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Children’s Tylenol Dosage
Tylenol can be given every 4 hours (Tylenol = Acetaminophen)

 

 

Infant 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 months

0.4 ml

 

 

 

12 – 17 lbs

4-11 months

0.8 ml

½ tsp

 

 

18 – 23 lbs

12-23 months

1.2 ml

¾ tsp

 

 

24 – 35 lbs

2-3 years

1.6 ml

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


Children’s Motrin Dosage
Motrin can be given every 6 hours (Motrin = Ibuprophen)

 

 

Infant’s Motrin concentrated drops 50mg/1.25 ml

Children’s Motrin 100mg/5ml, 5ml= 1 tsp

Children’s Motrin Chewable Tabs 50 mg

Junior Strength Chewable Tabs
100 mg

Weight

Age

 

 

 

 

 

Under 6 mon.

Not recommended

Not recommended

Not recommended

Not recommended

12 – 17 lbs

6-11 months

2nd line = 1.25ml

½ tsp

 

 

18 – 23 lbs

12-23 months

3rd line = 1.875ml

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 & up

 

3 tsp

6 tabs

3 tabs


Benadryl Dosage
Generic name: diphenhydramine HCL


Weight

Liquid 12.5mg/5ml

Chewable 12.5 mg

Capsules 25 mg

 

 

 

 

20 lbs

¾ tsp = 10 mg

 

 

25 lbs

1 tsp = 12.5 mg

1 tab = 12.5 mg

 

38 lbs

1 ½ tsp = 19 mg

1½ tab = 19 mg

 

50 lbs

2 tsp = 25 mg

2 tabs = 25 mg

1 tab = 25 mg

100 lbs

4 tsp = 50 mg

4 tabs = 50 mg

2 tabs = 50 mg


 

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