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Will Ibuprofen Be Safe For Fever And Cough?
My 7 year old son normally very healthy woke with a temp of 101. Ibuprofen worked, but 5 hours later it returned. Dosed after 6.5 hours, worked again. After 5 hours it has returned. He is tired, light cough, and headache. No loss of appetite. Should we be concerned or most likely a rough cold?
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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Ibuprofen is safe for treating fever however a better drug for fever would be acetaminophen ( paracetamol). Ibuprofen has no role in cough. I would like you to take a cough syrup instead like syp ambrolite s. If the fever and cough does not settle down in 3 days then please visit your GP
I hope I was of help
Regards
Thanks for the query
Ibuprofen is safe for treating fever however a better drug for fever would be acetaminophen ( paracetamol). Ibuprofen has no role in cough. I would like you to take a cough syrup instead like syp ambrolite s. If the fever and cough does not settle down in 3 days then please visit your GP
I hope I was of help
Regards
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