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Suggest Treatment For High Fever In A Toddler

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Posted on Fri, 19 Aug 2016
Question: Hi doctor, my 2.5 year old son has got fever since today evening, given him 6 ml of calpol syrup at 6.30 PM. I just checked the temperature now, and it's 101F. Shall I apply Mefanorm? If yes, then the dosage please?? He weighs 10.5 kg arnd.(currently He is deep asleep though).
Thanks for your help.
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Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (34 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You may give mefanorm

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for asking on this platform

Most common cause of fever in this age is some viral infection.Paracetamol is a safe drug to control the fever.The dose of paracetamol is 60 mg/day in 4-6 divided dosage.You can give about 650 mg of paracetamol per day.The 5 ml of calpol syrup contains 120 mg of paracetamol.So you may give 6 ml(144 mg)of paracetamol every 6 hours.Sponging helps in bringing down the temperature and makes medicines more effective.
Mefanorm contains mefenemic acid(100 mg/5ml).The dose is about 8-10 mg/kg/dose at an interval of 8 hours.It is more effective medicine to bring down the temperature.You may give 5 ml of mefanorm at an interval of 8 hours if temperature is not controlled with paracetamol.

I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any more query.
Wishing for your child's speedy recovery.
Regards
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Suggest Treatment For High Fever In A Toddler

Brief Answer: You may give mefanorm Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for asking on this platform Most common cause of fever in this age is some viral infection.Paracetamol is a safe drug to control the fever.The dose of paracetamol is 60 mg/day in 4-6 divided dosage.You can give about 650 mg of paracetamol per day.The 5 ml of calpol syrup contains 120 mg of paracetamol.So you may give 6 ml(144 mg)of paracetamol every 6 hours.Sponging helps in bringing down the temperature and makes medicines more effective. Mefanorm contains mefenemic acid(100 mg/5ml).The dose is about 8-10 mg/kg/dose at an interval of 8 hours.It is more effective medicine to bring down the temperature.You may give 5 ml of mefanorm at an interval of 8 hours if temperature is not controlled with paracetamol. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any more query. Wishing for your child's speedy recovery. Regards