How Often Should I Use Fever-reducing Suppositories?

After having a fever and a cold, it is necessary to promptly reduce the fever to prevent high body temperature causing problems in other organs. There are many ways to reduce fever, generally including physical cooling methods and the use of fever-reducing suppositories. Generally speaking, the daily dosage of fever-reducing suppositories should not exceed twice, which means that the dosage should not exceed once within 12 hours. When using fever-reducing suppositories, patients may sweat, so it is necessary to replenish water for them in time. The pediatric fever-reducing suppository can be inserted into the child's anus, but it should be kept in the refrigerator and used again after more than four hours. I think it is better to go to the hospital if the child has a high fever, as children's illnesses should not be taken lightly.

1. Clean your hands.

2. If the suppository is too soft, it can be soaked in cold water or placed in the refrigerator (do not put it in the freezer) for a while to make it harder and easier to use.

3. Wear finger cots or disposable rubber gloves if necessary.

4. Remove the wrapper. If necessary, apply water-soluble lubricant to the tip of the suppository or wet the anus with water instead of lubricant.

5. Lie on your side with one leg straight and the other leg bent forward, as shown in the figure. Children can lie on an adult's thigh.

6. Relax the anus, insert the suppository, and push it in with your finger, about two centimeters deep for infants and three centimeters deep for adults.

7. Close your legs and maintain the side-lying position for about fifteen minutes to prevent the suppository from being squeezed out. Alternatively, you can sit with your legs crossed instead of the previous position.

8. Discard the finger cots or gloves and wash your hands.

Avoid using fever-reducing suppositories together with oral formulations of acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or compound cold medications containing one of these ingredients. Common compound cold medications include pediatric paracetamol granules, pediatric amantadine granules, and paracetamol pseudoephedrine oral solution. Since these medications contain fever-reducing ingredients such as acetaminophen, if used simultaneously, the dosage will inevitably overlap and may even exceed the recommended amount, posing a risk of drug poisoning to children.