Fever taking ibuprofen body temperature does not come down, the possible reasons are insufficient dosage of medication, short dosage time, not for the treatment of fever-causing agents, and so on.
1. Insufficient dosage: If the patient needs to take ibuprofen for an elevated body temperature, it is necessary to do so under the guidance of a doctor and take the appropriate dosage of ibuprofen according to the condition. The patient’s fever to take ibuprofen does not come down, it may be due to the dose of the drug did not reach the level of effectiveness, resulting in the body temperature in the drug can not be lower.
2. short time to take the drug: in general, taking ibuprofen need half an hour to an hour, the drug can play the effect of lowering the body temperature, so if the body temperature does not fall within half an hour after taking the drug, it is recommended to drink warm water in moderation, waiting for the drug to play a role in the effectiveness of the drug.
3. not for the fever-causing agent treatment: taking ibuprofen for fever is symptomatic treatment, if not for the fever-causing agent treatment, may lead to recurrent fever, so in addition to symptomatic treatment also need to treat the cause. If the bacterial infection caused by fever, also need to use levofloxacin and other antibiotic treatment, in order to remove the pyrogen.
If you have a fever that won’t go down with ibuprofen, it is recommended that you go to a regular hospital in time to find out the cause of the fever and have it treated.