Your pharmacist or doctor will tell you how often to give it. If you're not sure how much to give a child, ask your pharmacist or doctor. If your child has pain all the time, your doctor may prescribe slow-release tablets or capsules. These are given once or twice a day. Give the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it's nearly time for their next dose, skip the missed dose and give their next dose as the usual time. If you give your child 1 extra dose of ibuprofen by mistake, wait at least 12 hours before giving them any more.
Go to If you need to take your child to hospital, take the ibuprofen packaging or leaflet plus any remaining medicine with you. It's best to give ibuprofen to children with food or milk so they do not get an upset tummy. Shake the bottle well and measure out the right amount using a plastic syringe or spoon.
These come in the medicine packet. If you do not have a syringe or spoon, ask your pharmacist for one. Do not use a kitchen teaspoon as it will not give the right amount. To hide the taste of the syrup, you can give the child a drink of milk or fruit juice straight after the medicine.
But do not mix ibuprofen syrup with juice or milk as it may mean they do not get the right dose if they do not finish the drink. Tablets and capsules should be swallowed whole with a glass of water or juice. Tell your child not to chew, break, crush or suck them as this could irritate their mouth or throat. Sprinkle or stir the granules into a small amount of soft food such as yoghurt or a small drink, or you can mix them with a spoonful of cold water.
Do not mix the granules with warm food or liquid. Your child should then swallow the food or drink it straight away without chewing. Make sure they take it all.
Paracetamol is the only safe painkiller to give children alongside ibuprofen. However, do not give ibuprofen and paracetamol at the same time. You need to give these medicines 1 at a time unless your child's doctor or nurse gives you different instructions.
If you've given your child ibuprofen and they still have a high temperature after 1 hour, you could try paracetamol instead. If this helps bring down their temperature, carry on giving them paracetamol only following the instructions that come with the medicine.
Call your doctor if you've tried both paracetamol and ibuprofen and they have not helped. Do not alternate between paracetamol and ibuprofen to treat a high temperature without advice from a doctor or nurse. If you've given your child ibuprofen and they're still in pain 2 hours later, you could try giving paracetamol as well. If this works, you can alternate paracetamol and ibuprofen, giving only 1 medicine at a time.
See your doctor if you've tried alternating paracetamol and ibuprofen and they have not helped. Never give aspirin to a child under the age of 16, unless their doctor prescribes it. Ibuprofen can cause side effects. To reduce the chance of side effects, give your child the lowest dose for the shortest time to control their symptoms.
The common side effects of ibuprofen, which happen in more than 1 in children, are:. If these symptoms carry on or get worse, they may be signs of irritation of the gut or stomach.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if these side effects bother your child or do not go away. Ibuprofen may make asthma worse in some children, but this is uncommon. Talk to your doctor if you're worried. In rare cases, it's possible for your child to have a serious allergic reaction anaphylaxis to ibuprofen. They could be having a serious allergic reaction and may need immediate treatment in hospital.
These are not all the side effects of ibuprofen. Acetaminophen can also be given as a rectal suppository, but they are available in a limited selection of doses. Suppositories should not be split to modify the dose because the medication may not be suspended equally throughout the suppository, so one portion may have more medication than another. This limits the usefulness of the suppositories.
It is not true that suppositories work better or faster than oral medication. Ibuprofen is not available in suppository form in the U. To sum it all up, whether they have fever or pain, we use acetaminophen and ibuprofen to make our children feel better.
With a few exceptions, both medications are safe to use when given in appropriate doses and with appropriate timing. Ibuprofen may be better than acetaminophen for injuries or illnesses that also involve pain and inflammation or for higher fevers. There is no need to alternate the two medications for fever. Keep it simple and use which ever medication seems to work better. Like us! Best Fever Reducers for Kids.
Pain Pain is pretty self-explanatory — nobody wants their child to be in pain. Fever Fever is one of the most common reasons caregivers seek medical evaluation for their children.
Fever Control Both acetaminophen and ibuprofen are excellent medications for fever control. Dosage Oral dosing recommendations on the packages of medications are most often given in weight or age ranges.
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