Children’s Cimegripe: What is it for and how to take

Children’s Cimegripe is a remedy suitable for lowering fever or relieving flu or cold symptoms such as headache or sore throat.

This medicine can be found with the name Cimegripe Baby, containing only 32 mg/ml or 100 mg/ml, or pediatric cimegripe, containing acetaminophen, chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine.

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Children’s cimegripe should be used only with a pediatrician indication with doses according to the age and weight of the baby or child.

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Children’s cimegripe is suitable for:

This medicine helps to relieve symptoms such as fever, raw or clogged nose, muscle pain or headache.

For children under 2 or weighing under 11 kg, you should consult the pediatrician before using children’s cimegripe.

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How to use

Children’s cimegripe should be used orally, and the oral suspension of the baby cimegripe should be used measuring the dose in the dose syringe, suitable for babies over 3 kg.

The dose of the Child Cimegripe, in the form of drops, is suitable for babies from 2 years, and can use a little spoon to add the drops and give to the baby.

This remedy should be taken before or after the meal, at times and the time of treatment oriented by the pediatrician.

Children’s cimegripe dosage

The dosage of children’s cimegripe varies with its composition and age, which includes:

1. Baby cimegripe (100 mg/ml)

Baby cimegripe is an oral suspension that contains only 100 mg/ml paracetamol, and can be used by babies with more than 3 kg body weight.

The recommended dose of Baby 100 mg/ml cimegripe varies with the baby’s weight, which includes:

These dose can be repeated every 4 to 6 hours, up to a maximum of 5 times a day, as directed by the pediatrician.

To give the baby cimegripe one should fit the dosing syringe into the bottle adapter and fill the syringe to the level that corresponds to the weight of the baby.

Then put the liquid gradually inside the baby’s mouth, between the gum and the inside of the cheek.

It is important before using the baby cimegripe, shaking the bottle well to mix the components of the formula.

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2. Cimegripe Child (32 mg/ml)

Child cimegripe is also an oral suspension can be used in children over 11 kg or 2 years old and contains only acetaminophen 32 mg/ml.

The recommended dose of the child cimegripe varies according to the child’s weight, which includes:

To give the child cimegripe one should use the doser cup, filling to the level, in ml, which corresponds to the weight of the child.

The dose of Cimegripe Child Oral Suspension of 32 mg/ml should not exceed 5 administrations in a period of 24 hours.

3. CEMEGRIPE GOTAS

Cimegripe Gotas contains acetaminumol 100 mg/ml, chlorpheniramine maleate 2 mg/ml and phenylephrine hydrochloride 2 mg/ml.

The doses of the cimegripe drops vary according to age and include:

• Children from 2 to 4 years: 20 to 30 drops, 3 to 4 times a day, according to the medical advice;
• Children from 4 to 6 years: 30 to 40 drops, 3 to 4 times a day, according to the medical advice.

Cimegripe drops should not be used by children under 2 years of age and treatment time depends on pediatric’s evaluation and guidance.

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Possible side effects

The most common side effects of children’s cimegripe are itching or redness in the body or allergic reactions. Learn to identify the symptoms of allergic reaction.

Because it contains acetaminophen, children’s cimegripe when used in larger doses than recommended can cause liver poisoning and drug hepatitis.

In the case of allergic reactions or drug hepatitis, it is severe to bring the baby or child to the emergency room immediately.

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Who should not use

Children’s cimegripe should not be used by babies or children who have aracetamol allergy, chlorpheniramine maleate or phenylephrine hydrochloride, or any other component of the medicine.

In addition, it should not be taken for more than 5 days for or or 3 days for fever, unless it was indicated by the pediatrician.

Clinical Review:
Flávia Costa
Pharmaceutical

Graduated in Pharmacy from the Newton Paiva University Center in 2003. Master in Biomedical Sciences from UBI, Portugal.