Can I give Allerga syrup and Ronclav 457 dt to my 4.5 years old for fever?
Patient: My child is 4 1/2. frequently (A gap of 1or 2or 3 months) he is down with fever that comes after 5 hours. All this happens after his nose is blocked or throat is not good. Doctor usually advise him Fenoride cyrup tab.Adicef dt and Paraken SOS. But this time he says it is due to some allergy and changed medicine are Allerga cyrup and Ronclav 457 dt but fever is coming. My doctor is out station what should i do now. Doctor: Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day.If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.No need to use antibiotics like Ronclav or Adicef for viral illness. You can continue with the other medicines.Hope my answer was helpful for you.  I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,