Ibuprofen is called an effective drug with antipyretic properties. This pharmaceutical agent has anti-inflammatory and analgesic action on the human organism. Due to its high efficiency and safety, use Ibuprofen mom temperature for children from the first months of their lives. A comprehensive description of Ibuprofen and its effect on the body baby, you will find below.
Ibuprofen - is an effective antipyretic in children, which is available in several forms:
- candles;
- pills;
- syrup;
- ointment.
For each release form has its own characteristics that must be considered in the treatment of children.
Indications
Ibuprofen for children used to eliminate:
- infectious diseases, accompanied by high body temperature;
- dental pain;
- SARS and influenza in different shapes;
- attacks of headaches;
- pain in the joints and muscle tissues;
- effects from mechanical injuries ODA;
AT on application to ibuprofen instructions It stated that it is not recommended to use for a long time. If it became necessary to prolonged treatment, the child must periodically check the status of the kidney, liver and vascular blood.
Let us consider in more detail each of the forms of ibuprofen release.
Candles against temperature
This release form suitable for reducing the temperature in infants. Candles are introduced into the baby's rectum, allowing faster achieved therapeutic effect. Young children come true temperature of the ibuprofen in the following cases:
- viral diseases;
- SARS;
- raising the temperature after vaccination;
- redness in the throat;
- otitis different nature;
- febrile seizures;
- pain.
The child begins to feel relief within half an hour after administration of a suppository.
Children Ibuprofen give the temperature in small doses:
- 3-9 months (8,5kg) - 60 mg per 8 hours. The maximum dose - 180 milligrams per day;
- 9 - 24 months (8.5 - 13.2 kg) - 60 mg every 6 hours. daily dose should not exceed 240 milligrams of ibuprofen.
Independent increase in the dose strictly prohibited. Doing this can only physician after a thorough diagnosis of the small patient.
If a baby has a high temperature is observed vomiting and nausea, it can only be given Ibuprofen suppositories. This limitation is due to the fact that when retching tablet and the syrup will not have time to fully absorbed by tissue and enter the bloodstream.
Contraindications to the use of candles:
- gastrointestinal disorder;
- inflammatory bowel disease;
- ulcerative and erosive formation;
- asthma attacks;
- stomach bleeding;
- an allergic reaction to the constituent components.
Tablets against temperature
Children from temperature yield Ibuprofen tablets in such cases:
- pain in the joints and spine;
- febrile seizures;
- severe headache and toothache;
- mechanical damage to the soft tissues and ODA;
- all forms of influenza;
- infections of the ear, nose and throat;
- inflammatory processes in the body;
- severe pain.
The dosage of Ibuprofen tablets (three times a day by calculating the usage per day):
- from one to three years - 90-95 mg.
- from three to six years - 140-155 mg.
- from six to nine years - 185 - 205 mg.
- from nine to twelve years - 305 mg.
Ibuprofen dosage for children is determined by the attending physician only. Do it yourself is not recommended, since the probability of side effects.
Also pediatric dosage of Ibuprofen is calculated according to the child's weight. Typically, this formula is used of 5-10 mg per 1 kg of body weight per day to three times a day usage. Maximum allowable dose - 35-45 mg ibuprofen.
at a weight dosage in tablet will look like this:
- at 15-22 kg - 250 - 350 mg.
- at 22-31 kg - 350 - 400 mg.
- at 32-42 kg - 550 - 650 mg.
- more than 42 kg - 850 - 875 mg.
If the child has a fixed temperature of 39 ° C while applied with ibuprofen at 10 mg of active compound per kilogram body weight.
Syrup at a high temperature
Syrup has a quick action, as suppositories. Before use, it must be thoroughly shaken. This condition is necessary because otherwise the desired amount of beneficial trace elements does not fall into the child's body.
Ibuprofen in this form can be given to kids who have reached six months. As with other forms of the drug, with the syrup, too, must adhere to a strict dosage:
- half a year - year - 50-65 ml per day;
- year - three years - 300 mg in three divided doses;
- four - six years - 450mg three times a day;
- seven - nine years - 600 mg in three divided doses;
- ten - twelve years - 300 mg every eight hours.
The interval between administration of syrup against a high temperature must not be lower than five and a half hours.
Indications
- flu;
- acute viral infection;
- neurological disease;
- pain in joints and muscles;
- ear diseases;
- angina;
- high body temperature;
- other inflammatory processes occurring in the body.
Ointment with increasing body temperature
In such form, Ibuprofen is used for kids to reduce the temperature, which rose by the following reasons:
- inflammation of the tendons;
- severe bruising of soft tissues;
- piercing pain in the lumbar region.
The only feature of this form of the drug - it can only be used for children under 12 years of age.
Ointment taken externally. It needs to be put on painful areas and carefully rub until complete absorption epithelium. The time interval between uses - at least six hours. The course of treatment should not exceed 20 days.
Medication may not be used as self-medication.
An overdose of ibuprofen
Regardless of which form of the drug is used to lower the temperature, the parents should strictly adhere to the dosage of said pediatrician. Otherwise, the child may appear:
- severe pain in the tummy area;
- retching;
- nausea;
- tinnitus;
- blurred vision;
- breathing problems;
- migraine attacks;
- disruptions in heart functionality;
- problems in the kidneys;
- racing heart rate.
When the manifestation of at least one of the above symptoms, pediatricians recommend giving the baby tablet of activated charcoal (Table 1. 10 kg) or rinse his stomach. Ibuprofen further use against high temperature should be just under the supervision of a pediatrician.
Side effects
Long-term use of Ibuprofen to lower the temperature may suffer for a such an effect:
- lowering of protective functions of the immune system;
- disorders and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- short-term CVD.
To avoid these complications, it is recommended to use the drug only on prescription and give the child a minimum dose of no more than five consecutive days.
The combination of ibuprofen with other drugs to lower the temperature
Before you combine Ibuprofen with other NSAID drugs, should consider a few things:
- Ibuprofen in combination with other non-steroidal drugs will have a weak antipyretic effect;
- The combination with an anticoagulant and thrombolytic provoke the development of internal bleeding;
- Parallel with the reception of pharmacological agents that have a part of the gold would be of high effect, but sustained elimination from the body.
Ibuprofen and Paracetamol
Today, still under debate among pediatricians about the fact that it is better to give to young children at high temperature: Paracetamol or Ibuprofen?
Paracetamol is considered safer for the health of the little patient, because it has a minimum list of contraindications. But his field of activity is not as extensive as that of ibuprofen, since it has only antipyretic effect. Some parents report that the drug begins to act only in 2 hours after administration, while Ibuprofen lowers the temperature in half an hour after being hit in the body.
Some parents are afraid to use this medication, so as not to cause side effects, but experts say that Ibuprofen does not hurt the baby in small doses, so are advised to use it to quickly achieve therapeutic effect.
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