INTRODUCTION Due to the emergence of new pharmaceutical presentations of ibuprofen (40 mg/ml), an analysis was made on the use of antipyretics in pediatric outpatient in Spain. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study was carried out on a sample of children under 14 years old with treated febrile syndrome, seen in the Emergency Room of the Hospital General Univ...

Although various forms of therapy have been used, since antiquity, to lower the temperature of febrile patients, it is still not known whether the benefits of antipyretic therapy outweigh its risks. Justifications for the use of antipyretic drugs, and the evidence pertaining to these rationales, are examined. Antipyretic therapy in sepsis, and adverse effects of antipyretic medications, are als...

20 500 mm (neutrophils: 9200 mm). The comprehensive metabolic panel was normal. The levels of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin were 48.9 mg/L and 4.57 ng/mL, respectively. Since severe splenic sequestration was suspected, an urgent transfusion of red blood cell concentrate was performed, and intravenous (IV) rehydration therapy and empirical treatment with IV ceftriaxone were initiated. The...

Introduction: Due to the emergence of new pharmaceutical presentations of ibuprofen (40 mg/mL), an analysis was made on the use of antipyretics in paediatric outpatients in Spain. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study was carried out on a sample of children under 14 years old with treated febrile syndrome, seen in the Emergency Room of the Hospital General Un...

Despite the plethora of over-the-counter cough and cold medications designed to relieve a variety of symptoms of the common cold-primarily nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and coughno treatment has been shown to have any beneficial effect in children, and some may carry a substantial risk of adverse effects. Even routine symptomatic therapies such as antipyretics and humidified air may be counterp...

OBJECTIVE To summarize the existing evidence on the efficacy of therapy with alternating antipyretics compared to monotherapy in the management of fever in children. SOURCES MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, LILACS, SciELO, IBECS, Web of Science, Clinical Trials, Google Scholar and references of the articles found. The review included randomized clinical trials published until December 2011,...

OBJECTIVE To examine the outpatients' prescribing pattern of doctors to analgesics, antipyretics, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) at a tertiary care setting in Southwestern Saudi Arabia. METHODS A retrospective review of one-year outpatient prescriptions kept by the pharmacy department at Aseer Central Hospital during the period 8 April, 2000 until 7 April, 2001. Five workin...

Horečka jako symptom provází řadu infekčních i neinfekčních onemocnění. Některá jsou častá, jiná naopak velice raritní. V praxi se horečka běžně vyskytuje příznak virového nebo bakteriálního onemocnění, ale může signalizovat závažná dokonce otravy či intoxikace. Následující článek by měl stručně a přehledně shrnovat základní management u pacienta s h...