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for Calpol Medicine

Rating Summary based on 27 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		19
  • 4 Stars
    		4
  • 3 Stars
    		2
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		2

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  • Does the product work?
  • Value for Money
  		• 4.7
  		• 4.1
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  • 96 of 96 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    emilyo

    5 Stars Hush Little Baby - Before Mummy goes crazy! Review with images 22/04/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Effective, affordable, tastes nice

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not good if you prefer not to use drugs

    Everyone knows how horrible it is to see a young baby or child unwell with a high temperature or mild pain. Of course you want to do everything you can to help with lots of love, cuddles and comforting but often this is not enough and you need a helping hand. This is when my good friend Calpol comes in to take over. So What Is Calpol? *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Calpol is an oral suspension which contains 120mg of paracetamol per 5ml. It is used to relieve mild pain and raised temperatures in babies 3 months and older. What Ages Can It Be Used For? *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Calpol infant ... more
  • 44 of 44 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    angiebabyqueen

    4 Stars Fanx for giving me yummy stuff I feel better! Review with images 24/12/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages makes my siblings better, and all round happier when the pain is gone

    Disadvantages Disadvantages the high amount of E numbers and the materials of the packaging

    Calpol was always a lush medicine for me up until the age of 6 when I had to change medicines due to the fact that I had to go up one level in medicines and the next level taught me that medicines really do taste nasty. But now that my sister, aged three gets kidney infections, and has to have antibiotics to try and kill the infection, but it sometimes isn't enough to kill the pain. So what we do, is give her Calpol, or even when my baby brother, aged 1, his back teeth have been coming through at the moment, so we have given him a sachet (5ml) of Calpol to ease the pain. Uses Calpol is ... more
  • 98 of 98 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    TheCelticTriad

    5 Stars kill that pain! Review with images 18/04/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages gets rid of pain!!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages it needs to be used!

    Hi, all parents will have heard and proberly used calpol. But seen as calpol has been around since 1966 an is always recommended by health care professionals this is undestandable. I have given calpol to Rhian and Ross since they were little for teething and pains. There is calpol available for over 3 months - to six years and the calpol six plus. Calpol does comes in two different flavours blackcurrent and stawberry, though strawberry flavour (which is sugar free) this is the only one that Rhian and Ross will have as the taste of the other is "minging" Bless!! You can buy Calpol sixplus over ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 kathboo

    Member since 16/05/2011

    Reviews written: 147

    5 Stars Calpol - like a magic potion 04/07/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Tastes great, value for money

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    There’s nothing worse than the children being ill. On a normal day, it’s easy to wish the kids would just sit down quietly and have a rest – as soon as this wish is granted by illness we’d give anything to have them back to normal! Unfortunately, as a parent you can-not take your child’s illness away or transfer it to yourself, but thank goodness Calpol exists- it’s the next best thing! Please Sir, Can I Have Some More? The most important factor in giving a child medicine is the taste. If a child doesn’t like it they are going to be reluctant to take it, causing extra upset and anger for ... more
  • 54 of 54 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 kingfisher111

    Member since 05/02/2006

    Reviews written: 1056

    5 Stars A spoonful of Calpol..... 02/06/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages very effective pain and fever relief

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    When you become a new parent, one of the worst things is when your child tells you that they are not feeling very well. It's even worse when they are babies and toddlers and you know they are poorly but they can't tell you where it hurts. This is why every new parent needs to know about Calpol and make sure they have a bottle or sachets in the house for whenever it may be needed! Calpol is described as an infant suspension and it contains paracetamol. It is designed to give pain and fever relief and I can tell you from eperience that it does really seem to work! One of the good things about it ... more
  • 22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 newby2

    Member since 25/02/2007

    Reviews written: 1414

    5 Stars Pain Relief For Me And Jack 03/12/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages pain relief

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    Calpol..... Calpol is a children's paracetamol based medicine. It is specially designed for children over the ages of 2 months. It comes mainly in a strawberry flavour and there is the option to get a sugar free bottle as apposed to the one packed with tons of sugar. For children under a year old the does is a 5ml spoonful and for children who are over a year old they can have up to 2 of the 5ml spoonfuls. The Calpol comes with a small plastic spoon giving measuring instructions. The cost of the Calpol is around £2 for a small bottle or just over £3 for the larger bottle. This is pretty good ... more
  • 20 of 20 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    AlexW

    5 Stars Mummy's saviour in a bottle 23/04/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Takes away babies pain, rests mum's ears

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Its a drug

    Ok 2nd attempt at this, my first having been lost in the ether when upon pressing submit I was instead logged out..arrghh. Anyway I though I would write an op on this favoured pain relief for my little girl. Anna is 6mths and we have found many uses for Calpol. It is available to buy from all chemists and most supermarkets, prices vary between £2-3 for 140ml bottle but you can also buy it in single dose sachets. Note the single dose sachet is 5ml and this amount can only be given after baby is 3mths old, prior to that the dose is 2.5ml. If you buy the bottle it comes with a measuring spoon ... more
  • 57 of 57 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bazzaoleary77

    5 Stars Daddy It Hurts !!!!!!!! Review with images 06/02/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great and Works

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Quite Expensive

    Being the father of 5 children I am always dealing with every kind of minor ailment from headaches to teething and have been doing so on and off for the past 13 years so I consider myself a bit of an expert when it come's to children's ailments lol. The one product that I use on a regular basis for my children is Calpol and many different versions of their products so I am going to review each product that I have used and my advice on when to use it however bear in mind that I am not a Doctor and if your child has any problems you should always consult you family Doctor. CALPOL AS A COMPANY ... more
  • 40 of 40 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 kerrith

    Member since 23/05/2004

    Reviews written: 79

    4 Stars Calrub, by Calpol, sooth baby's cold away 13/02/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages milder than Vicks Vaporub

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Smell doesn't last

    (Please note that this review is about a product of CALPOL and not Calpol the medicine. Calpol is the brand name and this is an over the counter medicine, which is why the review is posted in this category. Thanks.) My son is prone to colds. He always has been, and this was a huge problem when he was a baby. That was, until I discovered Calrub. Calrub comes from the makers of Calpol, and is a eucolyptus waqrming gel similar to Vicks Vaporub. It is specially formulated for young children and can be used for babies from the age of six months. **Packaging** Calrub comes in a 50ml squeezy tube ... more
  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mado21

    5 Stars Pain !!!!! What pain ? 01/09/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages works quick, cheap, can use from an early age, handy to take out with you

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    I have always swore by calpol for my children, i started using it from when they had their immunisations and they got the temperatures to go with it, i only used the infant suspension but last week my son had toothache and we all know how painful that is so i bought the higher dosage one for six years plus. Any way it worked a treat until i could get him into the dentist the next morning. WHAT IS CALPOL Calpol is a paracetamol based painkiller and an antipyretic (which means it lowers fevers) medicine for small babies and children. This is a sugar and colour free and is taken orally. This can ... more
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