Ibuprofen versus paracetamol in pediatric fever: objective and subjective findings from a randomized, blinded study

Abstract

Ibuprofen at a dose of 10 mg/kg and paracetamol at a dose of 15 mg/kg have equivalent efficacy and tolerability; parental opinion in favor of ibuprofen could be explained by additional benefits of ibuprofen that were not measured in this trial and helped allay their anxiety over the treatment of their child.