2-year-old baby took too much antipyretic medicine

Usually when a baby has a cold, parents will prepare a lot of medicine, but put the medicine in a place where it can be easily seen and the baby will grab it. Some children will eat it as candy. After taking the antipyretic medicine, some bad complications may occur, such as hallucinations or even poisoning. If you find that your baby has taken too much antipyretic medicine, you must go to the hospital for examination in time.

What are antipyretics?

It is a type of oral medicine that uses biochemical means to restore the body temperature of children with fever to normal. Generally speaking, if the child's body temperature does not exceed 38.5°C, it is not advisable to take antipyretic drugs, but physical cooling methods such as ice compresses and fever-reducing patches should be used instead.

Side effects of antipyretics

As the saying goes, "All medicines are poisonous to some extent", chemical drugs generally have the advantage of being effective quickly, but they may also have different side effects. From the above analysis of 6 kinds of children's antipyretic drugs, we can understand the side effects caused by different antipyretic drug ingredients. In comparison, acetaminophen and ibuprofen have the least side effects.

The side effect of common children's antipyretic drugs is generally irritation to the gastrointestinal tract, but the side effects of drugs such as acetaminophen and aminopyrine are more obvious, which may cause collapse or even shock. Children with allergic constitutions will develop drug rashes and urticaria, which can endanger the lives of children. These categories of drugs are also being phased out.

What are the antipyretics?

Ibuprofen

Product name: Meilin, Tianqian, Chengong Zaixin, etc.

Usage: It can be used to reduce fever in infants and young children, and relieve mild headaches, sore throats and toothaches caused by colds and flu. 5-10 mg/kg per dose based on body weight. Repeat every 6-8 hours if needed, but not more than 4 times per 24 hours.

Advantages: It and acetaminophen are two antipyretic drugs recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and are also relatively safe antipyretic drugs. Its advantage is that it can reduce fever smoothly and for a long time, and the average fever-reducing time is about 6 hours, and up to 8 hours. Moreover, it is more effective than acetaminophen in reducing fever above 39°C.

Disadvantages: Mild gastrointestinal discomfort, occasional rash and tinnitus, headache, effects on coagulation function and elevated transferase, etc. There are also reports of gastrointestinal bleeding and aggravation of ulcers. There are also reports that it occasionally causes reversible renal damage in states of dehydration, hypovolemia, and low cardiac output, and overdose may cause side effects such as central nervous system depression and epileptic seizures. Therefore, it is generally used for children with high fever over 3 years old.