Rating of the best antipyretics

Indi­ca­tions for the use of antipyret­ics are sim­ple: cross­ing the bor­der of a ther­mome­ter +39 in an adult, +38 in a child. You need to be more atten­tive to chil­dren — if the baby has prob­lems with the heart and lungs, with hypox­ia, meta­bol­ic dis­or­ders, poor tol­er­ance for fever and seizures in the past, it is worth mon­i­tor­ing the child’s con­di­tion and start­ing treat­ment already at +37/+37.5 degrees .

All antipyret­ics are divid­ed into two groups:

• Med­i­cines based on parac­eta­mol are con­sid­ered the most com­mon. They reduce the tem­per­a­ture for a peri­od of about 4 hours, are indi­cat­ed for viral dis­eases, but have side effects;
• Ibupro­fen-based drugs are more effec­tive at reduc­ing fever, begin to work much faster, but can cause even more adverse reac­tions. Rec­om­mend­ed for inflam­ma­tion and fever.

The best antipyretics for adults

Coldact Flu Plus

Coldact Flu Plus

Cap­sules of com­plex and pro­longed action con­tain not one, but sev­er­al active ingre­di­ents: parac­eta­mol (200 mg), phenyle­phrine (25 mg) and chlor­pheni­ramine (8 mg). “Coldact Flu Plus” effec­tive­ly anes­thetizes and brings down the tem­per­a­ture, while it does not cause aller­gic reac­tions and, on the con­trary, fights such man­i­fes­ta­tions as sneez­ing, tear­ing and itch­ing of the eyes. The man­u­fac­tur­er claims that 1 cap­sule is designed for 12 hours of its action, that is, it is more than enough to take, for exam­ple, a cap­sule in the morn­ing and evening. With­in half an hour after using the drug, you will be able to observe the sup­pres­sion of such symp­toms as a run­ny nose, headache, pain caused by inflam­ma­tion in the throat and, of course, a drop in body tem­per­a­ture. Syrup and tablets are also on sale, but these forms of release are not com­mon.

Advan­tages:

• Gen­tle con­cen­tra­tion of parac­eta­mol;
• Block­ing of aller­gic reac­tions;
• The longest action (12 hours).

Flaws:

• Not detect­ed.

Ibuklin

Ibuk­lin

Ibuk­lin is a unique drug based on the action of parac­eta­mol in com­bi­na­tion with ibupro­fen. Most often, antipyret­ic drugs con­tain only one of these com­po­nents. The dual action agent has an excel­lent anal­gesic effect and nor­mal­izes the body tem­per­a­ture of an adult. Avail­able in tablets, the absorp­tion rate of which is about 40 min­utes. Ibuk­lin has been the leader in reviews for many years in a row. Indi­cat­ed for use in toothaches, neu­ral­gia, bruis­es, colds or flu. There are con­traindi­ca­tions and side effects indi­cat­ed in the instruc­tions. The opti­mum tem­per­a­ture is main­tained for 6 hours after tak­ing the tablet. It is for­bid­den to use dur­ing preg­nan­cy and breast­feed­ing peri­od.

Advan­tages:

• Pos­i­tive reviews;
• A com­bi­na­tion of two effec­tive ingre­di­ents.

Flaws:

• There are a lot of con­traindi­ca­tions.

Paracetamol

Parac­eta­mol

The most reli­able way to quick­ly get rid of a high tem­per­a­ture in an adult is undoubt­ed­ly the use of Parac­eta­mol. It is released in tablets, which do not con­tain any addi­tion­al com­po­nents. It is sold in every phar­ma­cy and does not require a doc­tor’s pre­scrip­tion. From the moment you take the pill, it usu­al­ly takes about 40 min­utes before the tem­per­a­ture starts to drop. But the effect lasts up to 4 hours. Of the con­traindi­ca­tions, there are only intol­er­ance to the sub­stance and chron­ic alco­holism. Tablets not only nor­mal­ize the ther­moreg­u­la­tion of the body, but also have a weak anti-inflam­ma­to­ry effect, and also per­fect­ly relieve pain. The drug “Parac­eta­mol” has long been con­sid­ered a “tra­di­tion­al” means of get­ting rid of fever. At the same time, it has the low­est cost, unlike its coun­ter­parts.

