High temperature than to knock down? Drugs antipyretic

The best-selling medicines in the world are antipyretic agents. Indeed, with the arrival of colds and increased incidence of influenza, ARVI, their popularity is growing. Today we learn which drugs are able to cope with such an undesirable symptom as high fever. Than to beat down heat to the child that the medicine negatively did not affect the health of the baby? Are there safe medicines that can cope with high fever? The answer to these and other questions you will learn from the article.

Causes of high fever in humans

Possible factors for the appearance of heat in humans can be:

1. Flu, ARVI. These ailments are accompanied by chills, aches, pain in the muscles, cuts in the eyes, sneezing, runny nose.

2. Gastrointestinal disorders. In this case, there is nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bloating.

3. Quenched kidney. In addition to high fever, you can notice other symptoms of this problem: pain in the lumbar region, passing into the groin or lower abdomen, the appearance of sweat on the forehead.

4. Drug fever. In this case, there is a headache, a high fever, which can last for several days. Drug fever occurs due to an overdose or intolerance to certain medications.

5. Overheating of the body. It happens that, being in the summer for a long time in the sun or spending time in a sauna, a person soon feels a headache and an ache in the body. And the thermometer can often show a temperature of 38 degrees. In this case, fever indicates a general overheating.

As can be seen, the causes of high temperature can be different, and not always a person can orient and understand why it has such a broken state.

If the heat does not pass

In general, for colds, any temperature should decrease in 3 days. If there is already 4 days of high temperature, then you need to sound an alarm. After all, this situation can indicate bacterial complications that occur during or after a viral infection. So, if the heat lasts more than 4-5 days, then this can be a sign of such diseases as:

- Otitis is an inflammation of the middle ear. Occurs in children.

- Angina - a purulent defeat of the tonsils. There are complaints of sore throat and difficulty swallowing.

- Sinusitis - inflammation of the sinuses. In this case, the patient complains of pain in the nose, forehead.

- Pneumonia is a very dangerous disease that can occur as a result of a viral infection. This is an inflammation of the lungs, which is accompanied by fever, coughing, and chest pain. Sputum often becomes purulent and even with veins of blood.

If parents try to bring down the heat to their child, and the temperature rises again, you should immediately call an ambulance. Otherwise, the consequences of such a non-serious attitude can be sad. And the treatment of these ailments involves the use of antibiotics, which must be prescribed strictly by the doctor.

Effective and harmless antipyretics

There are two temperature medications that have been approved by doctors all over the world as a means of self-treatment in the VOLUME case if children and adults experience fever. And these are medicines, like:

- tablets, suppositories, syrup "Paracetamol";

- the agent "Ibuprofen" in a variety of forms of release.

To sell these drugs can be under different brands, and the names they always differ, but the active substance in them does not change. Both Paracetamol and Ibuprofen are equally effective and safe. However, this is provided that the person will follow the dosage and the regimen. Both means can be combined with each other. They are also interchangeable. Among other things, these drugs can be bought at any pharmacy without a doctor's order.

Dangerous medicines for children

Many parents sometimes panic when their children have a fever. Than to knock down, what means is better for getting, that did not do much harm? These questions mom often ask at the doctor. In search of a good antipyretic agent for his son or daughter, it is often possible to stumble upon risky medications. The most dangerous among such medications are two fairly well-known, common drugs:

1. Acetylsalicylic acid (tablets "Aspirin").

2. The medicine "Analgin".

Intravenous application of "Aspirin" tablets

Acetylsalicylic acid has been an acceptable and widespread cure for heat for many years. Some people even believe that the drug "Aspirin" - is the best antipyretic of all times. However, do not be so hasty to rejoice, because this statement is fundamentally wrong. Indeed, the ability of this drug to knock down the temperature is several times stronger than the drugs "Paracetamol" and "Ibuprofen." But to date, medicine has established that the "Aspirin" tablets, applied to children, can provoke the appearance of Ray's syndrome in boys and girls. This is a serious illness that affects the liver. Reye's syndrome causes at times catastrophic and even incompatible with life damage to this internal organ. It is necessary to know that the medicine "Aspirin", whose price, by the way, is attractive, is not dangerous in itself. Only in childhood can he cause trouble. A reception of acetylsalicylic acid in case of a viral infection can even lead to a fatal outcome. Moreover, the child age at which it is dangerous to take this drug reaches the age of 18 years. But for women and men, this medicine is not dangerous, so they can use Aspirin tablets to normalize the temperature. The price of this remedy, unlike other antipyretic drugs, is low. So, for pills in the amount of 20 pieces of 500 mg each will have to give an average of 70 rubles.

