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Suggest Treatment For High Fever In A Teenager

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Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2015
Question: My daughter is 12 yrs and 50 kgs she has only fever from afternoon and which peaked at 6pm . Paracetamol at 2 pm and meftal at 6 pm. Within 6 hrs she has 102 again. What do I give her and how much
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Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (15 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Give Meftal half tablet. Give tepid sponging.

Detailed Answer:
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I am sorry to know that your daughter is not doing well. I would suggest you to keep her on Meftal P. It can be given at a minimum interval of 6-8 hours and so you can repeat the dose now. The dose is 5 mg/kg/dose. So, for her 250 mg is right to be given. Its preferable to give half a tablet of Meftal 500 mg. Also give tepid sponging.

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Suggest Treatment For High Fever In A Teenager

Brief Answer: Give Meftal half tablet. Give tepid sponging. Detailed Answer: Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic. I am sorry to know that your daughter is not doing well. I would suggest you to keep her on Meftal P. It can be given at a minimum interval of 6-8 hours and so you can repeat the dose now. The dose is 5 mg/kg/dose. So, for her 250 mg is right to be given. Its preferable to give half a tablet of Meftal 500 mg. Also give tepid sponging. Regards