Hi Doc, My baby is having fever since morning and he is 11.5 months old and his weight is 8.7kg. We aregiving him meftal p 2.5ml after every 6 hours, is it the right dose ? Also how much time does it take for meftal to show the results ? If fever comes back can we give him metal after 4-5 hours gap also ?
Thanks for asking I have gone through your question, your 11.5 month baby having since one day and you giving metal p. and you want to ask about correct dose and effect of it. Correct dose of melanic acid is 6.5\u00a0mg per kg per dose, thrice a day. As you said weight is 8.7 kg, correct dose is about 25\u00a0mg per dose(1.25ml of metal spy), it can be given 8 hourly. So correct your dose. Meftal brings down fever in generally 1-2 hours and its effect to control fever remain for about 8 hours, after that fever may reappear. It not treats cause of fever. Fever is generally viral illness, that is mostly cured by body itself in 3- 5 days. If fever occur before next due dose of metal, you can give spy paracetamol 15\u00a0mg per kg per dose, it can be given up to four times a day. Hope i able to answer your query. Have healthy family life.