( Acetaminophen) Dosage Chart
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1ACETAMINOPHEN DOSING CHART
Dose is every 4-6 hours. When treating fever or pain, I like to use a "strong but safe" dose so your child will
feel better sooner. I have designed this chart with narrow weight ranges so you can give the best dose.
Dosing chart for suppositories is below regular chart.
Children's
Children's soft
Junior strength
Milligram
Weight:
liquid
chews
Caps or chews
Dosage
160mg/5ml
80mg each
160mg each
¼ tsp
5-8 lbs
40mg
N/A
N/A
(1.25ml)
1/3 tsp
9-10 lbs
60mg
N/A
N/A
(1.8ml)
½ tsp
11-16 lbs
80mg
N/A
N/A
(2.5ml)
¾ tsp
17-21 lbs
120mg
N/A
N/A
(3.75ml)
1 tsp
22-26 lbs
160mg
2 tablets
1 tablet
(5ml)
1 ¼ tsp
27-32 lbs
200mg
2 ½ tablets
(6.25ml)
1 ½ tsp
33-37 lbs
240mg
3 tablets
1 ½ tablet
(7.5ml)
1 ¾ tsp
38-42 lbs
280mg
3 ½ tablets
(8.75ml)
2 tsp
43-53 lbs
320mg
4 tablets
2 tablets
(10ml)
2 ½
54-64 lbs
400mg
5 tablets
2 ½ tablets
tsp(12.5ml)
3 tsp
65-75 lbs
480mg
6 tablets
3 tablets
(15ml)
3 ½ tsp
76-86 lbs
560mg
7 tablets
3 ½ tablets
(17.5ml)
4 tsp
87-95 lbs
640mg
8 tablets
4 tablets
(20ml)
>95 lbs
Adult
Dosage
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