Weight | Infant’s drops | