With the onset of cold days, the most popular drugs are antipyretic agents . For a decade, paracetamol has been used to reduce colds and influenza. Moreover, widely advertised and used throughout the world medical facilities Koldreks, Teraflu, Ferveks, Panadol, in its composition contain paracetamol.
Pharmacology of the drug
Paracetamol has antipyretic, analgesic and weak anti-inflammatory effect. The drug acts on the brain cells, giving a signal about the decrease in the heat formation of the body. It is important that the medicine is quickly absorbed - within 30 minutes.
How to take paracetamol at a temperature?
Paracetamol is mainly taken from the temperature. It should be remembered that the drug removes symptoms, but does not cure the causes of heat. Medical workers do not recommend lowering the temperature at a slight increase, so as not to interfere with the body's fight against infection. Therefore, paracetamol should be taken at a body temperature of more than 38 degrees.
Paracetamol can be given to children from the age of 3 months. A single dose for children is:
- up to 1 year - up to 120 mg;
- from 1 year to 6 years - up to 250 mg;
- from 6 to 12 years - up to 500 mg.
The medicine is given to the child four times a day, maintaining the interval between doses 4 hours. Adults take paracetamol at a temperature of 3 to 4 times a day, a single dose should not exceed 500 mg. Admission time for children up to 3 days, for adults - no more than 5 days. Special care requires the use of the drug during pregnancy and lactation.
All age categories of the drug should be taken about an hour after eating, washed down with a lot of liquid. In the absence of temperature in the presence of catarrhal manifestations, paracetamol is not necessary, since this drug
Analgin and paracetamol at a temperature of
The combination of analgin with paracetamol is effective at high temperature. When the temperature reaches critical levels, an adult is recommended to take 1 tablet of analgin and 2 tablets of paracetamol simultaneously. In this combination, the medicine can be given only once. It should be taken into account that paracetamol should not be used for people with liver and kidney disease, and analgin should not be given to patients with cardiac pathologies.