Advan­tages:

• Best price;
• Effi­cien­cy proven over the years;
• Few con­traindi­ca­tions.

Flaws:

• Caus­es increased sweat­ing.

The best antipyretics for children

Nurofen

Nuro­fen

“Nuro­fen” is the most com­mon chil­dren’s antipyret­ic drug based on the action of ibupro­fen. Pro­duced in the form of a sus­pen­sion, which is tak­en oral­ly. It is used to reduce the tem­per­a­ture in infec­tions, res­pi­ra­to­ry dis­eases, influen­za. It also helps relieve pain in the mus­cles, throat, ears, relieves migraines. There are sev­er­al dif­fer­ent fla­vors to choose from that kids like (straw­ber­ry, orange, etc.). It is pre­scribed for chil­dren from 3 months to 12 years. The size of the dose also varies depend­ing on age: the small­est are giv­en 25 ml of med­i­cine three times a day, for a child at 3 years old, the dose is dou­bled, etc. For con­ve­nience, the man­u­fac­tur­er pro­vides a spe­cial syringe with a mea­sur­ing scale, with which you can eas­i­ly give med­i­cine to your baby. It has a large list of con­traindi­ca­tions, includ­ing dis­eases of the gas­troin­testi­nal tract, kid­ney fail­ure, diathe­sis, aller­gy to fruc­tose, etc. When using, you should be care­ful, because. Nuro­fen has many pos­si­ble side effects.

Advan­tages:

• Spe­cial syringe includ­ed;
• Chil­dren love the sweet taste;
• Low­ers tem­per­a­ture quick­ly.

Flaws:

• Many con­traindi­ca­tions;
• Unpleas­ant side reac­tions.

Maxicold

Maxi­cold

The World Health Orga­ni­za­tion-rec­om­mend­ed over-the-counter syrup for chil­dren, Maxi­cold, com­bats symp­toms such as chills, fever and pain. It is sold in 4 forms of release: pow­der, tablets, spray and direct­ly syrup (straw­ber­ry and orange) of opti­mal con­sis­ten­cy. Approved for use by chil­dren from 3 months to 12 years. The sus­pen­sion is effec­tive in a wide range: elim­i­na­tion of attacks of heat, headache, stop swelling of soft tis­sues. For 5 ml of syrup, there are 100 mg of ibupro­fen, the main active sub­stance. “Maxi­cold” has a long-term antipyret­ic effect, after tak­ing, the syrup begins to sup­press the symp­toms of the dis­ease after 15 min­utes and lasts up to 8 hours, which will help the baby sleep sweet­ly, and also elim­i­nate the need to often use the sus­pen­sion.

Advan­tages:

• Allowed for chil­dren from 3 months;
• Does not con­tain dyes, sug­ar, alco­hol;
• Valid up to 8 hours.

Flaws:

• Not detect­ed.

Efferalgan

Effer­al­gan

The most adver­tised Effer­al­gan syrup, with the main active ingre­di­ent parac­eta­mol (30 mg per 1 ml), can be called the best in qual­i­ty, at a low price. It can be used for chil­dren from the 1st month of life, with a body weight of 4 kg. A 90 ml bot­tle is enough for a full course, which, by the way, should not exceed 3 days as an antipyret­ic and 5 days as an anal­gesic. The reviews note that the tem­per­a­ture begins to drop with­in 15 min­utes after inges­tion. The kit comes with a non-stan­dard, but con­ve­nient mea­sur­ing spoon. Often par­ents are faced with the need to cal­cu­late the dose of med­i­cine accord­ing to the age and weight of the crumbs, but the man­u­fac­tur­er solved this prob­lem by mark­ing the weight on the spoon. The syrup is trans­par­ent in col­or, which indi­cates the absence of dyes. And the caramel taste will sure­ly appeal to lit­tle patients. Oth­er forms of release can also be found on sale: rec­tal sup­pos­i­to­ries and effer­ves­cent tablets.

