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How Can Intermittent High Fever In A Child Be Treated?

Hello My child has been had a fever 2 days. And when it raise to 103 I took him to the emergency, they said give him Tylenol and bifu every 3 house but the fever come and goes And today all cline close Is it save to give him every three house medica????
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Hello and thank you for using HCM for your questions!

Short answer: No, it is not dangerous if you alternate different types of anti-fever drugs.

Detailed answer: You can give your baby two types of medicament for fever: paracetamol and/or ibuprofen. Paracetamol is usually given every 6 hours (maximum 4 times a day) and ibuprofen is usually given every 8 hours (maximum 3 times a day). These two drugs could be alternated as they do not interfere with each-other's path. Usually you should initiate with paracetamol (according to the dose recommended by your doctor) and if the fever is not dominated within the range of it's effect (within 6 hours) then you could start ibuprofen (according to the dose recommended by your doctor) as well. For example, if you start paracetamol at 1 pm and the baby gets fever again at 4 pm, then you should give ibuprofen. The next dose of paracetamol should be given at 7 pm (or 6.30 if the fever is high) and the next ibuprofen dose at 12 pm (or a little earlier, if needed), and so on.
I hope I answered your questions and I wish your baby a quick recovery!
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How Can Intermittent High Fever In A Child Be Treated?

Hello and thank you for using HCM for your questions! Short answer: No, it is not dangerous if you alternate different types of anti-fever drugs. Detailed answer: You can give your baby two types of medicament for fever: paracetamol and/or ibuprofen. Paracetamol is usually given every 6 hours (maximum 4 times a day) and ibuprofen is usually given every 8 hours (maximum 3 times a day). These two drugs could be alternated as they do not interfere with each-other s path. Usually you should initiate with paracetamol (according to the dose recommended by your doctor) and if the fever is not dominated within the range of it s effect (within 6 hours) then you could start ibuprofen (according to the dose recommended by your doctor) as well. For example, if you start paracetamol at 1 pm and the baby gets fever again at 4 pm, then you should give ibuprofen. The next dose of paracetamol should be given at 7 pm (or 6.30 if the fever is high) and the next ibuprofen dose at 12 pm (or a little earlier, if needed), and so on. I hope I answered your questions and I wish your baby a quick recovery!