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How Can Fever In A Child Be Treated?
Child with fever. Given ibugesic plus and paracatemol. What should be done? The fever hardly reduced to 101.5F then after 6hrs we gave her ibugesic plus of 5ml(ibugesic plus each 5 ml Contains Ibuprofen ip..........100mg , Paracatemol......162.5mg is the dosage right ...how many times in a day we can give this she is 8.5kg weight
Wed, 10 May 2017
Hello, Thanks for the query.
When fever comes, it is usually either due to a viral or bacterial infection most often. Drugs like Ibugesic Plus (Ibuprofen + Paracetamol) are able o reduce the fever for about 6 to 8 hours. As the effect of the drugs wears out body temperature is bound to rise. That is why antipyretics are given 3 to 4 times a day. These drugs do not have any action on the cause of the disease. That is why fever tends to come back as the effect is less or medicine has been excreted from the body. SOmetimes if it is a bacterial infection then specific antibiotic is also needed, then only fever will be controlled. Secondly in fact fever is body's defence to fight infection. It need not be completely reduced. But we are generally worried about it.
As regards the dosage since the child weighs only 8.5 kgs, giving 1 tea spoon ful of Ibugesic plus is more than the recommended dose. In fact it should be given 1/2 tsf per dose 3 to 4 times a day. Also see that child is well hydrated. Giver oral rehydration solution about 300 to 400 ml during the day. Best is please consult your near by pediatrician. Thanks
When fever comes, it is usually either due to a viral or bacterial infection most often. Drugs like Ibugesic Plus (Ibuprofen + Paracetamol) are able o reduce the fever for about 6 to 8 hours. As the effect of the drugs wears out body temperature is bound to rise. That is why antipyretics are given 3 to 4 times a day. These drugs do not have any action on the cause of the disease. That is why fever tends to come back as the effect is less or medicine has been excreted from the body. SOmetimes if it is a bacterial infection then specific antibiotic is also needed, then only fever will be controlled. Secondly in fact fever is body's defence to fight infection. It need not be completely reduced. But we are generally worried about it.
As regards the dosage since the child weighs only 8.5 kgs, giving 1 tea spoon ful of Ibugesic plus is more than the recommended dose. In fact it should be given 1/2 tsf per dose 3 to 4 times a day. Also see that child is well hydrated. Giver oral rehydration solution about 300 to 400 ml during the day. Best is please consult your near by pediatrician. Thanks
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