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3 Year Son, Suffering From Viral Infection And Fever. Is It Safe To Use Meftal P With Paracetamol? Any Side Effects?
my 3yr old son was suffering from viral infection and his fever was every day increasing even after giving calpol. one it would be 99 f then 100 then 102. i gave him meftal p and now the temperature is under control. dr please tell me is it safe to use this drug with peracitmol and are there any side effects of this drug
Sat, 29 Jun 2013
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
If the fever is not responding to the paracetamol there is no harm in shifting to mefanamic acid, except the duration of work for the Meftal-P is longer than paracetamol.
Every medicine has got one or the other side effect. We have to weigh between the beneficial effects and the side effects. So in my opinion there are no significant negative points in using both the drugs.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Irshad H Naqvi
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
If the fever is not responding to the paracetamol there is no harm in shifting to mefanamic acid, except the duration of work for the Meftal-P is longer than paracetamol.
Every medicine has got one or the other side effect. We have to weigh between the beneficial effects and the side effects. So in my opinion there are no significant negative points in using both the drugs.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Irshad H Naqvi
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