“We Care for Your Child”
6681 Ridge Rd., Suite 205
Parma, OH 44129
Phone: 440-842-1121
Fax: 440-842-5676
Billing: 440-885-7315
Acetaminophen Dosing
(Tylenol)
for Pain or Fever
Tylenol is an every 4 hour medication.
| Infant's Concentrated Drops (80mg/0.8ml)* | Children's Suspension Liquid (160mg/5ml) | Children's Soft Chew Tablets 80mg each | Junior Strength Chewables 160mg each** | |||||
| Weight | Age | |||||||
| 6-11 lbs | 0-3 mo. |
|
¼ tsp | - | - | |||
| 12-17 lbs | 4-11 mo. |
|
½ tsp | - | - | |||
| 18-23 lbs | 12-23 mo. |
|
¾ tsp | - | - | |||
| 24-35 lbs | 2-3 years |
|
1 tsp | 2 tabs | - | |||
| 36-47 lbs | 4-5 years | - | 1 ½ tsp | 3 tabs | - | |||
| 48-59 lbs | 6-8 years | - | 2 tsp | 4 tabs | 2 tabs | |||
| 60-71 lbs | 9-10 years | - | 2 ½ tsp | 5 tabs | 2 ½ tabs | |||
| 72-95 lbs | 11 years | - | 3 tsp | 6 tabs | 3 tabs | |||
| 96 lbs + | 12 years | - | - | - | 4 tabs | |||
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*Companies are changing the concentration of their medications for infants, and there are
new dosing directions for these products. Please clarify the concentration of the infants'
acetaminophen product you have before administering the dose listed above.
What you should know: There may be a time when both the old and the new concentrations of infants' acetaminophen products are in stores and also in patients' homes. |
**Not to exceed 3,000mg in a 24 hour period |
