Tabledi Paracetamol

Oedolion : 0.5-1g bob 4-6 awr hyd at uchafswm o 4g bob dydd.

Plant 6-12 oed: 250-500mg; 1-5 mlynedd: 120-250mg; 3 mis i 1 flwyddyn: 60-120 mg;<3 months: As prescribed by the physician, 10mg/kg (5mg/kg if jaundiced). These doses may be repeated every 4-6 hrs. when necessary.

Paracetamol in massive overdosage may cause damage to liver cells. Serious toxicity is rare following administration of the recommended dose. However, when taken in large amounts (>10g y dydd), gall necrosis heptig arwain at hynny.

Gellir gohirio tystiolaeth glinigol a labordy o hepatowenwyndra am hyd at wythnos. Mewn oedolion a phobl ifanc, mae difrod celloedd yr afu eisoes wedi'i adrodd ar ôl amlyncu<10 g. Fatalities are infrequent, (3-4% in untreated cases) and have rarely been reported with overdose of <15g. In children, an acute overdose of <150mg/kg has not been associated with hepatic toxicity. Early symptoms are gastrointestinal upsets (diarrhoea/loss of appetite, nausea, vomitting, stomach cramps and increased sweating).

Mae hepatotoxicity yn digwydd 2-4 diwrnod yn ddiweddarach ac mae poen, tynerwch a chwydd yn rhan uchaf yr abdomen. Gall ensymau hepatig godi ac mae amser prothrombin yn ymestyn o fewn 12-48 awr, ond efallai na fydd symptomau clinigol yn amlwg am 1-6 o ddiwrnodau ar ôl eu llyncu.

Unless otherwise prescribed, children should not be given>4 dos y dydd.