Tylenol, Advil, etc. + Vaccines, and The Importance of Fever

Nov 05, 2009 18:45

from Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health):
Tylenol May Weaken Effectiveness of Kids' Vaccines: Giving analgesic to prevent fever at shot time could be counterproductive, researchers say

from Scientific Blogging: Advil, Tylenol And Others May Blunt The Power Of Flu Vaccine

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tamago23 November 6 2009, 20:41:12 UTC
The major concern with fever is dehydration, because it significantly speeds up the process of losing water. If the child is resisting fluids then it's better to lower the fever to reduce the risk of dehydration. (BTDT. Within the past few years I was in the hospital getting rehydrated via IV due to fever-caused dehydration. I didn't want to drink because drinking or eating anything, even just water, made me feel more ill. You'd think as an adult I would know better.) So while I agree that in general fevers are a good thing, a great deal of care does need to be paid to increasing the fluid intake, and if the patient is refusing or limiting fluids, then the risk of dehydration needs to be assessed.

Thanks for posting the links about Tylenol reducing the vaccine response - that'll modify my protocol in the future.

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kettunainen November 7 2009, 02:04:01 UTC
You make an extremely valid point regarding the connection between fevers and dehydration. Thank you. :)

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