Giving Child Meftal P Every Eight Hours For Fever. Can I Give Another Dose If Fever Increases?

Posted on Mon, 17 Sep 2012

Question: My 4yr old has 102 temp and I am giving her Meftal P every 8 hrs. If her temp goes beyond 102 after 5 hours can I give another dose.

Answered by Dr. Aparna Kohli (2 hours later)

Hi,
Thanks for writing in.
Whenever children have fever, we never prescribe a non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug like Meftal. These drugs can cause a rare condition called Reye's syndrome which can kill the child. So you should definitely not be using Meftal P for bringing down the fever. Only paracetamol is required at the dose of 15 mg/kg. This dose can be repeated every 4-6 hours. Please do not give her another dose of Meftal P. Also, use sponging with tepid water to bring down the fever.
Let me know her weight so that I can guide you further.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Aparna Kohli (16 hours later)

Thanks a lot. Her weight is 15kgs.

Answered by Dr. Aparna Kohli (2 hours later)

Hi,
thanks for writing back.
The dose for her is 225 mg every 4-6 hours ( as required). If you're using Crocin syrup with 125 mg paracetamol per 5 ml, then you need to give her 1 and 3/4 tsp whenever required ( not more than 6 doses /day)

Hope that helps
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Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar