We all knew that apap had risks. Namely liver damage at high doses. But it’s been the de facto infant/pedi pain reliever/fever reducer because it is the most effective and safest overall.
Certainly more safe than letting a high-grade fever continue.
Although I will say that between two kids, two pediatricians, two birthing centers and two hospital networks, the advice has always been to let kids tough-out a low-grade fever.
So. About that Reye’s Syndrome…
We all knew that apap had risks. Namely liver damage at high doses. But it’s been the de facto infant/pedi pain reliever/fever reducer because it is the most effective and safest overall.
Certainly more safe than letting a high-grade fever continue.
Although I will say that between two kids, two pediatricians, two birthing centers and two hospital networks, the advice has always been to let kids tough-out a low-grade fever.
They’re saying that it is a problem that the mothers took Tylenol during pregnancy, not that mothers gave their children Tylenol.