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Medication Dosage Charts

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Children’s Ibuprofen (Motrin/Advil) – ages 6 months and older

Give every 6-8 hours as needed (do NOT exceed 4 doses in 24 hours)

Weight Infant’s Ibuprofen Drops
(50 mg/1.25 ml)		 Children’s Ibuprofen Liquid
(100 mg/5 ml)		 Children’s Ibuprofen Chewable Tablets
(100 mg)		 Adult Ibuprofen Tablets
(200 mg)
0-11 pounds ————————— ————————— ————————— —————————
12-17 pounds 1.25 ml 2.5 ml ————————— —————————
18-23 pounds 1.875 ml 4 ml ————————— —————————
24-35 pounds 2.5 ml 5 ml 1 tablet —————————
36-47 pounds 3.75 ml 7.5 ml 1.5 tablets —————————
48-59 pounds 5 ml 10 ml 2 tablet 1 tablet
60-71 pounds ————————— 12.5 ml 2.5 tablets 1 tablet
72-95 pounds ————————— 15 ml 3 tablet 1.5 tablet
96 pounds or more ————————— 20 ml 4 tablet 2 tablet

Infant/Children’s Acetaminophen (Tylenol) – ages 2 months and older

Give every 4-6 hours as needed (do NOT exceed 4 doses in 24 hours)

Weight Infant’s
Acetaminophen Drops
(160 mg/5 ml)		 Children’s
Acetaminophen Liquid
(160 mg/5 ml)		 Children’s Acetaminophen
Chewable Tablets
(160 mg)		 Adult Acetaminophen
Tablets
(325 mg)		 Adult Acetaminophen
Tablets
(500 mg)
6-11 pounds 1.25 ml ————————— ————————— ————————— —————————
12-17 pounds 2.5 ml ————————— ————————— ————————— —————————
18-23 pounds 3.75 ml ————————— ————————— ————————— —————————
24-35 pounds ————————— 5 ml 1 tablet ————————— —————————
36-47 pounds ————————— 7.5 ml 1.5 tablets ————————— —————————
48-59 pounds ————————— 10 ml 2 tablet 1 tablet —————————
60-71 pounds ————————— 12.5 ml 2.5 tablets 1 tablet —————————
72-95 pounds ————————— 15 ml 3 tablet 1.5 tablet 1 tablet
48-59 pounds ————————— 10 ml 2 tablet 1 tablet —————————
96 pounds or more ————————— 20 ml 4 tablet 2 tablet 1 tablet