Hi, My daughter is 1year and 1 month old. She got fever 15 days back which at times crossed 102 deg. At that time 5 doses of meftal p over a period of 36 hours brought the fever down and it went away subsequently. Now 2 weeks later fever has returned and it was over 100. We gave her Meftal P and 4 doses over 24hrs got her fever down. Now the fever is around 99.7, is it safe to continue with a few more doses of Meftal P so that it goes away completely or not ?? I have heard overdose of Meftal P can hurt the liver. Kindly suggest. Thanks in advance.
Hi, Thank you for asking question on Chat Doctor. Meftal dose is 10 mg/kg body weight every 6 houlyOfcourse Prolonged use will cause side effects as you said. But Metal alone will not cure fever You have to find out the cause for fever and treat it. Better consult pediatrician. Hope this answer will serve your purposeless feel free to ask any more queries if requiredTake care Chat Doctor. V. Subrahmanyam MD;Disassociate professor of pediatrics