Children’s Tylenol Dosage
Tylenol is an every 4 hour medication
Tylenol=Acetaminophen
| Infants Concentrated Drops (80mg/0.8ml) | Children’s Suspension Liquid (160mg/5ml) |
Children’s Soft Chew Tablets 80mg each |
Junior Strength Chewables 160mg each |
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| Weight | Age | Dropperful | Teaspoon (tsp) | Tablet | Tablet |
| 6-11 lbs | 0-3 mo | 1/2 =0.4ml | |||
| 12-17 lbs | 4-11 mo | 1=0.8ml | 1/2 tsp | ||
| 18-23 lbs | 12-23 mo | 1 1/2=1.2ml | 3/4 tsp | ||
| 24-35 lbs | 2-3 yr | 2=1.6ml | 1 tsp | 2 tabs | |
| 36-47lbs | 4-5 yr | 1 1/2 tsp | 3 tabs | ||
| 48-59lbs | 6-8 yr | 2 tsp | 4 tabs | 2 tabs | |
| 60-71lbs | 9-10 yr | 2 1/2 tsp | 5 tabs | 2 1/2 tabs | |
| 72-95lbs | 11 yr | 3 tsp | 6 tabs | 3 tabs | |
| 96 & over | 12 yr | 4 tabs |
Children’s Motrin Dosage
Motrin is an every 6 hour medication approved for children older than 6 months
Motrin=Ibuprofen
| Infant’s Motrin Concentrated Drops 50mg/1.25 |
Children’s Motrin 100mg/1tsp |
Children’s Motrin Chewable Tablets 50mg |
Junior Strength Chewable Tablets 100mg |
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| Dose | Dropperful | Teaspoon (tsp) | Tablet | Tablet | Caplet |
| 12-17 lbs | 1=1.25ml | ||||
| 18-23 lbs | 1 1/2=1.875ml | ||||
| 24-35 lbs | 1.25ml+1.25ml | 1 tsp | 2 tabs | ||
| 36-47 lbs | 1 1/2 tsp | 3 tabs | |||
| 48-59 lbs | 2 tsp | 4 tabs | 2 tabs | 2 caps | |
| 60-71 lbs | 2 1/2 tsp | 5 tabs | 2 1/2 tabs | 2 1/2 caps | |
| 72-95 lbs | 3 tsp | 6 tabs | 3 tabs | 3 caps |