Fervex baby #8

International Name

PARACETAMOL; ASCORBIC ACID

Clinical and Pharmacological Group

Combined antipyretic, analgesic and antiallergic agent.

Composition and Pharmaceutical Form

Fervex for Adults with Sugar:
Granules: 13.1 g sachet, 8 sachets per package.
Each sachet contains:

• Paracetamol — 500 mg;
• Ascorbic acid — 200 mg;
• Pheniramine maleate — 25 mg.

Excipients: sucrose, anhydrous citric acid, acacia gum, soluble saccharin, lemon-rum flavoring.

Fervex for Adults, Raspberry Flavor:
Granules: 12.75 g sachet, 8 sachets per package.
Each sachet contains:

• Paracetamol — 500 mg;
• Ascorbic acid — 200 mg;
• Pheniramine maleate — 25 mg.

Excipients: sucrose, anhydrous citric acid, acacia gum, sodium saccharinate, raspberry flavoring.

Fervex for Adults, Sugar-Free:
Granules: 13.1 g sachet, 8 sachets per package.
Excipients: natural flavoring. Sweetener — aspartame.

Fervex for Children, Banana Flavor:
Granules: 3 g sachet, 8 sachets per package.
Each sachet contains:

• Paracetamol — 280 mg;
• Ascorbic acid — 100 mg;
• Pheniramine maleate — 10 mg.

Excipients: sucrose, riboflavin phosphate, anhydrous trimagnesium dicitrate, aspartame, banana-caramel flavoring.

Indications

• Symptomatic treatment of acute respiratory infections and colds;
• Allergic rhinitis;
• Rhinopharyngitis.

Fervex for Children is used in children aged 6–15 years, while Fervex for Adults is used in adults and children over 15 years of age.

Method of Administration and Dosage

Fervex for Adults — adults and children over 15 years of age:
1 sachet 2–3 times daily.

Fervex for Children:

• 6–10 years — 1 sachet 2–3 times daily;
• 10–12 years — 1 sachet 3 times daily;
• 12–15 years — 1 sachet 4 times daily.

The medicine should be completely dissolved in 200 ml of warm water (50–60°C). It is preferable to take the medicine between meals.

The medicine should be taken at 4-hour intervals. In patients with impaired liver or kidney function and in elderly patients, the medicine should be taken at 8-hour intervals.

As an analgesic, the medicine should not be used for more than 5 days, and as an antipyretic, for more than 3 days without a doctor's recommendation.

Side Effects

No side effects are observed at recommended doses.

Possible side effects include dry mouth, accommodation disorders, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, urinary retention, constipation, and allergic reactions manifested by skin rash, itching, urticaria and Quincke's edema.

Rarely — anemia, leukopenia, agranulocytosis, thrombocytopenia, methemoglobinemia.

Prolonged use at excessive doses may cause hepatotoxic or nephrotoxic effects, hemolytic anemia, aplastic anemia, methemoglobinemia and pancytopenia.

A doctor should be consulted immediately if any adverse symptoms occur.