What medicines do babies take for fever

Babies do not always need to take medicine to treat fever. It depends on the temperature of the fever, if the temperature is more than 38.5 ℃, you can use ibuprofen suspension and other antipyretic drugs under the guidance of the doctor. After the baby fever need to pay attention to measure the baby’s body temperature, do not necessarily need to take medicine, if the temperature is lower than 38.5 ℃, can not take medicine, using physical methods to reduce fever, such as warm water to wipe the body, paste the cooling patch, more to the baby to drink water can help reduce fever. If the baby’s temperature exceeds 38.5 ℃, you need to use antipyretic drugs, common ibuprofen suspension and so on, pay attention to the side effects of the drug, such as drowsiness, dizziness, skin rash and other adverse reactions. It is recommended to take your baby to the hospital for a checkup after the baby has a fever to find out the cause of the fever and then treat it. The medication should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.