The drug "Analgin" - is it safe or not?

There are cases when parents nervously fingering medicines in the medicine cabinet do not know what to do at high temperature, when their child simply "burns" in front of their eyes. And some mothers, due to lack of knowledge, lack of optimal drugs at hand, give their babies the medicine "Analgin". But this is strictly prohibited. Okay, if the medicine is drunk by an adult, but it is inadmissible for children to give it. The fact is that this medication is dangerous for the health of any child, as it can cause irreparable harm to the hemopoiesis.

The agent "Analgin" in relation to children can be used only by ambulance staff, and even then in those situations when a girl or a boy has a very high temperature. If it is at around 38.5-39 degrees, then you can knock it down with other sparing drugs.

Parents should remember that it is possible to normalize the temperature for their child only with two safe medications - the drugs Ibuprofen and Paracetamol.

How to take "Analgin" tablets?

So, we found out that this tool can only be applied to adults. Take the tablets "Analgin" after meals, drinking them with enough water. Single dose - 1 pill. If the fever does not pass, then you can drink another pill after 3 hours. If within 3 days after the application of the preparation "Analgin" the temperature did not return to normal, then this is the reason to contact the doctor.

The drug "Ibuprofen"

If you still do not know how to deal with such a phenomenon as heat, than to knock it down, so as not to harm yourself, then this is just for you. There is an effective tool that is suitable for both adults and children, and the name is the drug "Ibuprofen". This medication is available in various forms:

- in the form of candles;

- syrup;

- tablets;

- drops.

For babies it is supposed syrup and candles, and for adults instead of syrup manufacturers recommend pills.

Dosage of the drug "Ibuprofen" to boys and girls

Application of tablets:

- With fever for children over 12 years old, to reduce the temperature, the dose of the pill "Ibuprofen" is calculated as follows: if above 39 degrees - then 10 mg per 1 kg of weight per day. If below 39 degrees - then 5 mg of funds for 1 kg of weight per day.

- Suspension for ingestion is usually prescribed to young children. Single dose, depending on the age of the baby is:

- From 1 to 3 years - 100 mg.

- 4-6 years - 150 mg.

- 7-9 years - 200 mg.

- From 10 to 12 years - 300 mg.

Analogues of the drug "Ibuprofen"

Similar drugs are those drugs in which ibuprofen acts as an active ingredient. Among the analogs are such medicines as Ibuprom, Ibufen, Nurofen, Faspik, Pedee.

Cost

As already mentioned above, a safe drug that can be purchased at the pharmacy to eliminate heat and normalize the condition is the drug Ibuprofen. The price of this medication depends on the form of its release, the number of tablets, suppositories, the volume of a bottle of syrup.

So, for 1 packing of tablets (20 pieces) it is necessary to give only 20 rubles. For 50 pills you need to pay about 35 rubles. A syrup with a medicine will cost 80 rubles, this is a 100 ml bottle. And candles "Ibuprofen", the price of which, by the way, is the highest of all available forms of release, you need to pay 110 rubles (for 10 suppositories).

The drug "Paracetamol"

This drug has an analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effect. The drug does not contain any chemical dyes, unlike expensive powders of the same action, where the main substance is paracetamol. For example, the tool "Panadol" or "Efferalgan." Children from the temperature is better to take paracetamol in pure form. But if the child does not want to drink medicine, then, of course, it is worth turning to the analogues of this drug, which have a pleasant taste.

