Wrong medicine given

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My wife mistakenly gave phensedyl lr (3ml) to my 1.5 year old baby instead of paracetamol as he was vaccinated ( IPVB1 DTPB1 HIB ) yesterday. Now what should I do? Should I give him the paracetamol as he has developed fever.

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Dr. Gaurav Gupta

Pediatrician 24 yrs exp Mohali

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Yes, You can give paracetamol if he has fever,

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Dr. Vishwanath S Lokapur Pediatrician 15 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vishwanath S Lokapur

Pediatrician 15 yrs exp Bangalore

Phensedly lr is a cough suppressant the dosage what u mentioned should not cause any problem and if he has fever than u can give him paracetamol sos