The study will evaluate the efficacy of Ibuprofen administered as suppositories in the treatment of fever in infants and children. Ibuprofen as suppositories is not yet registered in Israel, although widely used in Europe.
The drug will be used in 100 consecutive infants and children admitted with fever at the pediatric ER of the Soroka Medical Center. The information on the drug efficacy will be collected in appropriate parental questionnaires.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
5-10 mg/kg/day-suppositories
pediatric emergency room, SOROKA MEDICAL CENTER
Beersheba, Israel
Fever decrease
Time frame: 1 day
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