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Suggest Remedy To Prevent High Body Temperature
my kid is one year and eight months old. her body temp is higher (nearly 38 0c). we took her to hospital in Ethiopia and they ordered co-trimoxazole oral suspension 100ml. she took one dose but her temp is not going down. what shall we do? we are giving her also pcm suppository
Fri, 25 Apr 2014
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Oral Paracetamol 15 mg/kg body weight every 4-6 hourly will help reducing temperature.
Tepid sponging in addition to pcm will give prompt relief.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Oral Paracetamol 15 mg/kg body weight every 4-6 hourly will help reducing temperature.
Tepid sponging in addition to pcm will give prompt relief.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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