Antipyretics

02/01/2009 - "Measurement of fever as a screening tool, a review of the efficacy of antipyretics alone or in combination, and finally a global perspective of fever have been discussed through a review of some of the publications in the past 18 months. "
07/01/2012 - "To summarize the existing evidence on the efficacy of therapy with alternating antipyretics compared to monotherapy in the management of fever in children. "
05/01/2009 - "Controlling fever with antipyretic agents must be considered carefully, as the presence of fever may be helpful in guiding therapy, and antipyretic agents may have adverse effects. "
09/01/2013 - "There is no evidence from these studies that the use of antipyretics slows the resolution of fever in children."
07/01/2012 - "The review included randomized clinical trials published until December 2011, in which one of the arms was the alternating antipyretics therapy to treat fever in children younger than 12 years, treated on an outpatient basis. "

09/01/2009 - "To evaluate the efficacy of different antipyretic agents and their highest recommended doses for preventing febrile seizures. "
05/15/2006 - "Antipyretics are effective in reducing the risk of febrile seizures if given early in the illness. "
01/15/2014 - "Antipyretics do not seem to prevent febrile seizures."
11/01/2013 - "Antipyretics were ineffective in reducing the recurrence of febrile seizures."
11/01/2013 - "No statistically significant difference was found between the antipyretics and the placebo groups in the recurrence rate of febrile seizures (OR 0.9, 95% CI: 0.57-1.43). "

09/01/2001 - "Antipyretics were administered to febrile children for pain relief, irritability, at the request of parents and to settle a child for the night. "
05/01/1997 - "Patients 18 years of age or older presenting to the ED with sickle cell pain crisis who had not used antipyretics within 6 hours before presentation were eligible. "
01/01/2008 - "While similarity in use of pain medication, antipyretics and antimicrobial use was observed, a wide variation in number of chest radiographs and invasive procedures (thoracentesis, placement of chest tubes) was observed between centers. "
04/01/2009 - "Analgesic-antipyretic agents and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the most commonly used medications worldwide for the treatment of pain and fever in children. "
08/01/2015 - "Pain-killers, antibiotics and antipyretics were the most used non-prescribed medications. "

09/01/2013 - "Does the use of antipyretics in children who have acute infections prolong febrile illness? "
04/01/2004 - "The use of antipyretics may be unnecessary or may interfere with the body's resistance to infection, mask an important sign of illness, or cause adverse drug effects. "
08/01/1998 - "Antipyretics have the potential to exacerbate the consequences of a viral infection, although the specific effects are subtle and appear to be age-related."
05/01/1987 - "Effects of antipyretics in rinderpest virus infection in rabbits."
11/01/1984 - "Parent education in the following areas may be helpful: a definition of fever, including diurnal variation; a demonstration of how to take axillary, rectal, and oral temperatures; guidelines for retaking the temperature in febrile children; a reminder that fevers can be helpful in fighting infections; clarification that fever by itself is rarely harmful below 41.7 degrees C; recommendations for when to use antipyretics, including clarification of appropriate dosages; recommendations for sponging; and guidelines for when to call the child's physician, with an emphasis on observation of the child rather than the level of fever. "

05/01/2009 - "There was no significant difference between influenza and non-influenza cases in sex, antipyretics use and neurological symptoms. "
01/01/2005 - "The households of the hMPV- and the influenza-positive children had significantly more illnesses, needed significantly more medical visits, received more antipyretics, and missed significantly more work or school days than those of the RSV-positive children. "
12/01/2001 - "Further investigation is necessary to determine whether insufficient influenza vaccination or the use of antipyretics is one of the reasons for these epidemics of encephalopathy in Japanese children."
11/01/1974 - "[Effect of antipyretics on the clinical course and immunological shifts in patients with influenza]."
04/01/2011 - "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that health care personnel (HCP) infected with pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 virus not work until 24 hours after fever subsides without the use of antipyretics. "