This medicine has been tested in children. This may increase the chance of side effects. However, in effective doses, this medicine has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems in children older than 1 year of age than it does in adults. Young children are often frightened when they receive injections or have other painful procedures done. This medicine helps prevent pain, but it will not calm a frightened child.
Parents can help by staying calm and by comforting and reassuring the child.
This medicine has not been studied specifically in older people. However, it is possible that the chance of some side effects may be increased in elderly people. Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine.