Medical treatment of malnutrition

This question was posted the Management of wasting/acute malnutrition forum area and has 2 replies.

Nutritionniste

Normal user

9 Aug 2018, 16:53

Why is paracetamol forbidden for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition?

State Coordinator - CMAM

Normal user

5 Sep 2018, 08:38

Hi,
To avoid hepatotoxicity, Paracetamol is forbidden in SAM management. But it can be prescribed under therapeutics doses.

Professor

Frequent user

5 Sep 2018, 11:29

There is a discussion of the issues in a section on antipyretics here: Severe acute malnutrition and infection

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