Ways to reduce fever in adults

Fever reduction in adults mainly includes physical cooling, taking antipyretic drugs and treating the cause of fever. 1. Physical cooling: Warm water or alcohol can be used to wipe the patient’s forehead and neck to take away the patient’s heat, so as to achieve the purpose of lowering the temperature, and the use of fever-reducing patches can also achieve the same effect. 2. Take fever-reducing medication: Common fever-reducing medications include indomethacin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, etc. Patients can choose the appropriate medication under the guidance of the doctor to reduce fever. 3. Treatment for the cause: fever is only a non-specific symptom, the most important thing is to identify the cause of fever and then targeted treatment, the most common is pathogenic infections, you can take sensitive antibiotics (such as cephalosporins) to treat. It is recommended that patients seek medical attention as soon as possible when they have a fever and follow the doctor’s instructions, rather than taking medication on their own.