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Calpol is a brand of children's medicine sold in the UK, Ireland, India, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Kenya, Malta, Philippines and Turkey. The main product is a paracetamol suspension, branded as Calpol Infant Suspension. It is usually a coloured syrup with a sweet taste, and is used to treat fever and pain. In 2016 it was the second biggest selling branded over-the-counter medication sold in Great Britain, with sales of £66.3 million.[1]
Calpol also comes in a form containing ibuprofen, marketed under the name Calprofen. Calpol Night, a product containing paracetamol and an antihistamine, was listed for use from 2+ months. However, this was changed and it is now only considered suitable for children over the age of 6 years.[2]
History
[edit]Calpol was launched in 1959 by English pharmaceutical company, Calmic Ltd, based in Crewe, Cheshire; the company's name was an abbreviation of Cheshire and Lancashire Medical Industries Corporation, which moved from Lancashire to Crewe Hall in 1947.[3] The Calpol brand name is likely a combination of 'Calmic' and 'paracetamol'.[4] Calmic was acquired by Wellcome (today GlaxoSmithKline) in 1966, and Calpol became one of Wellcome's best-selling UK products in the 1980s.[4] The brand was later owned by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, which was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2006. Calpol is today a brand of Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Consumer Healthcare subsidiary; in 2020, Calpol was the UK's top-selling paediatric analgesic product with sales worth £60.1 million.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of paracetamol brand names", Wikipedia, 2025-08-11, retrieved 2025-08-13
- ^ "List of paracetamol brand names", Wikipedia, 2025-08-11, retrieved 2025-08-13
- ^ "List of paracetamol brand names", Wikipedia, 2025-08-11, retrieved 2025-08-13
- ^ a b "List of paracetamol brand names", Wikipedia, 2025-08-11, retrieved 2025-08-13
- ^ "Personal care: over the counter: Top Products 2020". The Grocer. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
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