How long does the baby take antipyretic to reduce fever

After the baby eats antipyretic, about 30 minutes to 1 hour or so can gradually reduce fever. Commonly used antipyretic is non-steroidal drugs, mainly acetaminophen and ibuprofen, antipyretic analgesics. The basic principle of antipyretic is to inhibit the role and synthesis of prostaglandin E, so that the temperature center set point drops, return to normal state, after increasing heat production to reduce heat, so that the body temperature through sweating and heat dissipation process to normal. After the baby takes antipyretic medicine, it can play the role of fever in about 30 minutes to 1 hour, because fever will produce more sweat, parents must feed more water to the child, it is possible not to sweat too much in the process of fever, resulting in thirst and dehydration.