my son is having 102 fever please suggest some medicine. presently I have meftal p, meftagesic Ds,febrex plus Ds syrup

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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 homte remedy to decrease fever. 
Adequate fluid intake is also beneficial. 
Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydrahftion .

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Hello dear parent, we'll along with the medicine you need the dosage too. I wouod suggest you to kindly post your query again after some time so that any expert available can answer to your query . Hope you understand . Good luck and take care