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Suggest Medication For High Fever
My child is 14 yrs old and is suffering from high fever ...prescribed for calpol 650 every 5 hours and nise in case of high fever.but since I have heard that nise is banned in some countries. Fever is not being controlled by calpol so please advice me a good medicine for high fever
Mon, 22 Dec 2014
Thanks for your query in health care magic.
Paracetamol has least side effect and very effective drug for fever. if even after using paracetamol fever is not coming down then you can use Ibuprofen which is next safest drug. Meftal (mefenemic acid) is also have least side effect.
Regards. dr deepak
Paracetamol has least side effect and very effective drug for fever. if even after using paracetamol fever is not coming down then you can use Ibuprofen which is next safest drug. Meftal (mefenemic acid) is also have least side effect.
Regards. dr deepak
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