my 7 year old son has had a bad cough for the last 5 days and then started to get a high fever of 101-103 2 or 3 times a day . he is a little weak and his whole body hurts.. should i bring him to the doctor or just keep giving him calpol and cough medicine
Hello, I agree with your pediatrician, please. Fever of a 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 the 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. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor.