When children's armpit temperature is 38.5 or have uncomfortable symptoms due to fever, they can consider taking antipyretics to relieve discomfort.

Through the constant popularization of science, parents almost know that acetaminophen and ibuprofen are the most widely used and relatively safe antipyretic drugs for children.

2-month-old children can use acetaminophen at a dose of 10- 15 mg per kilogram of body weight, once every 4 hours if necessary, and up to 4 times in 24 hours.

Children aged 6 months can also use ibuprofen in addition to acetaminophen. The dosage of ibuprofen is 5- 10 mg per kilogram of body weight, once every 6 hours if necessary, and up to 4 times in 24 hours.

For children who have no contraindications to both drugs, is there a priority in the choice of these two drugs? Yes. I recommend acetaminophen as the first choice. There are two reasons:

1, acetaminophen used in children's fever reduction has a longer clinical use time than ibuprofen, and more safety data are used at normal dose.

2. Acetaminophen has a milder antipyretic effect, and it is less likely to have adverse reactions when used at normal dosage.

Especially when children have fever accompanied by asthma, digestive tract ulcer, heart disease, history of kidney disease, diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms, acetaminophen should be the first choice.

Is there a first choice for ibuprofen?

Also, ibuprofen is recommended to be the first choice only when children have a fever accompanied by liver disease, and in a few specific cases where anti-inflammation is needed at the same time to reduce fever (such as children with arthritis), or when a baby with silkworm disease has a fever.