Antipyretic efficacy and safety of a single intravenous administration of 15 mg/kg paracetamol versus 30 mg/kg propacetamol in children with acute fever due to infection

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 221-229

  Duhamel, J F ^a   Le Gall, E ^b   Dalphin, M L ^c   Payen Champenois, C ^d  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT JACQUES   (France)

^d BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Fever; Intravenous paracetamol; Pediatrics; Propacetamol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; PROPACETAMOL;

ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RIGOR; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VITAL SIGN; VOMITING;

EID: 34247521545     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CPP45221     Document Type: Article

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