Advan­tages:

• Allowed from the 1st month of life;
• Con­ve­nient mea­sur­ing spoon;
• Does not con­tain dyes;
• Pleas­ant taste;
• Bud­get price.

Flaws:

• Not detect­ed.

Best Antipyretic Powders

Coldrex MaxGripp

Col­drex Max­Gripp

A pow­der with a pleas­ant lemon fla­vor will help to avoid wors­en­ing a cold and get back on your feet in a mat­ter of days, and this is due to a com­bi­na­tion of com­po­nents of a dif­fer­ent spec­trum: parac­eta­mol (1000 mg), vit­a­min C (40 mg), phenyle­phrine (10 mg). Thanks to the action of these sub­stances, simul­ta­ne­ous relief of symp­toms is achieved: sore throat, nasal con­ges­tion and, first of all, body tem­per­a­ture is nor­mal­ized. Thus, there is no need to take sev­er­al dif­fer­ent drugs and it becomes pos­si­ble to save mon­ey. The man­u­fac­tur­er used parac­eta­mol in the high­est sin­gle dosage for an adult, so the use of Col­drex Max­Grip is unac­cept­able for peo­ple under 18 years of age. For the tem­per­a­ture to start to drop, you need to wait 30–40 min­utes. It is sold in packs of 5 and 10 sachets with a vol­ume of 6.4 g each.

Advan­tages:

• Does not reduce per­for­mance, due to the anti­his­t­a­mine com­po­nent;
• High effi­cien­cy.

Flaws:

• May cause dizzi­ness;
• For adults over 18 only.

Fervex

Fer­vex

Headache and mus­cle pain, irri­tat­ed throat, hot flash­es and colds, fever — all these prob­lems, accord­ing to the man­u­fac­tur­er, can be quick­ly resolved if Fer­vex is tak­en in advance. It will be enough 2–3 sachets per day, which must be con­sumed at inter­vals of 5 hours. The high effi­cien­cy is due to the pres­ence of parac­eta­mol in the com­po­si­tion at a con­cen­tra­tion of 500 mg per sachet of 4.95 g. Addi­tion­al­ly, vit­a­min C was added — 200 mg (strength­ens the resis­tance of the immune sys­tem) and pheni­ramine — 25 mg (blocks nasal con­ges­tion and sneez­ing). On sale you can also find “Fer­vex” rasp­ber­ry, with lemon or with­out sug­ar, as well as a sim­i­lar pow­der, but with a low­er con­cen­tra­tion of com­po­nents for chil­dren. You can take the rem­e­dy for no more than 5 days — as an anal­gesic and no more than 3 days — to relieve fever. Doc­tors warn that Fer­vex is often faked, so you should be care­ful.

Advan­tages:

• Strength­ens immu­ni­ty;
• There is a series for chil­dren and with­out sug­ar.

Flaws:

• Often fake.

Rinzasip

Rin­za­sip

It is a com­bined rem­e­dy that fights the symp­toms of colds and flu, effec­tive­ly reduces the tem­per­a­ture in just half an hour. Pass­es and body aches, headache, fever. One 5 g sachet con­tains: parac­eta­mol — 750 mg, caf­feine — 30 mg, pheni­ramine — 20 mg, phenyle­phrine — 10 mg and ascor­bic acid — 200 mg. Caf­feine, which is part of the com­po­si­tion, enhances the anal­gesic effect of parac­eta­mol. And ascor­bic acid will increase the resis­tance of the immune sys­tem. The drug suc­cess­ful­ly elim­i­nates red­ness of the mucous mem­branes and upper res­pi­ra­to­ry tract. It should be tak­en 3 sachets per day, with a break of 5–6 hours, the course of treat­ment should not exceed 5 days. The best effect is guar­an­teed if you start using the pow­der at the ear­li­est stages. The drink is pre­sent­ed in 3 fla­vors: lemon, black­cur­rant and orange.

Advan­tages:

• 3 kinds of tastes;
• Good anes­the­sia;
• Increas­ing the resis­tance of the immune sys­tem.

Flaws:

• Con­tains bright dye.