Safe Acetaminophen Dosing for Infants and Children

Safe Acetaminophen Dosing for Infants and Children

This guide will help you give your child the right amount of medicine to help them feel better, faster. When possible, use your child’s weight to find the right dose. If not, use age to determine the right amount. Never give your child more than 5 doses in 24 hours and ask your family doctor or pediatrician which product is right for your child.

AGE WEIGHT (LBS & KG)
(IF POSSIBLE, DOSE BY WEIGHT, OTHERWISE USE AGE.)
INFANTS' TYLENOL® CONCENTRATED DROPS (80 MG/1 ML) CHILDREN'S TYLENOL® SUSPENSION LIQUID (160 MG/5 ML) CHILDREN'S TYLENOL® CHEWABLES (160 MG PER TABLET) CHILDREN'S TYLENOL® EASY DISSOLVE POWDER (160 MG PER INDIVIDUAL PACK)
    Single Oral Dose
0-3 months      
Under 12 LBS
Under 5.5 KG
Talk to a doctor - - -
4-11 months
12-17 LBS
5.5-7.9 KG
1mL
1 mL
- - -
12-23 months
18-23 LBS
8.0-10.9 KG
1.5mL
1.5 mL
- - -
2-3 yrs.
24-35 LBS
11-15.9 KG
-
5mL (1 tsp)
5 mL (1 tsp)
1 Tablet (160 mg)
1 Tablet (160 mg)
-
4-5 yrs.
36-47 LBS
16-21.9 KG
-
7.5mL (1.5 tsp)
7.5 mL (1.5 tsp)
1½ Tablets (240 mg)
1½ Tablets (240 mg)
-
6-8 yrs.
48-59 LBS
22-26.9 KG
-
10mL (2 tsp)
10 mL (2 tsp)
2 Tablets (320 mg)
2 Tablets (320 mg)
CHILDREN'S TYLENOL® EASY DISSOLVE Powder Packet, 160mg acetaminophen per pack
CHILDREN'S TYLENOL® EASY DISSOLVE Powder Packet, 160mg acetaminophen per pack
2 Powder Packs
9-10 yrs.
60-71 LBS
27-31.9 KG
-
12.5mL (2½ tsp)
12.5 mL (2½ tsp)
2½ Tablets (400 mg)
2½ Tablets (400 mg)
CHILDREN'S TYLENOL® EASY DISSOLVE Powder Packet, 160mg acetaminophen per pack
CHILDREN'S TYLENOL® EASY DISSOLVE Powder Packet, 160mg acetaminophen per pack
2 Powder Packs
11 yrs.
72-95 LBS
32-43.9 KG
-
15mL (3 tsp)
15 mL (3 tsp)
3 Tablets (480 mg)
3 Tablets (480 mg)
CHILDREN'S TYLENOL® EASY DISSOLVE Powder Packet, 160mg acetaminophen per pack
CHILDREN'S TYLENOL® EASY DISSOLVE Powder Packet, 160mg acetaminophen per pack
CHILDREN'S TYLENOL® EASY DISSOLVE Powder Packet, 160mg acetaminophen per pack
3 Powder Packs
Under 2 Years

If your child is under 2 years of age, be sure to ask your doctor for the right dose.

Select the Product and weight/age of your child
 
mL = millilitertsp = teaspoonful

NOTE: Single dose may be repeated every 4 to 6 hours, as needed. Do not give more than 5 doses per day.

Caution: If fever persists for more than 3 days, pain for more than 5 days or new symptoms appear, talk to your doctor.

*IMPORTANT: Contrary to pediatric TYLENOL® products sold in the US, in Canada, Children’s TYLENOL® Suspension Liquids are NOT the same concentration as Infants’ TYLENOL® Concentrated Drops. Dosing instructions above are for Canadian products only.

For full product information including warning information on TYLENOL® products, please visit http://www.tylenol.ca/products/infants-children.

Improved Dosing Accuracy:

  • The makers of TYLENOL® recently introduced a new, enhanced bottle design on infants’ liquid suspension products. These enhancements include a protective flow restrictor in the opening and a SIMPLEMEASURE® Push-In-Syringe, which will provide caregivers with the following important benefits:
    • Better dosing accuracy and ease of administration;
    • Better control when dispensing the medicine and reduced spillage;
    • Further reduced risk of children being able to get the medicine in the bottle.
  • The protective flow restrictor and specially designed dosing cup has also been introduced on our Children’s TYLENOL® Liquid Products.
  • The introduction of these packaging enhancements supports our ongoing commitment to lead industry in supporting the responsible and appropriate use of all TYLENOL® Products through research, education and innovation.
 

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Products

Infants' TYLENOL® Drops

Pediatricians recommend this pain reliever and fever reducer.

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