Syrup
Each 5 ml contains:
Paracetamol 120 mg
Codeine Phosphate Hemihydrate 5 mg
100 ml
Cotamol is an analgesic (pain reliever). It works to temporarily relieve acute and moderate pain when paracetamol alone is not sufficient in adults and children 12 years and older.
Paracetamol works to stop the pain messages from getting through to the brain. It also acts in the brain to reduce fever.
Codeine phosphate is an opioid pain reliever.
Adults and children 12 years and over: 20 ml to 35 ml by mouth every 6 hours as needed.