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Ibuprofen medicine
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My son 5 years old is having high viral fever. It is around 102 to 103 Fahrenheit. We tried giving paracetamol 250mg but fever comes back within 3 hours. We live in abroad and emergency doctor over call said to give ibuprofen. Should this be given alone or should this be given with paracetamol. We are unable to reach the doctor who prescribed. Please clarify. Thanks.
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
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8 yrs exp
Vadodara
Always start with paracetamol.
If fever subsides then no need of ibuprofen, but reappears in 6 hours, then give ibuprofen.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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Rajkot
U can give ibuprofen alone
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Dr. Shebin C E
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10 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
Greetings u can give Ibuprofen alone
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