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Starmol 120mg/5ml Suspension is used to treat the pain and fever.
In children's it reduce the conditions like fever, toothache, pain, fever, body ache, common cold and headache.
Exercise caution when using it in individuals with kidney disease. Adjustments to the dosage may be necessary, so it's important to seek advice from your doctor.
It should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of medicine may be required. Please consult your doctor.
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This formulation contains Paracetamol/Acetaminophen, which has antipyretic and analgesic properties. It works by inhibiting the certain chemical messengers in the brain that cause fever and pain.
Use medicine as you remember to take.
If next dose is near than Skip the missed Dose.
Do not double up for the missed Dose.
If you miss dose frequently than consult your Doctor.
Fever is the body's response to infection or illness, often accompanied by elevated body temperature, while pain signals discomfort or injury, prompting protective responses or indicating an underlying problem.
Ibuprofen and Starmol 120mg/5ml Suspension are safe medicines, but both should not be used together. Consult your doctor if you are not sure.
No, Starmol 120mg/5ml Suspension is not an antibiotic. It works as a painkiller and as a medicine which brings down high fever.
You should only take four doses of Starmol 120mg/5ml Suspension in 24 hours. There should be a gap of at least 4 hours between two doses. Do not take Starmol 120mg/5ml Suspension for more than 3 days without first talking to your doctor.
Usually you will start feeling better after about half an hour of taking Starmol 120mg/5ml Suspension.
No, Starmol 120mg/5ml Suspension does not make babies sleepy. It is a pain relieving medicine which is used to control high fever.
Starmol 120mg/5ml Suspension takes around 30-45 min to start working and show its effects. It is advised to take this medicine for the duration suggested by the doctor. Consult your doctor if you experience any bothersome side effects.
Starmol 120mg/5ml Suspension is considered safe for children only when used as directed by the doctor.
Overdose of Starmol 120mg/5ml Suspension may cause severe life-threatening liver injury as a serious side effect. Taking more than the prescribed dose may also cause kidney injury, decreased platelet count and even lead to coma. Early symptoms of an overdose include nausea, vomiting and general tiredness. Immediately consult a doctor or reach an emergency in case of a suspected overdose.
If you vomit in less than 30 minutes after having a dose of Starmol 120mg/5ml Suspension tablets or syrup, take the same dose again. If you vomit more than 30 minutes after a dose of tablets or syrup, you do not need to take another dose, until the next normal dose.
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