The drug "Paracetamol" is available in various forms:

- in the form of tablets;

- syrup;

- candles.

Adults should drink pills (500 mg once). Children should also put on candles or give syrup.

Analogs of Paracetamol

This medication has many similar in composition and action means. However, the most popular substitutes for the drug "Paracetamol" in Russia and Ukraine are such drugs as Efferalgan, Perfalgan, Panadol Active, Panadol, Milistan Children, and Coladol.

How to eliminate heat: syrup "Paracetamol" or "Ibuprofen"?

Many parents sometimes do not know what to give children from the temperature, which means will be more effective. However, do not be upset if suddenly there is only a syrup "Ibuprofen" or "Paracetamol" at home. The fact is that both these drugs have the same antipyretic effect, both are safe. However, there are some differences between these tools:

- The drug "Paracetamol" is allowed to use for children from 1 month. While the drug "Ibuprofen" is given only with three months.

- Syrup or candles "Paracetamol" have only antipyretic and analgesic effect, in contrast to the second agent, which also has an anti-inflammatory effect.

- The drug "Ibuprofen" has more side effects, one of which is an adverse effect on the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, this drug should be taken during or after a meal.

- Syrup "Ibuprofen" works much earlier than the drug "Paracetamol", and it retains its effect a little longer.

The basic rule

What should I do if the temperature is high, if there is no suitable antipyretic in the medicine cabinet?

1. It is necessary to send one of the relatives for the medicine "Paracetamol" or "Ibuprofen" (if the fever is a child) or for tablets "Analgin" and "Aspirin" (when an adult falls ill).
2. You need to drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration.
3. The patient should provide peace.
4. At high temperatures it is forbidden to wrap, cover with a blanket.
5. When one of the relatives brings a medicine for the heat, you should immediately drink it, after having read the instructions for use.
6. Reduce the temperature will help rag soaked in water at room temperature. It must be applied to the forehead. Determine the thermometer under the mouse or in the mouth you need every half hour, until the temperature begins to subside.
7. If the condition does not improve, then you should call an ambulance.

When to give medicine?

Drugs of temperature are never taken on schedule, for example, 1 tablet three times a day, etc. These are emergency medicine. And the main criterion for their reception is the patient's well-being. If the temperature of a person is 38 degrees, but at the same time he actively drinks a warm compote, breathes normally, moves, and does not lie in a layer, then there is no need to use any antipyretic agents. It is enough to provide the patient with normal conditions in his room (cool and moist air), drinking and peace.

But when a person at a temperature of 37.5 degrees (affects most children) there are convulsions, he refuses to drink, he tears - then you should take antipyretic drugs.

Normalization of temperature without using medicines

At once it is necessary to make a reservation that if on a thermometer the temperature is 40 degrees, then no home methods can not bring it down. In this case, even such effective drugs as "Paracetamol", "Analgin" and "Ibuprofen" may not work. In such a situation, you should go to the hospital. But when the temperature keeps within 39 degrees, the adult person can try such home recipes (if the apartment did not find any antipyretic):

- Water or alcohol wipes. Begin with feet and hands, gradually rising to the shoulders.

- Reception of sudorific drinks and teas. As such therapeutic liquids fake, raspberry infusion is suitable.

- Mandatory bed rest with wet towel on forehead and wrists. You can also wet and squeeze socks, put them on top of the dry ones.

And if the night of an adult caught a high temperature? Than to knock down then if at hand there is only one tablet "Paracetamol"? How quickly to normalize the temperature? For this you can use an enema. Half a cup of boiled water should be added to the crushed tablet "Paracetamol". And then put the enema using this solution. Let this procedure a little unpleasant, however it will act faster, rather than swallow a pill. After all, through the intestine, the medicine gets quickly, which can not be said about the penetration of the drug through the stomach.

Now you know which drugs can knock out heat. And these are such medicines as "Paracetamol", "Analgin", "Ibuprofen", "Aspirin". However, some of these drugs can not be used in relation to children. And this applies to such medications as "Analgin" and "Aspirin". And the other two drugs can be safely purchased and normalized with their help temperature.