Suggest dosage of Meftal for fever in 11.5 months old
Patient: Hi Doc, My baby is having fever since morning and he is 11.5 months old and his weight is 8.7kg. We aregiving him meftal p 2.5ml after every 6 hours, is it the right dose ? Also how much time does it take for meftal to show the results ? If fever comes back can we give him metal after 4-5 hours gap also ? Doctor: thanks for asking i gone through your question, your 11.5 month baby having since one day and you giving meftal p. and and you want to ask about correct dose and effect of it.correct dose of mefenic acid is 6.5mg per kg per dose, thrice a day. as you said weight is 8.7 kg , correct dose is about 25mg per dose(1.25ml of meftal syp), it can be given 8 hourly. so correct your dose.Meftal brings down fever in generally 1-2 hours and its effect to control fever remain for about 8 hours, after that fever may reappear. it not treat cause of fever. fever is geneally viral illness, that is mostly cured by body it self in 3- 5 days. if fever occur before  next due  dose of meftal , you can give syp paracetamoe 15mg per kg per dose , it can be given up to four times a day. hope i  able to answer your query. have healthy family life.