Do Not Do Recommendation
When using paracetamol or ibuprofen in children with fever, do not give both agents simultaneously.
Do Not Do Recommendation Details
- Recommendation:
- When using paracetamol or ibuprofen in children with fever, do not give both agents simultaneously.
- Interventions:
- Paracetamol or ibuprofen in children with fever
Source guidance details
- Guidance:
- Feverish illness in children (CG160)
- Published date:
- May 2013
- Paragraph number:
- 1.6.3.3
- Page number:
- 30
View all NICE do not do from this Guidance
- Forehead chemical thermometers are unreliable and should not be used by healthcare professionals.
- Children with symptoms and signs suggesting pneumonia who are not admitted to hospital should not routinely have a chest X-ray.
- Do not prescribe oral antibiotics to children with fever without apparent source
- Do not routinely perform blood tests and chest X-rays in children with fever who have no features of serious illness (that is, the 'green' group).
- Antipyretic agents do not prevent febrile convulsions and should not be used specifically for this purpose.
- Tepid sponging is not recommended for the treatment of fever.
- Children with fever should not be underdressed or over-wrapped.
- Do not use antipyretic agents with the sole aim of reducing body temperature in children with fever.