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Should You Give Your Child Fever Medicine Before a Doctor’s Visit?

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Parents frequently avoid giving their children fever medicine before a sick visit because they’re afraid it will compromise the doctor’s medical evaluation. In reality, giving a child something to lower her fever before a visit usually makes it easier for doctors to determine what’s going on. Fever medicine isn’t strong enough to mask symptoms, but has the potential to make a young child more cooperative during the visit.

There is one caveat to this recommendation, however. NEVER give fever medicine to an infant less than 2 months of age because it this age group, doctors do need to assess the baby before the fever is treated.

— Howard J. Bennett, M.D.

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