2 · How would you like to search? 01 Find options by symptom Start with the child’s main symptom 02 Check a medicine dose Check the guideline age or weight rule
Main symptom Choose the single main symptom Fever or pain Cough, common cold or runny nose Clear itchy runny nose / itchy eyes / repeated sneezing (allergy pattern) Diarrhoea Vomiting Hives / raised itchy welts Dry, scaly eczema-like rash Insect bite or small irritated patch Other / uncertain skin rash If there are several symptoms, start with the most worrying one and review each separately.
Active ingredient Choose a medicine Paracetamol (acetaminophen) — dose calculator Ibuprofen — dose calculator Diclofenac suppository — guideline dose · prescription only Saline nasal drops / spray — supportive care Cetirizine — dose calculator Fexofenadine — guideline dose · pharmacist / clinician check Chlorphenamine — guideline dose · prescription only Dexchlorpheniramine — guideline dose · clinician check Loratadine (single ingredient) — guideline dose · pharmacist / clinician check Clarinase (loratadine / pseudoephedrine) — guideline dose · prescription only Fedac WITHOUT codeine (pseudoephedrine / triprolidine) — guideline dose · prescription only Oxymetazoline nasal drops / spray — guideline dose · clinician check Mometasone nasal spray (Nasonex) — guideline dose · prescription only Triamcinolone nasal spray (Nasacort) — guideline dose · clinician check Fluticasone propionate nasal spray (Flixonase) — guideline dose · clinician check Fluticasone furoate nasal spray (Avamys) — guideline dose · prescription only Dextromethorphan cough medicine — guideline dose · clinician check Diphenhydramine cough mixture — guideline dose · clinician check Ivy leaf extract — guideline dose · clinician check Dhasedyl (codeine combination) — older guideline dose · current restriction Fedac Compound CONTAINS codeine — older guideline dose · current restriction Rhinathiol Promethazine — guideline dose · prescription only Ketotifen syrup — guideline dose · prescription only Ambroxol — guideline dose · clinician check Bromhexine — guideline dose · clinician check Acetylcysteine — guideline dose · clinician check Carbocisteine — guideline dose · clinician check Salbutamol inhaler / nebuliser — guideline dose · prescription only Salbutamol syrup — guideline dose · prescription only Bambuterol syrup — guideline dose · prescription only Montelukast — guideline dose · prescription only Prednisolone — guideline dose · prescription only Fluticasone / salmeterol inhaler — guideline dose · prescription only Lysozyme (Leftose syrup) — guideline dose · clinician check Oral rehydration salts (ORS) — dose calculator Colimix syrup — guideline dose · clinician check Lactulose — guideline dose · clinician check Ispaghula husk (Fybogel / Mucilin) — guideline dose · clinician check Bisacodyl suppository — guideline dose · clinician check Domperidone — guideline dose · prescription only Domperidone suppository — guideline dose · prescription only Promethazine — guideline dose · prescription only Dimenhydrinate — guideline dose · clinician check Hyoscine butylbromide — guideline dose · prescription only Alginate / antacid (Gaviscon-type) — guideline dose · clinician check Probiotic — guideline dose · clinician check Diosmectite (Smecta-type) — guideline dose · clinician check Loperamide — older guideline dose · current restriction Light kaolin mixture — guideline dose · clinician check Amoxicillin — guideline dose · prescription only Co-amoxiclav (amoxicillin / clavulanate) — guideline dose · prescription only Clarithromycin — guideline dose · prescription only Erythromycin — guideline dose · prescription only Cefalexin (cephalexin) — guideline dose · prescription only Acyclovir (antiviral) — guideline dose · prescription only Tamiflu / oseltamivir — influenza treatment — guideline dose · prescription only Tamiflu / oseltamivir — post-exposure prevention — guideline dose · prescription only Hydrocortisone 1% cream — guideline dose · pharmacist / clinician check Medicines are grouped by use. When the guideline contains a matching age or weight dose, the tool calculates it; prescription results still require the clinician's decision. Bottle strength / form 120 mg / 5 mL (24 mg/mL) — common in polyclinics 250 mg / 5 mL (50 mg/mL) — common in private GP clinics 100 mg / 5 mL (20 mg/mL) 200 mg / 5 mL (40 mg/mL) — age 6+ and >20 kg 1 mg / mL (5 mg / 5 mL) Mix exactly as the sachet label states 1% w/w cream 6 mg/mL oral suspension — calculate mL 30 mg / 45 mg / 75 mg capsules — calculate