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Medicines and Dosages to Reduce Pain and Fever
Choose the proper medicine, and measure the dose accurately.
1. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist which medicine is best for your child.
2. Give the dose based on your child’s weight. If you don’t know your child’s weight, give the dose based on your
child’s age. Do not give more medicine than is recommended.
3. If you have questions about dosage amounts or any other concerns, call your healthcare provider.
4. Always use a proper measuring device. For example:
When giving acetaminophen liquid (e.g., Tylenol), use the device enclosed in the package. If you misplace the
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device, consult your healthcare provider or pharmacist for advice. Kitchen spoons are not accurate measures.
When giving ibuprofen liquid (e.g., Advil, Motrin), use the device enclosed in the package. Never use
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a kitchen spoon!
Take these two steps to avoid causing a serious medication overdose in your child.
1. Don’t give your child a larger amount of acetaminophen (e.g., Tylenol) or ibuprofen (e.g., Motrin, Advil) than
is shown in the table below. Too much of any of these medicines can be extremely dangerous.
2. When you give your child acetaminophen or ibuprofen, don’t also give them over-the-counter cough or cold
medicines. This can cause a medication overdose because cough and cold medicines often contain acetamino-
phen or ibuprofen. In fact, to be safe, don’t ever give over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to your child
unless you talk to your child’s healthcare provider first.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol or another brand): How much to give?
Give every 4 to 6 hours, as needed, no more than 5 times in 24 hours (unless directed to do otherwise by your healthcare provider).
Infants’ New formulation
old formulations
children’s
junior
child’s
infants’ drops
or children’s liquid
child’s weight
chewables
strength
160 mg in each 5 mL (1 tsp)
age
80 mg in each 0.8 mL
80 mg in each tab
160 mg in each tab
Kitchen spoons are not accurate measures.
or in each 1.0 mL
6–11 lbs (2.7–5 kg)
0–3 mos
Advised dose*
1
No longer
⁄
12–17 lbs (5.5–7.7 kg)
4–11 mos
teaspoon or 2.5 mL
2
available
3
18–23 lbs (8.2–10.5 kg)
12–23 mos
⁄
teaspoon or 3.75 mL
4
for purchase
in the U.S.
24–35 lbs (10.9–15.9 kg)
2–3 yrs
1 teaspoon or 5 mL
2 tablets
Please discard
1
old product.
36–47 lbs (16.4–21.4 kg)
4–5 yrs
1
⁄
teaspoon or 7.5 mL
3 tablets
2
48–59 lbs (21.8–26.8 kg)
6–8 yrs
2 teaspoons or 10 mL
4 tablets
2 tablets
1
1
60–71 lbs (27.3–32.3 kg)
9–10 yrs
2
⁄
teaspoons or 12.5 mL
5 tablets
2
⁄
tablets
2
2
72–95 lbs (32.7–43.2 kg)
11 yrs
3 teaspoons or 15 mL
6 tablets
3 tablets
Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, or another brand): How much to give?
Give every 6 to 8 hours, as needed, no more than 4 times in 24 hours (unless directed to do otherwise by your healthcare provider).
children’s
old formulation
children’s liquid
children’s
chewables or
child’s
infants’ drops
child’s weight
100 mg in each 5 mL (1 tsp)
chewables
junior tablets
age
50 mg in each 1.25 mL
50 mg in each tab
100 mg in each tab
Kitchen spoons are not accurate measures.
less than 11 lbs (5 kg)
0–5 mos
12–17 lbs (5.5–7.7 kg)
6–11 mos
1.25 mL
Advised dose*
No longer
available
18–23 lbs (8.2–10.5 kg)
12–23 mos
1.875 mL
Advised dose*
for purchase
in the U.S.
24–35 lbs (10.9–15.9 kg)
2–3 yrs
1 teaspoon or 5 mL
1 tablet
Please discard
1
1
old product.
36–47 lbs (16.4–21.4 kg)
4–5 yrs
1
⁄
teaspoon or 7.5 mL
1
⁄
tablets
2
2
48–59 lbs (21.8–26.8 kg)
6–8 yrs
2 teaspoons or 10 mL
2 tablets
1
1
60–71 lbs (27.3–32.3 kg)
9–10 yrs
2
⁄
teaspoons or 12.5 mL
2
⁄
tablets
2
2
72–95 lbs (32.7–43.2 kg)
11 yrs
3 teaspoons or 15 mL
3 tablets
healthcare provider: please fill in the advised dose.
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