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My kid 23 months old weight 10.4 kgs has fever. I was giving calpol 120(6ml) but temperature isn't coming down. After 4hrs gave meftal P and it helped. Now after 6hrs his temperature is 102.4. please suggest if i can directly give Meftal-p or give calpol 120 and then Meftal-p

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Fever is a reaction of the body to different pyrogens released during any Infection. Usually temp more than 99 F is taken as fever .
Mostly in children fever is because of viral infections like flu or RSV where the fever is there for 4-5 days but may persist even upto 2 weeks .
Initially antipyretic like paracetamol is given in a dose of 15 mg / kg/ dose. Can be repeated after 4-6 hrs if needed .
Lukewarm sponge bath can be given ahs home remedy to decreasge fever. 
Adequate fluid intake is also beneficial. 
Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydration .

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Thank you for the responses
@Rashmi mam- I have not kept changing the medicines. calpol has paracetamol and has to be given for fever. if fever doesn't come down in 3-4hrs, we give sponging and give Meftal-p.
in our case, calpol didn't help, my question was should i follow same process of giving calpol and then Meftal-p as required or directly give Meftal-p. thank you 🙏

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Don’t give medicines like this one time you are giving one medicine other time we are giving another medicine you cannot do all these things it’s risky for the child as of now you give the same medicine that you gave previously start doing Thande Paani Ki Patti and if the fever does not reach dues within one hour you should immediately within the nearest doctorWrite Your Answer Here

#asktheexperts My kid 23 months old weight 10.4 kgs has fever. I was giving calpol 120(6ml) but temperature isn't coming down. After 4hrs gave meftal P and it helped. Now after 6hrs his temperature is 102.4. please suggest if i can directly give Meftal-p or give calpol 120 and then Meftal-p