What Ibulek Children contains:
- The active substance is ibuprofen;
- Each 5 ml suspension contain 100 mg ibuprofen;
- 1 ml suspension contains 20 mg ibuprofen;
- The other ingredients are: liquid maltitol, glycerol, citric acid, anhydrous, sodium citrate, sodium chloride, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, polysorbate 80, xanthan gum, strawberry flavour (mixture of aromatic substances and glucose)
What Ibulek Children looks like and contents of the pack:
- Ibulek Children oral suspension is an almost white viscous syrupy suspension with strawberry flavour and sweet taste.
- 120 ml oral suspension in dark coloured glass bottles. Dosing device: 5 ml oral dosing syringe marked in gradations of half milliliters up to 5 ml.
PDF with product descriptionIbulek Children is used in the short term treatment of:
- Fever including fever after vaccination;
- Dentition;
- Toothache;
- Throat and ear inflammation
- Mild pain after sprains and injuries.
You should know that this medicine is intended for short term use only. Ibulek Children should be used in the lowest possible dose to achieve effect.
For easy reference, the recommended daily doses are presented in the table below:
Age group
| Body weight (kg)
| Recommended daily dose
|
Infants aged 3 – 6 months and weighing over 5 kg
| 5 – 7,6
| 2,5 ml (50 mg) up to 3 times daily
|
Infants aged 6 – 12 months
| 7,7 – 9
| 2,5 ml (50 mg) up to 3 - 4 times daily
|
Children 1 – 3 years
| 10 – 16
| 5 ml (100 mg) up to 3 times daily
|
Children 4 – 6 years
| 17 – 20
| 7,5 ml (150 mg) up to 3 times daily
|
Children 7 – 9 years
| 21 – 30
| 10 ml (200 mg) up to 3 times daily
|
Children 10 – 12 years
| 31 - 40
| 15 ml (300 mg) up to 3 times daily
|
The recommended daily dose for children with juvenile arthritis is up to 40 mg/kg body weight distributed into several doses.
For fever following vaccination (children aged 2 -6 months) the recommended dose is 2,5 ml (50 mg), to be repeated if required, afer a 6 hour interval. More than two single doses of 2,5 ml (50 mg) should not be administered within a 24 hour period. If the fever is not influenced, a doctor should be consulted.
Ibulek Children may be given to infants below 3 months of age only if prescribed by a doctor. It should not be given to infants weighing less than 5 kg.
The maximum treatment duration without doctor’s advice for infants and children ≥ 6 months to 12 years and adolescents aged 12 -18 years should not be longer than 3 days. If the symptoms worsen or last more than 3 days you should seek medical advice.
For infants aged ≥ 3 months to ≤ 5 months and weighing over 5 kg, if the symptoms worsen or persist for more than 24 hours, a doctor should be consulted.
