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Is It Safe To Give Meftal P 2.5ml For High Fever?

My daughter is 22 months old. She's down with fever since earlier today. Her rectal reading was 101.3 around 5 pm. Gave her 1.5 ml T98 drops. Repeated the dose around 11:30 pm. She woke up crying at 2 am and felt very very hot to touch. She refused to let me take her temperature. I panicked and gave her 2.5 ml Meftal P. 5 mins later I managed to take her recital temp. and it was 99.5. She still feels very very hot to touch. Now I'm worrying if I gave her the medicine in haste and if it will have any adverse effect on her. Pls help. Can't reach my pediatrician at this hour.
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
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Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.

Most fever are usually viral in origin and take 3-5 days to resolve. Meftal P 2.5 ml in addition paracetamol is safe to use , in fact appropriate dose is 5 ml 8 hourly. You need not be concerned in this regard. Instead of using two drugs better option will be to use tepid sponging to bring down fever . More important is overall condition of baby , if baby is active , playful , accepting feed ,passing urine you can be comfortable.

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Is It Safe To Give Meftal P 2.5ml For High Fever?

Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Most fever are usually viral in origin and take 3-5 days to resolve. Meftal P 2.5 ml in addition paracetamol is safe to use , in fact appropriate dose is 5 ml 8 hourly. You need not be concerned in this regard. Instead of using two drugs better option will be to use tepid sponging to bring down fever . More important is overall condition of baby , if baby is active , playful , accepting feed ,passing urine you can be comfortable. Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. Take care. • DISCLAIMER: - All the information provided here is for information purpose only , it is not a substitute for the advice of a physician after physical examination , it is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor. This information in no way establishes a doctor-patient relationship. Before acting anything based on this information do consult your doctor. I recommend that online users seek the advice of a physician who can perform an in-person physical examination