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TYLENOL (acetaminophen) DOSAGE TABLE:
Age Weight Drops Suspension Chewoble Junior Junior
80mg/0.8ml 160mg/5ml Tablets
Strength Strength
1 tsp 80mg/tab 160mg
Tabs 160 caplets
mg/tab
Va dropper - - --
0-3 6-11 lbs 0.4 ml Va tsp - --
Va tsp
mos 12-17 1 dropper 1 tsp - --
lbs 1 Vatsp
4-11 0.8 ml 2 tsp 2 tabs - -
18-23 2 Vatsp 3 tabs - -
mos lbs 1 Va dropper 3 tsp
4 tabs 2 tabs 2 caplets
12-23 24-35 1.2 ml -
lbs 5 tabs 2yatabs 2Vz
mos 2 droppers 6 tabs caplets
36-47
2-3 yrs lbs 1.6 ml 3 tabs 3 caplets
4-5 yrs 48-59 - -
lbs
6-8 yrs - 4 tabs 4 caplets
60-71
9-10 lbs -
yrs
72-95 -
11 yrs lbs
-
12-14 96 lbs
yrs and
over
Both infant acetaminophen and infant ibuprofen drops ore more
concentrated than chiidren's preparations, and shouid always be
measured only with the dropper provided. Never use a teaspoon
or medicine cup to measure infant preparations.
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