How often should children take fever-reducing medication

Children’s antipyretic medication is usually used every 4 to 6 hours, not more than 4 times in 24 hours, the specific medication needs to be based on the child’s body temperature to decide, children need to take antipyretic medication in strict accordance with the doctor’s dosage. It is usually recommended that children with body temperature over 38.5 degrees Celsius can be given antipyretic treatment, commonly used drugs are ibuprofen suspension, acetaminophen drops and other antipyretic and analgesic drugs. Children’s fever-reducing medications are usually taken at 4 to 6 hour intervals, with younger ones requiring 6 to 8 hour intervals and no more than 4 doses in 24 hours. Fever-reducing drugs must be standardized under the guidance of a doctor, not to adjust the dose and frequency of medication, so as not to cause gastrointestinal reactions or other serious adverse reactions. If fever symptoms cannot be relieved or recur after taking fever-reducing medicines, you should go to the hospital in time to find out the cause of the disease, and the doctor will choose the appropriate medicines according to the condition for treatment, so as to avoid delaying the condition.