A doctor has warned that kids are being given so much Calpol that he has dubbed it “the heroin of childhood.” Picture the scene: It’s 3am and you’re pounding the floor with a hot and grizzly baby.

CALPOL is a paracetamol-based medicine for kids which is used to treat mild to moderate pain relief. Here we tell you all you need to know, from how long it takes to work, to how much you should give ...

A SHORTAGE of common drugs including Calpol could last for ‘several months’, pharmacy bosses today warned. Chemists across the UK are running out of antibiotics, cold and flu medicines just as kids ...

It’s a staple in every family medicine cabinet but top paediatricians have warned that parents are putting their children’s health at risk by being too quick to give them Calpol. Being given Calpol ...

Parents are putting their children’s health at risk by giving them Calpol too readily, top paediatricians have warned. Giving children paracetamol-based medicines, such as Calpol and Disprol, too ...

Youngsters are given so much Calpol unnecessarily it has been dubbed “the heroin of childhood”, a medic says. New dad Dr Chris van Tulleken investigated why the UK spends £64million a year on the ...

Acetaminophen or Paracetamol (Calpol (500mg)) helps to reduce fever and to relieve a headache with mild to moderate pain. It is also used with other pain medications to treat low back pain, ...