Can i give calpol,vizylac,atarex,distaclor and tustel for high fever?
Patient: Hi my child is 13 months old and is suffering from high fever 103.5 F doctor has advised foll medicines he is suffering from fever since last 4 days kindly suggest wheather the prescription is right or not,Calpol 250VizylacAtarexDistaclor 125Tustel txThanks,Jitendra Jadhav Doctor: Hi... I feel it is too many medicines for a simple viral illness. 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.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).,