Fevered activity

We received a PCT circular today asking us to take account of the recent NICE guidance on treating fever in children.

I’ve made sure that all thestaff are aware of the guidance regarding antipyretic medication and that we are all ‘singing from the same hymn sheet’ regardless of whether we are supplying medication on prescription, on Care at the Chemist, or over the counter.

It did turn out to be quite a useful exercise since there were discrepancies among the staff as to how they were advising parents to use paracetamol and ibuprofen.

However, it did make me smile slightly because I see all sorts of weird and wonderful doses coming through on prescriptions for antipyretics which I inevitably have to alter (after talking to the parents of course).