Evidence on the use of paracetamol in febrile children

Evidence on the use of paracetamol in febrile children

Antipyretics, including acetaminophen (paracetamol), are prescribed commonly in children with pyrexia, despite minimal evidence of a clinical benefit. A literature review was performed by searching Medline and the Cochrane databases for research papers on the efficacy of paracetamol in febrile illne...

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Main Authors: Russell Fiona M., Shann Frank, Curtis Nigel, Mulholland Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2003-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Acetaminophen/pharmacology
Fever/drug therapy
Child
Virus diseases/drug therapy
Bacterial infections/drug therapy
Malaria, Falciparum/drug therapy
Febrile seizures/drug therapy
Treatment outcome
Review literature
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862003000500011

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