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Is It Safe To Give Pacimol For Fever?
gd mrng. my son is 9 months old & suffering from fever since yesterday.i am giving pacimol 100 mg liquid 3 times a day.on giving medicine, fever goes down to normal but after some time it increases to 101 degree.should i contact again to doctor? or what is righ dose of medicine?
Tue, 28 Jul 2015
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Fever of few days without any localizing signs could be 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 be there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500 mg) every 4-6 hours that too only, if fever is more than 100°F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with paracetamol.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Fever of few days without any localizing signs could be 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 be there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500 mg) every 4-6 hours that too only, if fever is more than 100°F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with paracetamol.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
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