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What Causes Fever Even After Giving Meftal And Lariago?

My son is suffering from fever from last 2 days.im away from my home town.my dr on phn sujjested me to give him lariago syrup 10ml n meftal p syrup 6mll.My son weighs 11.5 kg..when i give him doze for 2-3hrs he becomes completely fine bt after that same thing repeats he feels uneasy,high fever..plz help..im vrymuch tensed.
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
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Thanks for asking on HealthCareMagic. Lariago is a medicine to treat malaria. You have not mentioned if malaria had been confirmed by blood test. If not, you have not done a good thing and unless he has malaria, the fever would not respond. There can be a number of causes for fever. Viral fevers are most common. Viral fevers do not respond to lariago or any antibiotics and come down on their own in 5-10 days and I guess that you have to wait till then. In the meantime you have to keep the temperature in control by use of paracetamol. Meftal P contains mefenamic acid which is more effective than paracetamol in relieving fever and hence has kept the temperature normal for few hours. The dose can be repeated in 3-4 hours. Stay relaxed. Just give paracetamol. Also give sponging with water at normal temperature.
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What Causes Fever Even After Giving Meftal And Lariago?

Thanks for asking on HealthCareMagic. Lariago is a medicine to treat malaria. You have not mentioned if malaria had been confirmed by blood test. If not, you have not done a good thing and unless he has malaria, the fever would not respond. There can be a number of causes for fever. Viral fevers are most common. Viral fevers do not respond to lariago or any antibiotics and come down on their own in 5-10 days and I guess that you have to wait till then. In the meantime you have to keep the temperature in control by use of paracetamol. Meftal P contains mefenamic acid which is more effective than paracetamol in relieving fever and hence has kept the temperature normal for few hours. The dose can be repeated in 3-4 hours. Stay relaxed. Just give paracetamol. Also give sponging with water at normal temperature.