Paramax Junior
PARAMAX tablets help lower fever and relieve mild to moderate pain like headaches, toothaches, menstrual pain, muscle and joint pain, and pain after surgery.
How to Use
Dosage
Adults and children over 12 years (or over 40 kg): 1-2 PARAMAX Rap 500 mg tablets every 4-6 hours. Children 3-12 years: Dose is based on weight, usually 15 mg/kg.
Method
Take the tablets by mouth.
Adults and children over 12 years (or over 40 kg): Do not take more than 3 doses per day. Children under 12 years: Do not take more than 3 doses per day (15 mg/kg) without a doctor's prescription.
Possible Side Effects
- •Drowsiness
- •Nausea
- •Vomiting
- •Headache
- •Sweating
- •Dizziness
- •Diarrhea
- •Stomach pain
- •Constipation
- •Skin redness
- •Severe allergic reactions, such as sudden swelling of the face, lips, mouth, throat, or around the eyes, which may cause difficulty breathing (angioedema).
- •Severe skin reactions.
- •A severe condition that can increase blood acidity (metabolic acidosis) in patients with severe illness who are using paracetamol.
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to paracetamol or any other ingredient in it.
- Talk to your doctor if you have kidney or liver problems, or if you drink a lot of alcohol regularly.
- Contact your doctor immediately if you have a severe illness (like severe kidney failure or blood infection), are malnourished, have chronic alcoholism, or are taking flucloxacillin (an antibiotic), as this can cause a serious condition called metabolic acidosis.
- Make sure other medicines you take do not contain paracetamol to avoid an overdose.
- See a doctor if you don't feel better after 3 days or if your condition gets worse.
Use in Elderly Patients
Suitable for older adults. The recommended maximum dose for long-term use is 2 grams per day. Can be used concurrently with warfarin only if INR values are monitored. Consider paracetamol in OTC drugs and combination products. Risk of poisoning with daily doses over 4 grams. (updated 14.4.2025)