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Sir, My 4.5 Years Daughter Is Having Fever Since Today
Question: Sir, my 4.5 years daughter is having fever since today morning. We gave P 250 thrice so far in 5 ml dosages. But the fever reached 104.5 once. We are worried. The paracetamol is working for XXXXXXX 3 hrs. Tomorrow morning we will see a doctor. How frequently we can give P 250? Plz advice.
Brief Answer:
Looks like viral illness
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in here.
Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani
Looks like viral illness
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in here.
Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani
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Dr. Raju A.T
Brief Answer:
Just continue with Paracetamol and no need to do anything else please
Detailed Answer:
Just continue with Paracetamol and no need to do anything else please.
Just continue with Paracetamol and no need to do anything else please
Detailed Answer:
Just continue with Paracetamol and no need to do anything else please.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Sir, thanks for your answer. We are worried as the fever was very high at 104.5 degrees once. We had to give P 250 to reduce it. When there is no fever the child is playing, but when it is coming she is down in energy. What else we can do to reduce fever?
Sir, today the doctor suggested Stalace P for fever. Is it safe?
Brief Answer:
Suggestions on paracetamol combination
Detailed Answer:
It is a combination of aceclofenac and Paracetamol and as I had suggested usually I do not prefer combination medicines with paracetamol.
rather than that I would prefer plain Ibuprofen at the dose of 10 milligrams per kg per day every 8 hourly.
Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani
Suggestions on paracetamol combination
Detailed Answer:
It is a combination of aceclofenac and Paracetamol and as I had suggested usually I do not prefer combination medicines with paracetamol.
rather than that I would prefer plain Ibuprofen at the dose of 10 milligrams per kg per day every 8 hourly.
Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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