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Suggest Medication For Fever
Hi My child is 4 1/2 years old.He had a fever of 101 at 4pm so we gave him crocin 8ml.After giving crocin also the fever came up again to 101.5 at 8pm.So we gave him a dose of Meftal 6ml.At 12:30 am now there was a high fever of almost 102.05 so we sponged him and also gave another dose of Meftal.The fever has still not gone down below 100 and is changing frequently.He is breathing heavy as well.Can u suggest what should i do incase the fever rises up again.
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
Hello,
Fever of a few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually, rather than fever, what is more, important is the activity of the child, in between two fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably a viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once the viral fever comes it will there for four to seven days. So do not worry about the duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
Fever of a few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually, rather than fever, what is more, important is the activity of the child, in between two fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably a viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once the viral fever comes it will there for four to seven days. So do not worry about the duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
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