Suggest Treatment For Fever In A Child

Posted on Sun, 7 Aug 2016

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Question : hello doctor,

My son is XXXX and he is 2.5 yrs old, today he had balding ceremony, so he had taken bath twice before and after ceremony, and in evening he had apple and pomegranate juice now he had got fever of about 39.5 degree celsius, presently i have given 4ml of p125 syrup. can i give mefanorm to him after 4 hrs if the fever is not gone down
please clarify

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You may give mefanorm if fever recurs

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for asking on this platform

Mefanorm contains mefenemic acid which is more effective medicine than paracetamol to bring down the temperature. P125 contains paracetamol.You may repeat the dose of paracetamol at an interval of 6-8 hours.
You may give mefanorm if fever recurs.Each 5 ml of mefanorm contains 100 mg of mefenemic acid and the dose is 6-8 mg/kg/dose.It can be given at an interval of 8 hours.So if the weight of the baby is 10-12 kg,you may give 4-5 ml of mefanorm.

I hope this helps.
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