Napa Paediatric Drops 15ml

✔️ Uses of Napa Paediatric Drops

• Fever
• Mild to moderate pain
• Post Vaccination Fever
• Sore throat
• Toothache

✔️ How Napa Paediatric Drops works

Napa Paediatric Drops is a pain reliever and antipyretic. (fever reducer). It acts by inhibiting the release of particular chemical messengers responsible for pain and fever. Napa Paediatric Drops is a pain reliever and antipyretic. (fever reducer). It acts by inhibiting the release of particular chemical messengers responsible for pain and fever.

✔️ Side effects of Napa Paediatric Drops

• Stomach discomfort
• Nausea and vomiting
• Tiredness
• Skin rash
• Bloody or cloudy urine
• Loose stools
• Dark or clay-colored stools

✔️ Quick Suggestions:

• To avoid stomach disturbance, use Napa Paediatric Drops with food or milk.
• Take it according to your doctor's dosage and duration. Long-term usage might result in significant side effects such as gastrointestinal bleeding and renal issues.
• Get enough sleep since relaxing the muscles can help reduce inflammation and swelling.
• Follow heat or cold treatment by applying a cold or hot compress to the joints on a regular basis for 15-20 minutes.
• Acupuncture, massage, and physical therapy may be beneficial as well.
• Do not use antacids (indigestion medicines) within two hours after using Napa Paediatric Drops.
• Alcohol should be avoided when taking this medication since it increases your risk of gastrointestinal issues.
• If you have liver disease, tell your doctor since your dose may need to be modified.
• If you are taking this prescription for a long time, your doctor may want to check your kidney function, liver function, and blood component levels on a frequent basis.

✔️ Indication of Napa Paediatric Drops 15ml

Napa Paediatric Drops 15ml is used in children to treat:

• Mild to moderate pain associated with the common cold, influenza, backache, headache, earache, muscle pain, sore throat, teething, and toothache
• Fever, including post-vaccination fever

✔️ Pharmacology

Paracetamol is an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory medication. Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) is thought to function primarily in the CNS, boosting pain threshold by inhibiting both isoforms of the cyclooxygenase enzymes COX-1, COX-2, and COX-3, which are involved in prostaglandin (PG) synthesis. Paracetamol is an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory para aminophenol derivative. Paracetamol is one of the most regularly used, safest, and quickest-acting analgesics. It is well tolerated and free of the various side effects associated with aspirin.

✔️ Dosage of Napa Paediatric Drops

• Children under the age of three months: 10 mg/kg body weight (reduced to 5 mg/kg if jaundiced). 3–4 times every day.
• 12 to 1 teaspoonful 3 to 4 times daily from 3 months to less than a year.
• 1–2 teaspoons for children aged 1–5 years 3–4 times every day.
• 2 teaspoons (6-12 years) 3–4 times every day.
• 4-8 teaspoons for adults 3–4 times every day.

✔️ Administration of Napa Paediatric Drops

• Shake the bottle well before use. Take the suggested dose by mouth using the measuring cup/dosing syringe/dropper provided by the pack.
• Follow your doctor's instructions when administering Napa Paediatric Drops to your child. This medicine should only be taken orally. Use the dropper provided to slowly give the prescribed dosage to your child's inner cheeks. For children aged 2-3 months, give 0.6 to 0.8 ml, for 3 to 9 months give 0.8 to 1.2 ml, and for 9 to 12 months give 1.2 to 1.5 ml. The minimum time interval between doses should be 4 hours. Napa Paediatric Drops should not be used in children with severe liver impairment and should be used with caution in children with impaired kidney or liver function. This medicine should not be used in children younger than 1 month of age. Before using Napa Paediatric Drops, inform your doctor of any prescription, non-prescription, or herbal medications your child may be taking.

✔️ Interaction

• Blood thinners (warfarin), cholesterol-lowering drugs (cholestyramine), analgesics (aspirin), antibiotics (chloramphenicol, rifampicin), anti-gout medications (probenecid), antitubercular drugs (isoniazid), anticonvulsants (lamotrigine, carbamazepine, phenytoin), and anti-nausea agents may interact. (metoclopramide, domperidone).
• Napa Paediatric Drops may have an effect on St. John's wort (herbal medicine to treat depression).  Napa Paediatric Drops may interact with meals high in carbs and pectins, such as jellies, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and broccoli. Also, avoid alcohol consumption since it may raise the risk of liver damage.
• Inform your doctor if you have kidney or liver illness, hepatitis, Gilbert's syndrome (a liver ailment), hemolytic anemia (abnormal breakdown of red blood cells), G-6-PD deficiency (a genetic condition leading to low red blood cell counts), or blood poisoning. 

✔️ Contraindications

It is contraindicated in known hypersensitivity to Paracetamol.

✔️ Precautions & Warnings

• Do not use Napa Paediatric Drops if you are allergic to them.
• It is not suitable for children under the age of 6. 
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women should consult a doctor before taking Napa Paediatric Drops.
• Drinking alcohol with this medicine may cause liver damage, so it should be avoided. 
• Inform your doctor if you have an eating disorder, poor nutrition, alcoholism, or dehydration before taking Napa Paediatric Drops. 
• Taking more than the recommended dose may result in severe liver damage, so it should be avoided.

✔️ Storage Conditions

Keep below 30°C temperature in a dry place. Protected from light. Do not freeze. Keep out of reach of children.