ibuprofen + paracetamol

I THINK that they can be given together as they are different. Also ibuprofen lasts longer thatn pamol - our Dr said about 6 -8 hours as opposed to 4 for pamol.

Maybe call Healthline to check or call back the doctors and talk to a nurse - I did that after Amy's first imunisations (freaked out first time Mum!!) and they talked me thought the pamol doses for her weight/age and how often you can give it etc (and they are usually much nicer than the Drs )

You can give pamol 4-6 hourly and I think Ibruprofen 8 hourly, so if you give one half way thorugh the time with the other dose you can top them up.One is metabolised by the kidneys and the other by the liver which is why you can use them simultaneously like that. But if she is that bad then two doses together will give her a good base dose and then go 6 and 8 hourly from there

My 8yr old has just been give ibuprofen due to having a fever up to 41 since Monday after school. This is also viral. The pharmacist said this:

Give pamol every 6 hours.
In between (so after 3hrs since pamol) give ibuprofen. Also the ibuprofen needs to be given with food or it can cause an upset tummy.

Pamol should only be given 4 times in 24hrs....(every 6 hrs) otherwise it can have a damaging effect on the liver.

Even though my daughter is 8yrs and your child is 18mths, this guideline will still apply.

I have phoned Healthline 5 times in the past 2 years with 2 being most recent and each time I find them absolutely useless. I phoned to ask something about my pregnancy which a nurse (as she introduced herself as) should have known this basic question as I was just wanting to confirm what I thought was right; anyway, she immediately as to put me on hold while she looked into it.....12 mins later she still wasnt back...I gave up and hung up.
And when I phoned about the ibuprofen, she couldnt even answer if it should be taken with food or not....I phoned the pharmacist in the end.
Sorry to hijack! :)

I hope your little one is better soon...

Definately two hours apart and the ibuprofen with food (or milk). Caleb got prescribed the same thing last Friday at A&E for a viral infection.

there both pain relief so it depends how drugged out you want your kid to be........ty was critical in hospital with RV.......they overdosed him......so wat im saying is be careful...i know its sad to watch babies scream, but i think docs are too quick to jump to medication. Good luck in your decision.