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Is It Safe To Give Meftal P For A Long Period?
My son has fever between 100 -103 for last 3 days, 2 days we used P 250, 4ML every 6hrs, no much improvement, then Dr prescribed meftal p,4ML every 6 hrs, we are also using anti cold medicine as he has cold and nosal block. Age 15 month, weight 8.7 kg. Now Dr felt that it could be due to negative pressure in ear due to cold and suggested ear drops. My question. Can we use meftal p for longer period. Is the medication correct if correct why fever coming after every 6,8 hrs. I am bit confused Pl advise.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021
Hi,
1. Most of the cases of fever encountered in general practice are viral, self limiting and would require only symptomatic treatment
2. Since after giving symptomatic treatment, fever is still coming on and off, check with a pediatrician (if not done), who might ask for routine investigations- Hb%, WBC, ESR, Widal test, urine and chest X-ray
PS. Additional treatment will depend on the cause of the fever, so one has to evaluate the associated symptoms like pallor, jaundice, neck stiffness, abdomen for liver and spleen and Auscultation of chest, and see if there is a running epidemic in the locality.
3. Simple viral fever do not require antibiotics, so investigate in detail or consult a pediatrician, since he must be aware of the common causes of fever (in child), and the symptoms and warning signals suggesting that this may not be a simple fever.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Munish Sood, Ayurveda Specialist
1. Most of the cases of fever encountered in general practice are viral, self limiting and would require only symptomatic treatment
2. Since after giving symptomatic treatment, fever is still coming on and off, check with a pediatrician (if not done), who might ask for routine investigations- Hb%, WBC, ESR, Widal test, urine and chest X-ray
PS. Additional treatment will depend on the cause of the fever, so one has to evaluate the associated symptoms like pallor, jaundice, neck stiffness, abdomen for liver and spleen and Auscultation of chest, and see if there is a running epidemic in the locality.
3. Simple viral fever do not require antibiotics, so investigate in detail or consult a pediatrician, since he must be aware of the common causes of fever (in child), and the symptoms and warning signals suggesting that this may not be a simple fever.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Munish Sood, Ayurveda Specialist
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