Comparison of oral versus normal and high-dose rectal acetaminophen in the treatment of febrile children - PubMed

There was no difference between the temperature decrement in patients treated with 15 mg/kg oral acetaminophen and the same or double dose rectally. Thus, there seems to be no evidence to support the use of higher doses of rectal acetaminophen for the treatment of fever in children. The rectal routeā€¦