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Suggest Medications For Fever In Infants

my daughter is 12 yrs oid suddenly today morning she had fever and it 104 we gave her 1/2 tablet calpol and waited for 1 hr but still her fever is 104. so we gave her again 1/2 tablet calpol. unfortunately our family doctor is out of town so please suggest me any tablet which will reduce her fever. enable us to pull on till tommorow morning.
Mon, 9 Jun 2014
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Hi...at 12 years you can give 3/4 tab of 500 mg calpol at a time. Also does she have any other problem? Take temperature one hour after giving the medicine. If it remains high you can give cold sponging.
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Suggest Medications For Fever In Infants

Hi...at 12 years you can give 3/4 tab of 500 mg calpol at a time. Also does she have any other problem? Take temperature one hour after giving the medicine. If it remains high you can give cold sponging.