I just gave Gracie tixylix i thought it was the one where she could have 5ml but it wasn't she was only supposed to have 2.5ml and now i have overdosed her do you think it will be ok, there is no paracetamol or anything in it

is it just cough syrup? Im sure i heard that they dont really do infant cough syrup anymore because it doesn't actually do anything, its basically just sugar? whats the active ingredient?

When noah had a cough and cold the other week i gave him 2.5ml of calpol and 2.5ml of the tixylix. I think she will be ok

Char

2.5 is the dose she should have i just doubled it like a plank it is just cough syrup hun x

Which tixylix was it hun? as there are a few different ones?

its the one in orange box think its the chesty cough one i cant double check as its the one i keep in her nappy stacker in her room

Hun, I dont wanna scare you, but i googled it and came accross this... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-546909/Cough-medicine-banned-children-100-remedies-taken-shelves.html



I'm sure she will be fine, but it may be worth ringing nhs direct just to double check???

its this one i google imaged it lol

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after reading that article im crapping myself now, im going to sleep on her floor to keep a beady eye on her

Ooh, the honey lemon and glycerol should be fine! They are the things in the article that say are recomended instead of the syrup etc. xx

Suzi, that article is 3 years old, and if you read to the end it states that 'The ingredients that will no longer be licensed for children under two are the antihistamines brompheniramine, chlorphenamine and diphenhydramine; cough suppressants dextrometorphan and pholcodine; expectorants guaifenesin and ipecacuanha and decongestants phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, oxymetazoline and xylometazoline.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-546909/Cough-medicine-banned-children-100-remedies-taken-shelves.html#ixzz1bMZqblwV'

Therefore the stuff that was in those medicines is no longer licenced to be in medicince for under 2s - so the article is not valid any more!

Yeah...http://www.pharmacy2u.co.uk/tixylix-honey-lemon-and-glycerol-p6703.html



all the other ones, with active ingredients warn about overdose, this one doesnt

Sorry for the fright!!!

thats ok i think il still sleep in with her though as she has been sick - before i gave her the medicine so i will want to keep an eye on her

Its absolutely fine hun, dont worry at all.....this one is just a throat lubricant (glycerol), with honey and lemon for a soothing action.

There is nothing in it that can be overdosed....if you drank the whole bottle, the worst you would have is the squits.

Hope she is feeling better this morning Suze xx

She is fine now, her and her couson have an evil cold think they have passed it to each other