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Medication Dosing

The following chart outlines our office's medication dosing policy, which may differ slightly from the manufacturers'.

If your child's weight and age don't fit under the same column below, use weight as the deciding factor about how much medication to give.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call our office and ask to speak with a nurse.

    CHILDREN'S TYLENOL
(Acetaminophen)
    Every 4-6 hours
Weight (lbs.)   6-11 12-17 18-23 24-35 36-47 48-59 60-71 72-95 95 & over
 Age   0-3 mos 4-11 mos 12-23 mos 2-3 yrs 4-5 yrs 6-8 yrs 9-10 yrs 11 yrs 12 yrs
Suspension Liquid (160 mg/5ml)                    
      Teaspoon   ¼ ½ ¾ 1 1½ 2 2½ 3 n/a
                     
Children's Soft Chewable Tablets                    
      Tablet (80mg each)   n/a n/a n/a 2 3 4 5 6 n/a
                         
Junior Strength Chewable Tablets                    
      Tablet (160 mg each)   n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 2½ 3 4
                         
                     
CHILDREN'S MOTRIN
(Ibuprofen)		  
 
Every 6-8 hours
  

 Weight (lbs.)

    
12-17		 18-23 24-35 36-47 48-59 60-71 72-95  

Age

   0-5 mos 6-11 mos 12-12 mos 2-3 yrs 4-5 yrs 6-8 yrs 9-10 yrs 11 yrs  
Infants' Drops (50mg/1.25ml)                  
       mls   Consult 1.25 1.875 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a  
  Doctor                
Children's Suspension (100mg/5ml)                    
       Teaspoon   n/a n/a n/a 1 1½ 2 2½ 3  
                   
Children's Chewable Tablets                    
      Tablet (50 mg each)   n/a n/a n/a 2 3 4 5 6  
                   
Junior Strength Chewable Tablets                  
      Tablet (100 mg each)   n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 2½ 3  
                   
Junior Strength Caplets                    
      Caplet (100mg each)   n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 2½ 3  
                 

Updated 9/23/11
 
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