When a child gets sick, alarm bells go off at home. Kindergarten, school or simply the changes in temperatures during the seasons They cause the little ones to suffer from colds, constipation or even fever. Also, a small child cannot be given just any medicine. Adults abuse more than they should of the drugs they have at home. However, and always with the recommended doses and at the times established by each leaflet.
He Dalsy and the ApirethalThey are, without a doubt, a classic in any mother’s apothecary. But there are many who wonder which is better and how these medications should be taken (especially by new mothers). The truth is experts call on parents to take the same precautions with the medications of the little ones than those of adults: medications are necessary (they exist for a reason) but they must always be taken with caution to prevent their abuse from producing side effects or impairing their ability to act. The answer to the question that many mothers and fathers ask is simple: deep down, both Dalsy and Apiretal are, respectively, that they also exist in generics (much cheaper and for which you don’t pay for “the brand”). As in the case of adults both drugs are indicated to stop fever and pain but in the case of Ibuprofen the medicine is also anti-inflammatory.
recommended daily dose
“Pediatricians are very used to making rules of thumb. Because all the doses of any drug that we give are adjusted for weight. Yes, that is the reason why you always see us with a tiny calculator in hand” explains Lucía Galána doctor who accumulates thousands of followers on her social networks where you can find her as “My pediatrician looked.”
The one that the Apiretal is intended for use in children between 3 and 32 kg (approximately 0 to 10 years). “In children under 3 years of age, 15 and 30 ml containers are recommended cIts dropper cap allows dosing the oral solution both in drops (4 mg/drop) and in ml. In children 3 years of age or older, it is recommended to dose the oral solution in milliliters (ml) (100 mg/ml). through the syringe for oral use that includes the 60 and 90 ml containers. The syringe for oral use should not be used to dose drops. Therefore, in children up to 4 kilos (0.6 milliliters) 15 drops must be administered. Up to 8 kilos (1.2 milliliters) are 3 drops, from 10.5 kilos (1.6 milliliters) 40 drops must be administered and up to 13 kilos (2 milliliters) 50 drops.