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Dehydration is a contraindication for me to prescribe ibuprofen as it can cause renal problems. Give the antibiotics they're not out as routinely as scaremingerers like to make out, if the special care baby unit had held back penicillin on my youngest she'd not be here now.
She's doing well, the medications seem to be working. No temperature, she's lively as hell. Poor cat, all the lost play time is being made up for.
Hairy - glad your kid is ok. Poorly kids are scary.
MF. Read Missingfrotallobes quote from the BNF. That is the best info you will get.
Ibuprofen is up to 4 times daily in children. Fact. Your propitiatory nurofen might say less frequent out of caution but the BNF is the definitive answer.
TJ - I fully accept that *ON MEDICAL ADVICE* that it can be taken more regularly if the dose is adjusted for weight.
I was simply relaying the *standard* advice for the *standard dose* as advised on the product labels.
If you are happy to give specific medical advice to people over the internet based on the limited knowledge you can get then good on you but, as an uninformed member of the public, I am more comfortable with relaying *standard* advice for the correct *standard* regularity of dosing.
TJ, thanks.
MF, spot on.
MF - the BNF sets the standards. Thats what it is.
Well TJ, go tell the makers of Nurofen that their labelling advice is wrong then.
And whilst you are at it, read my post too.
Over the counter medicines have lower recommended doses than the Bnf usually says. Stick with the manufacturer instruction unless you have medical expertise or spoke properly to a medical expert. My advice on here is just that advice I can be fairly safe with most stuff asked on here but there's only ever one way to know for sure and that's direct contact.
Don't underestimate the usefulness of one with the antihistamine in too (can't for the life of me remember it - edit remembered it; MEDISED!). Knocks my two out good and proper for the night, and a decent night's sleep while the treatment really starts to work is not to be underestimated.
I was dosing myself with scaled up doses of it when I had mild pneumonia 4 christmasses ago.
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JEEZ! I can't believe some people!
If your child is sick, get off your PC and look after her!
Heed the advice of the medical professional you saw and take no notice whatsoever of so called medical experts posting on this forum!
I do know that very high temperatures can be very dangerous, especially in young children, so keep an close eye on this and seek proper professional advice. I know from when my two were little that the situation can change very suddenly with infants.
If in doubt and a doctor is not available, get her into a hospital.
I hope she get better soon!
SpongeBob, as I have already written she's getting better. At the moment it's TJ and MF who are trading keyboard punches.
Thanks for commonsense approach, really 🙂