How to use medicine for children with fever

We know that children's organs are not fully developed yet, so children are prone to various diseases. Once a child becomes ill, we must be very cautious in using medication. For example, if a child has symptoms of fever, it will be difficult for him to recover if we do not use medication. If we use medication indiscriminately, not only will it fail to have a therapeutic effect, but it may also cause harm to the child's body.

If the child's fever does not exceed 38.5℃, it is recommended to use only physical cooling. However, if it exceeds 38.5℃ or the child has a history of convulsions, antipyretics should be used in time. It is best for parents to choose acetaminophen (Bifurin, Tylenol, etc.) and ibuprofen (Motrin, etc.), which are the two most widely used drugs by pediatricians and have higher clinical safety.

Although these two types of antipyretic drugs are of two different types, they both have the function of relieving fever and relieving pain. When taking the medicine, you need to pay attention to the difference in dosage forms: acetaminophen products such as Benadryl and Tylenol have three dosage forms: drops, oral solution, and chewable tablets; ibuprofen products such as Motrin only have two dosage forms for children: drops and oral solution. For infants under 1 year old, it is best to use drops because the drug concentration in drops is low and the irritation is less.

The dosage of drops should be selected according to body weight. Generally, for infants aged 6 to 11 months, with a corresponding weight of 5.5 to 8 kg, use 1 dropper of antipyretic medicine. Babies aged 12 to 23 months, weighing about 8.1 to 12 kg, can take 1.5 droppers.

For children over 2 years old, it is best to take oral liquid antipyretics. For older children, tablets can be used. These fruit-flavored chewable tablets look like biscuits and children will not refuse to take them. In addition, antipyretics such as aspirin and paracetamol are highly irritating and have side effects on children. Indomethacin (indomethacin)-type drugs are highly irritating to the stomach and are not recommended.

During the medication process, parents should be careful not to let their children take a certain type of antipyretic drug for too long. If the fever lasts for more than two days, it is best to switch to another type of medicine. Tylenol and Benadryl should not be taken more than 4 times a day, with at least 4 hours between each dose.

Once a child develops various symptoms, parents will of course be very worried, but we cannot use medicine indiscriminately. We must use scientific methods when treating a child's fever. In the above article, we introduced the method of using medicine for children's fever. I believe everyone has mastered it.