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Children’s Dosage Charts

Use our Dosage Charts to help determine the correct dosage of Children’s Panadol for your child or baby. Learn more below.

What is the right Panadol dosage for my child or baby?

Whether it’s because of a fever, or just everyday pains such as headache, sore throat, or earache, no parent wants to watch their child suffer through unnecessary pain or discomfort.

Thankfully, the Children’s Panadol Product range can help ease a wide range of pain symptoms for children and babies from one month of age – including headache, teething pain, earache and pain associated with cold and flu symptoms – as well as reduce a temperature (fever).

Depending on their age or weight, children need to take a different dose of Children’s Panadol, so what dose is most effective and appropriate to give to your child?

Children’s Panadol comes in several different strengths for use across a range of age groups: babies from one month of age, to young children and older children up to twelve years of age.

When it comes to getting children’s dosage right, Children’s Panadol is here to help. You can use our easy-to-use online dosage charts for babies and children to help determine the correct dosage of Children’s Panadol for your little one, so they can get relief from pain and fever quickly.

Use the dose corresponding to your child's weight. If weight is unknown, use the dose corresponding to your child's age.

Combining Children’s Panadol with other paracetamol products

It’s important that you do not give your child or baby any other medicines that contain paracetamol at the same time as Children’s Panadol (for example, many common cold and flu medicines may contain paracetamol), as this could cause a paracetamol overdose. Always check the ingredients listed on the product label of any other medication before use alongside Children’s Panadol, and consult a health professional before using any medication alongside Children’s Panadol.

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Children’s Panadol Colourfree liquid 1 Month - 1 Year

Age Average Weight Dose Time between each dose Maximum Dose
1-3 months 4-6 kg 0.6-0.9 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
3-6 months 6-8 kg 0.9-1.2 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
6-12 months 8-10 kg 1.2-1.5 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
1-2 years 10-12 kg 1.5-1.8 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours

How to dose:

  • Cradle your baby in one arm and gently slide the syringe into the mouth.
  • Slowly squirt a small amount of the medicine inside the cheek next to the tongue. 
  • Wait until they swallow the liquid entirely before giving the rest of the dose.
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Panadol Chewable Tablets 3+ Years

Age Average Weight Dose Time between each dose Maximum Dose
3-6 years 14-20 kg 2 tablets Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 8 tablets within 24 hours
6-9 years 20-28 kg 3 tablets Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 12 tablets within 24 hours
9-11 years 28-36 kg 4 tablets Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 16 tablets within 24 hours
11-12 years 36-41 kg 5 tablets Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 20 tablets within 24 hours

Children’s Panadol Colourfree Suspension 1-5 Years

Age Average Weight Dose Time between each dose Maximum Dose
1-2 years 10-12 kg 6-8 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
2-3 years 12-14 kg 8-9 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
3-4 years 14-16 kg 9-10 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
4-5 years 16-18 kg 10-11 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
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Children’s Panadol Suppositories 6 Months - 5 Years

Age Average Weight Dose Time between each dose Maximum Dose
6 months – 4 years 8-16 kg 1 suppository Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 suppositories within 24 hours
4-5 years 16-18 kg 2 suppositories Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 8 suppositories within 24 hours

Children’s Panadol Colourfree Suspension 5-12 Years

Age Average Weight Dose Time between each dose Maximum Dose
5-6 years 18-20 kg 6 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
6-7 years 20-22 kg 6-7 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
7-8 years 22-25 kg 7-8 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
8-9 years 25-28 kg 8-9 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
9-10 years 28-32 kg 9-10 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
10-11 years 32-36 kg 10-11 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
11-12 years 36-41 kg 11-13 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
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Children’s Panadol Elixir 5-12 Years

Age Average Weight Dose Time between each dose Maximum Dose
5-6 years 18-20 kg 6 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
6-7 years 20-22 kg 6-7 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
7-8 years 22-25 kg 7-8 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
8-9 years 25-28 kg 8-9 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
9-10 years 28-32 kg 9-10 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
10-11 years 32-36 kg 10-11 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours
11-12 years 36-41 kg 11-13 mL Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 times within 24 hours

Children’s Panadol Suppositories 5-12 Years

Age Average Weight Dose Time between each dose Maximum Dose
5-9 years 18-28 kg 1 suppository Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 4 suppositories within 24 hours
9-12 years 28-41 kg 2 suppositories Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 8 suppositories within 24 hours

Panadol Chewable Tablets 7+ Years

Age Average Weight Dose Time between each dose Maximum Dose
7-10 years 22-32 kg 3 tablets Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 12 tablets within 24 hours
10-12 years 32-41 kg 4 tablets Repeat 4-6 hourly if required Maximum 16 tablets within 24 hours

Getting the facts on Panadol for children

 

Discover all you need to know about the Children’s Panadol product range – including essential usage information, product ingredients and more – in our helpful articles on Children’s Panadol listed below.

You can also browse our Children’s Symptoms Hub for more information on common pain symptoms in children and babies – including teething, earache, cold and flu and fever – with some tips on how to help manage and relieve them.

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