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Recurring high fever
Hello doctor,
My son is 5. Weight 14.3 kg. Viral fever from 7th. Doc prescribed cold cough meds. Fever managed with p250 4 ml. We were told to give Meftal for a fever above 102 just for a day. His fever reached 102.5 at midnight 1 AM (8th) . So one dose of Meftal then P250 after 6 hours. But from 8th morning 7:30 AM fever recurred after 4 hours and we gave p250.
Now the p250 dosage is just 4 doses every 24 hours. Again his fever is reaching 102. Can we give one more dose of Meftal Or exceed dose of p250 to manage the fever?
Please help.
can give both medicine 4 times per day if necessary
(gap between both medications is 2hrs)
for fever as well as pain kindly give paracetamol according to the weight of child as well as according to the power of paracetamol medicine you are having and paracetamol can be given maximum 4 times per day and also do body sponge to decrease the surface temperature.
also when u take temperature in the armpit of the child and it is 100 or more then only consider it as fever and give paracetamol.
higher medicines for fever like ibugesic and mefenamic has to be given only after medical consultation.
after giving fever medicines you can wait for maximum 3 days and then meet your doctor if it is not improving. keep the child in cool atmosphere
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