The ibuprofen syrup for children includes the substance ibuprofen in a concentration of 2 g per 100 ml, as well as auxiliary substances: orange syrup, sucrose, propylene glycol, aluminum silicate, glycerol, purified water, etc.
When is the syrup prescribed?
Children's syrup Ibuprofen should be sure to have in the home medicine chest, but take it only as prescribed by the doctor. Usually pediatricians prescribe it if the child is diagnosed with one of the following:
- acute respiratory disease;
- acute otitis media;
- postvaccinal hyperthermia;
- angina;
- pharyngitis;
- neuralgia;
- flu;
- infectious diseases accompanied by fever.
Syrup Ibuprofen for children is prescribed not only on the temperature, but also in case of headache and toothache, prolonged migraine, neuralgia, postoperative pain syndrome, stretching, dislocation or fracture.
How should I take Ibuprofen?
The drug is designed to treat children aged 6 months to 12 years. It is taken orally after meals, usually three times a day, if the doctor does not consider it necessary to increase the frequency of admission.
The dosage of syrup Ibuprofen for children is determined by the age and body weight of the small patient. The medicine is prescribed according to the following scheme:
- Crumbs at the age of six months to 3 years at a time receive no more than 2.5 ml of the drug. At the same time the weight of the child is from 7 to 15 kg.
- At the age of 4-9 years, the dose of the drug is increased to 5 ml, and after 7 years it is allowed to take the medicine 4 times a day. The weight of the child's body should be in the range of 16-29 kg.
- After 10 years of Ibuprofen, you can drink 10 ml 3 times a day.
It is desirable that between the doses of the medicine passed at least 6-8 hours. To exceed the maximum dose, equal to 20-30 mg per kilogram of body weight per day, is strictly not recommended.
Many mothers and fathers are interested in knowing how many children's syrup Ibuprofen works. As a rule, relief comes 30-40 minutes after ingestion.
If the temperature does not decrease during the specified time, it is not necessary to sound an alarm. The action of the drug, taken at the height of the fever, will manifest a little later - within an hour or two.
With a rapidly rising temperature, the syrup sometimes has to be given every 3-4 hours. Then it is better to alternate with antipyretic drugs from other groups: based on paracetamol (Kalpol, Efferalgan, Panadol), analgin (Analdim) or to resort to folk remedies: cool rubbing and enemas.
Contraindications to the use of the drug
Syrup should not be taken if the baby is diagnosed with:
- hypersensitivity to ibuprofen;
- peptic ulcer;
- kidney failure;
- inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- hyperkalemia;
- severe hepatic impairment;
- intolerance to fructose;
- thrombophilia and other diseases associated with bleeding disorders;
- shortage of sugar.
Until the age of 3 months, use of this drug is also prohibited.
Analogues of Ibuprofen
The medicine is not always at hand in case of urgent need. It can be replaced by the following analogues with the same active substance:
- Advance;
- Bofen;
- Brufen;
- Ibufen;
- Iprene;
- Nurofen.