Dosing Sheet Fever Management Page 2
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2Oral Fever Reducer Medication Dosages
Acetaminophen
(Ex: Tylenol, Pedi Care, Triaminic, Equate, Little Fevers, *store brand acetaminophen, etc.)
Weight
Infant Drops
Infant Drops
Children’s
Chewable
Junior Strength
Adult
(Old
(New
Liquid
Tablet
Strength
Concentration)
Concentration)
Suspension
80 mg/.8ml
160mg/5ml
160 mg/5ml
80mg/tab
160mg/cap
325mg/tab
6-11 lbs
0.4 ml
1.25 ml
¼ tsp
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12-17 lbs
0.8 ml
2.5 ml
½ tsp
1 tab
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18-23 lbs
1.2 ml
3.75 ml
¾ tsp
1 ½ tab
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24-35 lbs
1.6 ml
5 ml
1 tsp
2 tabs
1 cap
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36-47 lbs
2.4 ml
6.25 ml
1 ½ tsp
3 tabs
1 ½ caps
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48-59 lbs
3.2 ml
7.5 ml
2 tsp
4 tabs
2 caps
1 tab
60-71 lbs
4.0 ml
8.75 ml
2 ½ tsp
5 tabs
2 ½ caps
1 tab
72-95 lbs
4.8 ml
10 ml
3 tsp
6 tabs
3 caps
1 tab
Over 96 lbs
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4 tsp
8 tabs
4 caps
2 tabs
Fever Reducer Suppository Dosages
Acetaminophen
(Ex: FeverAll, Acephen, *store brand acetaminophen suppositories, etc)
Weight
Infant
Children
Jr. Strength
80mg /each
120mg /each
325mg/each
6-11lbs
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12-17 lbs
1 supp
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18-23 lbs
1 supp
1 supp
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24-35 lbs
2 supp
1 ½ supp
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36-47 lbs
3 supp
2 supp
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48-59 lbs
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2 supp
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60-71 lbs
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3 supp
1 supp
72-95 lbs
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3 supp
1 supp
Over 96 lbs
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3 supp
2 supp
Oral Fever Reducer/ Anti-Inflammatory Dosage
Ibuprofen
(Ex: Motrin, Advil, Equate, *store brand ibuprofen, etc.)
Weight
Infant Drops
Liquid Suspension
Jr. Chewable Tablet
Jr. Tablet
50mg/ 1.25ml
100mg/ 1tsp
100mg/ 1cap
100mg/ 1cap
12-17 lbs
1.25ml
¼ tsp
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18-23 lbs
1.875 ml
½ tsp
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24-35 lbs
---
1 tsp
1 tab
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36-47 lbs
---
1 ½ tsp
1 ½ tabs
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48-59 lbs
---
2 tsp
2 tabs
2 tabs
60-71 lbs
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2 ½ tsp
2 ½ tabs
2 ½ tab
72-95- lbs
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3 tsp
3 tabs
3 tabs
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