The child has a fever of 39 degrees, ate antipyretics still do not fever, at this time parents do not have to worry too much, can be taken under the guidance of the doctor, such as supplemental water, increase the dose of drugs, change the type of drugs, anti-infective treatment and other methods of treatment.
1. Supplemental water: oral antipyretic drugs are mainly designed to prompt the body to sweat to achieve the purpose of fever, if the body lacks water, even if taking antipyretic drugs can not guarantee that the body temperature will fall. Therefore, you need to drink more warm water, only to replenish the body with enough body fluids, in order to facilitate the better performance of the drug.
2. Increase the dosage of the drug: If the dosage of the drug is too small, it will not be able to achieve a certain effect, so you need to be under the guidance of the doctor, according to the actual age and weight of the child to take the appropriate dose of the drug.
3. Change the type of medication: If the fever does not subside two hours after taking the medication, you can change to a different type of antipyretic under the guidance of a doctor, and usually the fever will subside after taking the medication again.
4. Anti-infective treatment: In the case of combined bacterial infection, simply taking fever-reducing drugs may not be able to achieve fever reduction. Therefore, it is necessary to use cephalosporins under the guidance of a doctor, such as cefdinir and other anti-infective treatment, only timely elimination of inflammation and infection, in order to completely solve the problem of the child’s fever.
During the fever period after taking antipyretic drugs need to drink more water to speed up the metabolism of the drug, if the fever symptoms continue to fail to improve, you need to be admitted to the hospital as soon as possible. The above drugs should be used according to the doctor’s instructions.