Hello
how much should I give 18 month old baby paracetamol and mefenamic acid suspension 125 mg ?
while she got fever

Question

Hello
how much should I give 18 month old baby  paracetamol and mefenamic acid suspension 125 mg ?
while she got fever

Accepted Answer

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 .other medicine like mefenamic acid ibuprofen can also be given .
Lukewarm sponge bathvc can be given as home redmedy to decrease fever. 
Adequate fluid intake is also beneficial. 
Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydration .

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Ithun mostly be to a 2 ml  that you can be giving to the child but yet to be more sure about it I would recommend you to please consult your doctor as per the age to ML is actually going to be the ideal amount to be given to the child

Hello how much should I give 18 month old baby paracetamol and mefenamic acid suspension 125 mg ? while she got fever