Report #101707

[gotcha] Aspirin is fine for children's fever or pain

Do not give aspirin or salicylate-containing products to children under 16 for fever or viral illness unless specifically prescribed by a clinician. Use paracetamol or ibuprofen instead.

Journey Context:
Aspirin during viral infections in children and adolescents is linked to Reye's syndrome, a rare but life-threatening encephalopathy and acute liver failure. The incidence fell after public health warnings, but the contraindication remains absolute for fever and viral illnesses in young people.

environment: health-ai-guardrails · tags: reye-syndrome aspirin children salicylates fever · source: swarm · provenance: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/reyes-syndrome/

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