Can Meftal P Be Taken For High Fever?

Posted on Tue, 8 Sep 2015

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Question : 4 year old 15 kg weight...high fever >102 ...paracetemol not subsiding fever... request confirm dosage of meftal-p ...

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Dose is 6-8 mg/kg/ dose

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for asking on this platform

Paracetamol is the safest antipyratic.Dose of paracetamol is 15 mg/kg/dose and it can be repeated 6 hotly.
Tepid sponging also helps in bringing down the temperature.
If fever is persisting even after giving paracetamol and tepid sponging,you can give meftal p.
Dose of mefenemic acid is 6-8 mg/kg/dose and it can be repeated 8 hrly.
Wishing for your baby's speedy recovery.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar