Use analgin, aspirin, paracetamol to lower the temperature in a child - a common practice. These simple tablets are in almost every home, they are quite cheap, and in pharmacies you can find special improved combination formulations. But before you begin to treat a sick child, you need to figure out whether he can take such drugs, with what risks this is associated.
Analgin: an option or not?
Before giving analgin and paracetamol separately or together with a child, you should find out how safe these drugs are. A febrile state, an inflammatory process, intoxication are quite severe manifestations of the disease, and usually I really want to quickly take some kind of remedy that would improve my well-being. Analgin is a classic adult assistant, as it removes heat and alleviates pain, but it is not so safe for children.
Analgin is not a strong anti-inflammatory. The drug has the ability to reduce pain, in addition, its use helps to lower the temperature. The effect can be seen half an hour after the use of the composition, and it lasts only a couple of hours.
What are the risks?
Sometimes a combination of drugs is used: paracetamol plus analgin. For children, at a temperature, the dosage of these drugs must be selected very carefully, it must be remembered that painkillers have a wide range of undesirable effects for the child's body. There is a risk of developing agranulocytosis, a pathological condition that poses a threat to human life. Allergies can occur in the form of anaphylactic shock, shock, a sharp decrease in body temperature. Taking pills carries a risk of collapse.
The listed dangers can arise when using dipyrone in the form for oral use (tablet, suspension), rectal (suppositories). Back in the 70s of the last century, in the territory of America and in European countries, analgin was either completely banned, or allowed to be used in strictly limited cases and minimal amounts.
About the causes and consequences
Often parents do not know how to bring down the temperature in a child. Analgin and paracetamol are common medications that can be found in any home, but do not rush to give their children. Often there is no need for drugs at all, and it is not necessary to bring down the heat. If the temperature is less than 38 degrees, the medicinal formulations will harm the baby - they inhibit the activity of the immune system and prevent the body from fighting the infection. When the temperature of the human body approaches 38 degrees, the biochemical process of generating gamma-interferon is activated, which ensures a normal immune response.
Doctors often advise against using drugs even if the fever reaches 39 degrees. If the examination shows that the child is in danger of dehydration, but there are no more serious risks, you should not bring down the temperature. It is only necessary to prevent dehydration.
When to treat?
According to doctors, only an indicator of 39-39.5 degrees is a good reason to give pills on the temperature of the child. Analgin, paracetamol, suprastin, which are in the medicine cabinet of almost any family, may be needed earlier if the baby has chronic heart, vascular disease, febrile convulsions or neurological disorders, as well as allergic attacks. If the child is younger than two months of age, if the condition includes one or more of the described problems, then the heat begins to bring down with an increase in body temperature to 38.5 degrees.
How to use?
Choosing how to bring down the temperature in a child (analgin, paracetamol, suprastin), the dosage should be taken to a minimum. As indicated above, analgin alone is dangerous, so it is better not to use it, but in the case when there is nothing else, this drug may provide at least some support. However, babies under three months of age should not be given this medicine in any case, even if there are no alternatives at all.
For children up to a year, it is better to use the option for rectal use. A single dose is half a suppository (with a dosage of 100 mg). For children under three years of age, the safe dose is twice as much. From three to seven years, up to 250 mg of analgin can be used, preferably in the form for rectal administration. For children older than a day, up to 300-500 mg of the drug is required (depending on age and weight).
Options and Doses
If there are no suppositories, no more suitable remedy was also found, you can resort to pills. For children aged 2–3 years, up to 50 mg of the drug can be used at a time, and twice as much at the age of five. For children aged 6-7 years, it is allowed to use up to 0.2 g of the drug. For adolescents, the permitted dosage is 300 mg.
When planning to give your child a fever of analgin plus paracetamol, you need to remember maximum safety. Both of these drugs are not intended for prolonged use, and this is especially important in the case of analgin. Course medication is strictly prohibited. The tablets are designed to relieve fever, relieve pain, they can be used once or twice, but can not be used systematically for several days in a row.
What's better?
Will these medicines help your child? If so, what is the dosage? Paracetamol and analgin will help children with temperature, of course, but many doctors will recommend doing just the first remedy. Its alternative is ibuprofen. Pharmacies no longer have safe and effective products for fever and heat that are approved for use by children.
Paracetamol is the safest and easiest option for a child. There is a special release form for young children on sale - it contains smaller volumes of the active ingredient in a single dose. Paracetamol does not inhibit metabolic processes, does not affect the vital activity of internal structures, while it has a systemic effect. Taking paracetamol is associated with minimal risks of asthma, erosion, and bleeding.
Is it necessary or not?
Doctors will not give advice on the use for children from the temperature of dipyrone with paracetamol: the dosages of the combination recommended for babies simply do not exist. According to doctors, it is worth getting rid of all the remnants of analgin at home as soon as possible. Many doctors believe that in our country they will soon be banned from using this tool, as many advanced Western powers have already done.
Of course, sooner or later, some illness of the child will cause high fever, and often parents in such a situation begin to panic. Do not worry too much, there are quite effective and safe means. You can get them in advance, just in case, so that at the last moment, when the heat of the child has already reached critical levels, you will not be only with analgin in your hands. You need to understand that it can be more harm than good.
About paracetamol
This drug is commercially available in several versions. There is a syrup, it is indicated for babies. It has a pleasant smell, sweetish, albeit tart taste. Already from two months of age, you can give the sick suspension, from three months of age you can use rectal suppositories. The tablet version is allowed from the age of two, but usually such a drug is prescribed for six-year-old patients and persons older. If there are no suppositories, no syrup, or suspension, then the patient can be relieved with pills.
Previously, parents quite often gave their children paracetamol and analginum together from a temperature, recently only the first remedy from this pair has been popular. It showed itself well as being able to bring down the fever, ease the soreness provoked by intoxication, and fever. But if the child complains of pain, while there is no temperature, paracetamol should not be given - there will be no benefit from it.
Pros and risks
Unlike analginum, paracetamol can be prescribed to children from temperature even if the patient is prone to a convulsive state.
Prolonged use of the medication can harm the work of internal organs. There is a risk of failure of the kidneys and liver. Taking the drug, like any other medicine, is fraught with the danger of an allergic response.
Paracetamol is not used for prophylaxis. The tool is intended solely for symptomatic treatment, does not fight with the causes of its appearance. Frequent medication is likely to provoke internal malfunctions, the functionality of the body will be disrupted. In many ways, toxicity is determined by age. The younger the child, the greater the susceptibility.
Many or few?
When deciding whether to give children temperature, paracetamol and analgin, especially in combination, you should first familiarize yourself with the instructions accompanying these medicines. Manufacturers describe in sufficient detail the indications for use, restrictions on use (in particular, mention that analgin is not suitable for children), possible undesirable consequences of taking it. It also provides recommendations on the optimal dosage. Daily volumes can be calculated based on the weight of the patient. An average of 12 mg of active ingredient per kilogram of mass.
If the doctor recommends giving children temperature, paracetamol and analginum, they usually pay attention to the use of forms approved for use in the treatment of minor patients. Do not give your child a drug designed for an adult. Special baby forms made for babies are safer. They are not as toxic as drugs for adults.
Options and Forms
Tableted paracetamol is available in two dose options: 0.2 and 0.5 g of the active ingredient in a tablet. If the child weighs less than 20 kg, it is better to take a less saturated version, if the weight is from 21 kg or more, a reinforced one will do. You can not give the drug to a patient whose weight is less than eight kilograms. For babies with borderline body weight, 100 mg of the drug is shown at one time.
Do not use paracetamol for long programs. The maximum duration of the course is three days. For a day, tablets are consumed in pieces 1-4 times, focusing on the patient's condition. Usually, the primary effect can be observed half an hour after taking the drug. It lasts up to four hours. Between portions should be paused for at least six hours.
Critical situation
If the child feels very ill, the temperature rises to 40 degrees and the rise continues, it is necessary to call an ambulance team. After examining the child, doctors can inject a dipyrone. There are two options for release: 25% and 50%. The ampoule contains 1-2 ml of the drug, and one pack - 5-10 copies. As a rule, doctors have such a tool. The medicine is intended for intramuscular or intravenous administration. It is strictly forbidden to inject the child independently.
Such a tool is more likely to provoke an immediate allergic response, so it is used very carefully. Doctors, before administering the medicine, prepare a primary care package in case of anaphylactic shock.