Calpol 6+ Fastmelts

Description: Calpol Fastmelts are used in the treatment of mild to moderate pain such as headache, teething pain and sore throat.

Newest Review: ... know how horrible it tastes - especially to a child used to the sweet taste of liquid calpol. However the older they have ... more

... got the less they seem to need calpol and when I carry the sachets around in my bag they tend to get squashed and ripped by the time I need to use them - these fastmelts are much more portable than the liquid sachets and can happily sit in the bottom of a bag for many months until required. When my children are feeling slightly unwell but not so ill they need to stay off school and if I know that paracetamol will keep them feeling fine I often give them a capsule to put in their pocket to take at lunchtime. The liquid ...more

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Calpol 6+ Fastmelts: Calpol fastmelts - for more grown up children (287 words)
by - written on 09/08/09 (Very useful, 40 readings)
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I wouldn't like to think how much money I have spent on calpol over the years but it has worked miracles when my children have had temperatures, ear aches, headaches etc. They are now older but still a way off from being able to swallow adult paracetamol tablets and for anyone that has tasted paracetamol they will know how horrible it tastes - especially to a child used to the sweet taste of liquid calpol. However the older they have got the less they seem to need calpol and when I carry the sachets around in my bag they tend to get squashed and ripped by the time I need to use them - these fastmelts are much more portable than the liquid sachets and can ... Read the complete review

Fastmelts help them feel better fast! (495 words)
by - written on 11/06/09 (Very useful, 50 readings)
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As a parent there is nothing more upsetting than when you child is not well. I have been using Paracetamol suspension for my children for years when they had headaches or a raised temperature. However they have both got to an age where they were taking up to 20ml of mixture so the bottle was not lasting long! I wanted a slightly more "grown -up" solution for them but wasn't too keen on them trying to swallow the adult tablets and I would have had to cut them in half to get my sons dose. I spotted these on the shelf at Boots and decided they were worth a try. They are in a bright red box so are easy to see! These are not a cheap product, they ... Read the complete review