Fever and Medications

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Asked for Male, 15 Years

Hello, I was concerned about my fever. Whenever I have fever, my parents immediately give me calpol or some other medications, and if it has been a while since I had fever, like one day, they give me antobiotics. I read somewhere that fever is the response of the body's immune system to some infection, which I probably got because my brother had one recently. So, is it alright to immediately give a person medications if they have fever?

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Dr. Anusree Prabhakaran Hematologist 17 yrs exp Pune Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Anusree Prabhakaran

Hematologist 17 yrs exp Pune

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It’s based on degree of fever and discomfort caused by fever to the patient If you are totally comfortable and fever is less than 101F u can avoid also But in children there is risk for development of fits during fever episodes- esp if less than 5 years

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