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Suggest Treatment For Fever In 2 Year Kid
hi doctor, my son is having fever from morning.he is 2yr 2months now.actually his elder bro have viral fever. like him he have those symtoms,so i consul to their doctor.she is telling to give IBUPROFEN to him.when i give the medicine to him,he vomit immediatly(by crying).according to doctor the gap between 2 dose is 6HR.thats why i think i will wait 6hr for the 2nd dose.but his fever touch 102.4 after 4hrs 10min.then i give IBUPROFEN to him at that time.so my question is is there anyproblem with that?
Mon, 26 Oct 2015
Brief answer :
Its ok.
Detailed answer :
If child has immediately vomited the syrup then medicine has not reached the stomach. You have rightly repeated ibuprofen. I think that you need not worry about this.
I hope this has helped you. Take care.
Regards - Dr Deepak Patel, MD Pediatrics
Its ok.
Detailed answer :
If child has immediately vomited the syrup then medicine has not reached the stomach. You have rightly repeated ibuprofen. I think that you need not worry about this.
I hope this has helped you. Take care.
Regards - Dr Deepak Patel, MD Pediatrics
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