pressure (rare)
• Increased liver enzymes (rare)
• Pain or reaction at the infusion site
• Hypersensitivity reactions or low platelet count (very rare)
• Consult a doctor or pharmacist before use and stop if irritation or allergy occurs.

Precautions

• For hospital or clinical use by healthcare professionals only
• Take care to avoid dosing errors (confusion between mg and ml)
• Use with caution in liver impairment
• chronic alcoholism
• malnutrition
• dehydration and severe kidney impairment
• Do not combine with other medicines containing paracetamol
• overdose can cause serious liver damage
• Consult a doctor or pharmacist before use and stop if irritation or allergy occurs.