My son 5.5 year old is taking cefixime antibiotic from last 5 days,now doctor also percribed Azee200,he do some time cough with willing sound,Plz suggest should I start both antibiotic same time?.he is still having fever 102 F repeatedly by 6 hrs after giving paracetamol.
Hi... I do not suggest using 2 antibiotics at the same time without proper evaluation what is happening. It could as well be only a Iraq illness which does not require antibiotics at all. 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 15 mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Regards -