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Does Meftal Help To Come Down The Temperature?
my son is 18 months old and is running with temperature since y,day. We first started with Febrex DS y'day noon, later in the evening temp has gone up to 101 c and immediately gave him meftal p syrup. the same was repeated in the night after 6 hrs but the temp is still around 100c. please confirm whether we can repeat meftal p every 6 hrs
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Yes you can safely give Meftal P suspension every 6 th hourly for control of fever.
If the intensity of fever increases consult your Physician for further assessment.
Do get back to me for further queries
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Welcome to Healthcare-Magic
Greetings of the day
Yes you can safely give Meftal P suspension every 6 th hourly for control of fever.
If the intensity of fever increases consult your Physician for further assessment.
Do get back to me for further queries
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
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