Limit Aspirin And Ibuprofen To Children

Parents should limit the use of aspirin, ibuprofen for children because they cause gastrointestinal toxicity and many changes in blood clotting or allergies mechanism, especially in children with atopic allergies.
Fever is the body's defense response to a variety of causes. When the fever is too high, the body can have a seizure, which is very dangerous. Antipyretic drugs have an inhibitory effect on the thermostat center, to reduce fever. Customers without a doctor's prescription still find it easy to buy products from pharmacies

. However, you need the necessary knowledge to use safe antipyretics for children.
The three most common types of fever reducers are Aspirin, Ibuprofen and Paracetamol (Acetaminophen). In particular, Paracetamol helps children tolerate well, so it is commonly used However, an overdose of the drug can deplete the liver's glutathion leading to liver cell destruction.




Depending on age, weight, children need different doses. Each medication must be separated from 4 to 6 hours. If your child has a fever since taking the medicine before (not more than 4 hours), you must not give it to your child but must use other measures to cool down such as drinking plenty of water, applying warm water, removing clothes ...
Parents only use paracetamol when the body temperature is over 38.5 degrees C and do not arbitrarily use the medicine for more than 3 days
Parents must be careful when using fever medicine for babies.



The baby's weight should be less easily overdose. In addition, the detoxifying and detoxifying function of the liver and kidneys is incomplete, so it may be affected by drugs. If your baby drinks 150mg / kg weight in a day can be poisoned.
Taking medicine for children right but lasting more than 5 days also leads to the risk of poisoning because the drug is stored for a long time in the body.
Many antipyretics are specially formulated in syrup form to make them easier to drink and absorb. These drugs have specialized syringes based on the child's weight. With bottles in suspension form, parents need to store at room temperature, avoid direct sunlight, and keep out of reach of children.
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Vu Thi Viet
National Hospital of Pediatrics.

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