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How Long Should Babygesic Be Continued For URI Disease?

Hi doctor.my son is 11months now,his weight is 8.7kg.he is having fever 101.5.with this he has mild cold.no cough.my doctor said its URI.She has given SinarestAFdrops and ibugesic 4ml/6hrly.fever is not reducing.even after 1hour of medication.I m giving babygesic after 3hrs of ibugesic. Can I continue like this?is there any harm? For how many days should I give medication?
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Hi,

Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well 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 there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Paracetamol can be given only if fever is more than 100F. 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, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
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How Long Should Babygesic Be Continued For URI Disease?

Hi, Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well 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 there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given only if fever is more than 100F. 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, Pediatrician, Pulmonology