capsule combination 6 mg/mL oral suspension — calculate mL 30 mg / 45 mg / 75 mg capsules — calculate capsule combination 12.5 mg suppository — guideline reference 15 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 5 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 1 mg / 1 mL — guideline reference 10 mg suppository — guideline reference Gaviscon oral suspension — guideline reference Colimix syrup — guideline reference 5 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 10-billion sachet — guideline reference 5-billion capsule — guideline reference 3 g sachet — guideline reference 1 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference Light kaolin mixture — guideline reference Sachet — guideline reference 3.35 g / 5 mL — guideline reference 5 mg suppository — guideline reference 10 mg suppository — guideline reference 0.01% nasal drops — guideline reference 0.03% nasal drops — guideline reference 0.05% nasal drops / spray — guideline reference Nasonex / mometasone furoate — guideline reference Nasacort / triamcinolone acetonide — guideline reference Flixonase / fluticasone propionate — guideline reference Avamys / fluticasone furoate — guideline reference 2 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 4 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 6 mg / 1 mL (30 mg / 5 mL) — guideline reference Per 5 mL: loratadine 5 mg + pseudoephedrine 60 mg — guideline reference Per 5 mL: pseudoephedrine 30 mg + triprolidine 1.25 mg — guideline reference Phenexpect formulation in the guideline — guideline reference Abrilar / Prospan formulation — guideline reference Per 5 mL: codeine 9 mg + promethazine 3.6 mg + ephedrine 6 mg — guideline reference 15 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference Per 5 mL: codeine 10 mg + pseudoephedrine 30 mg + triprolidine 1.25 mg — guideline reference Per 5 mL: carbocisteine 100 mg + promethazine 2.5 mg — guideline reference 1 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 2 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 1 mg / 1 mL — guideline reference 3 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 4 mg oral granules — guideline reference 4 mg chewable tablet — guideline reference 5 mg chewable tablet — guideline reference Seretide Evohaler 25/50 — guideline reference Nebuliser solution 5 mg / 1 mL — guideline reference 30 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 4 mg / 5 mL (light green syrup) — guideline reference 8 mg / 5 mL (pale yellow syrup) — guideline reference 100 mg sachet — guideline reference 100 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 5 mg / 1 mL — guideline reference 125 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 250 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 312.5 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 156.25 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 200 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 125 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 250 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 125 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 250 mg / 5 mL — guideline reference 200 mg tablet — guideline reference Select the exact concentration or dosage form on the bottle. Paracetamol 120 mg/5 mL is common in polyclinics and 250 mg/5 mL in private GP clinics.
3 · Safety check before a dose Select every item that applies. These answers stop unsafe automatic calculations.
Allergic to paracetamol / acetaminophen Allergic or reacted to ibuprofen / aspirin / another NSAID Allergic to cetirizine / hydroxyzine Allergy details are uncertain Another paracetamol-containing product was used today Ibuprofen / naproxen / diclofenac / aspirin or another NSAID was used today Drinking poorly, persistent vomiting or possible dehydration Kidney disease Liver disease Past stomach ulcer or gastrointestinal bleeding Wheeze, asthma worsening, hives or runny nose after aspirin / ibuprofen Chickenpox or dengue may be present Rash is oozing, crusted, blistered, broken or may be infected
4 · Any warning signs? Any one of these matters more than calculating a dose.
Breathing difficulty, blue lips / grey colour, seizure, collapse or very hard to wake Face or tongue swelling, hoarse voice or trouble breathing No urine for over 8 hours, no tears, very dry mouth, or even tiny sips will not stay down Green or bloody vomit, bloody / black stool, or severe persistent abdominal pain Purple rash that does not fade when pressed, widespread blisters / peeling, or a very unwell child with rash