What Are The Repercussions Of Taking Extra Dosage Of Meftal?

Posted on Mon, 14 Dec 2015

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Mon, 14 Dec 2015 Answered on

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Question : My daughter is 2.5 months old and got vaccinated 2 days back. Post that fever and nose block and cough; Today, paediatrician prescribed meftal for fever and maxtra drops (5 drops) thrice daily.

Accidentally, 0.5 ml (9 drops) is given - please advise: should this be considered as overdose and rush to hospital ?

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Not an overdose

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

You may relax. 9 drops of any of the two medicines would not count as overdose. You need not rush your child to the hospital.

Let me know if I could be of further assistance.

Regards

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