my son has got fever of 38.5 c our pediatrician is not available. I have given him meftagesic ds 4ml.

2 Answers

Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy2 years ago

A. for fever as well as pain kindly give paracetamol according to the weight of child as well as according to the power of paracetamol medicine you are having and paracetamol can be given maximum 4 times per day and also do body sponge to decrease the surface temperature. also when u take temperature in the armpit of the child and it is 100 or more then only considerz it as fever and give paracetamolx. higher medicines for fever like ibugesic and mefenamic has to be given only after medical consultation. after giving fever medicines you can wait for maximum 3 days and then meet your doctor if it is not improving. keep the child in cool atmosphere

RashmiMom of a 10 yr 11 m old girl2 years ago

A. ABC is a medicine for fever which was ever prescribed by the doctor and that is hagu hagu women then it is not a problem because Account Ka favourite little on the higher side so you can continue to be this medicine you can repeat it after every six hours and the dosage of the medicine is going to be dependent on the current rate of your child

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