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) (IF POSSIBLE, DOSE BY WEIGHT, OTHERWISE USE AGE.)	WEIGHT (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	Single Oral Dose	Single Oral Dose	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	1 mL
12-23 months	18-23 LBS	8.0-10.9 KG	1.5 mL
2-3 yrs.	24-35 LBS	11-15.9 KG		5 mL (1 tsp)	1 Tablet (160 mg)
4-5 yrs.	36-47 LBS	16-21.9 KG		7.5 mL (1.5 tsp)	1½ Tablets (240 mg)
6-8 yrs.	48-59 LBS	22-26.9 KG		10 mL (2 tsp)	2 Tablets (320 mg)	2 Powder Packs
9-10 yrs.	60-71 LBS	27-31.9 KG		12.5 mL (2½ tsp)	2½ Tablets (400 mg)	2 Powder Packs
11 yrs.	72-95 LBS	32-43.9 KG		15 mL (3 tsp)	3 Tablets (480 mg)	3 Powder Packs

mL = milliliter tsp = 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.

If you suspect an overdose, even if you do not have any symptoms, get help right away. Click here to find your local Poison Control Centre.

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

Improved Dosing Accuracy:

TYLENOL® features an 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.