Hi, my kid is 12 months old. He is suffering from fever since yesterday afternoon. He has a running nose as well. We gave Crocin drops 1.5 ml every 6 hours from yesterday afternoon. Midnight he had a high temperature of 105. He didn t sleep whole night. Morning it got reduced to 100. He didn t go to motion since yesterday morning. We consulted the doctor today and he asked us to continue Crocin drops along with Augpen HS 5ml twice a day for 5 days. Any suggestions please? Heared that Augpen HS is antibiotic. Can it be used for 12 months old baby?
Hello, Fever of a few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually, rather than fever, what is more, important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day.  If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably a viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all.  Once the viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about the duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500\u00a0mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor.