My baby is 3 years old.. she was having fever 101.2 I gave her calpol 250..but after 2 hours the fever is not coming down.. can I give her Meftal-p. what should be the time lag between calpol and meftal p. In case if she is having fever again above 100 what should I give her calpol or meftal.. Plz help.

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Which antiobiotic is Gud for fever

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hi. please give calpol again and calpol has to be given only when fever is 100 in a duration of 6hrs. if fever doesn't come down within 3hrs, give meftal-p. you can do tapid sponging too. thank you and take care

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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 .other medicine like mefenamic acid ibuprofen can also be given .
Lukewarm sponge bath can be given as home remedy to decrease fever. 
Adequate flugid intake is also benjeficial. 
Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydration .