The two medications you should not give to your child with chicken pox

Описание: ‪@thechildrensmedic‬ Aspirin should not be used to relieve fever in children with chicken pox as it is associated with a condition called Reye’s syndrome.

Reye’s syndrome is a severe but rare disease that majorly impacts the liver and brain.

Ibuprofen should not be used in children with chicken pox unless advised by a doctor as it has been associated with life threatening bacterial skin infections.

You can consider giving paracetamol to a child with chicken pox if their pain or fever are causing them distress.

Note: oral paracetamol is not licensed for use in children under 2 months of age


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Reference: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chicken...


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