What to do if a child’s fever doesn’t go down after drinking medicine?

Children’s fever after drinking medicine is not reduced fever may be short with the time of use, the dose of medicine is not enough, not for the cause of the medicine and other factors, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to adjust the dose of antipyretic medicine, and actively search for the cause of the targeted treatment.
1. short medication time: children with fever drink medicine after the fever does not go down, may be a short period of time, the efficacy of antipyretic drugs have not been played out, it is recommended to actively carry out physical cooling, observation of the child’s body temperature changes.
2. Insufficient dosage of medication: children’s fever does not go down after drinking medication may be related to the use of antipyretic dosage is not enough, antipyretic drugs need to be based on the child’s weight, age, age and other calculations, it is recommended to comply with the doctor’s instructions for the use of medication.
3. not for the cause of the medicine: for children with fever, the speed of the body temperature back to normal is closely related to the state of the disease, so it is very important to address the cause of the treatment.
If the child’s fever is caused by bacterial infection, but also need to use penicillin, cefixime, azithromycin and other drugs; such as viral infections caused by the general special treatment drugs; if the influenza virus infection caused by the use of oseltamivir for treatment.
There are many other causes of fever in children, and it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to be evaluated and handled by a specialist to avoid delays. All of the above medications should be used under a doctor’s supervision, avoid self-medication.