TOPICALITY OF NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS IN TREATMENT OF FEVER IN CHILDREN
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used in pediatric practice for the treatment of fever. The choice of the drug from this group must be based on high effectiveness of medication and the lowest risk of adverse events. Only paracetamol and ibuprofen completely fulfill these requirements...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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"Paediatrician" Publishers LLC
2010-03-01
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| Series: | Voprosy Sovremennoj Pediatrii |
| Online Access: | https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/878 |
| Summary: | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used in pediatric practice for the treatment of fever. The choice of the drug from this group must be based on high effectiveness of medication and the lowest risk of adverse events. Only paracetamol and ibuprofen completely fulfill these requirements at the present times. They are officially recommended by WHO for the use as an anti-fever pediatric medication. The article examines advantages of ibuprofen compared to paracetamol on the basis of results of randomized studies. Author describes a safety of ibuprofen and opportunities of combined treatment with ibuprofen and paracetamol.Key words: children, fever, ibuprofen, paracetamol, treatment.(Voprosy sovremennoi pediatrii — Current Pediatrics. 2010;9(2):156-160) |
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| ISSN: | 1682-5527 1682-5535 |