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. 2002 Apr 22;2002(2):CD003676. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003676

Walson 1989.

Methods Randomized (using block randomization), parallel, double blind, placebo controlled trial
Followed p for 8 hours
Participants 127 children aged 2 to 11 years, oral temperature 38.3 to 40 ºC, (diagnosis not specified)
Exclusion criteria: received antipyretic 8 hours before study entry; had prestudy salicylate or paracetamol of >50mg/L or >5mg/L respectively; hypersensitivity to medications; history of gastrointestinal tract, renal, liver, cardiopulmonary diseases; convulsive disorders; vomiting within 24 hours before study entry; dehydration
Interventions Paracetamol:10mg/kg
Ibuprofen: 5mg/kg and 10mg/kg; placebo; given as single dose.
Outcomes Mean temperature over time
Mean percent reduction in temperature
Area under percent reduction‐time curve
Adverse events
Notes Study location: USA
9 (7.1%) children withdrawn or lost to follow up
Antibiotics allowed to participants that required them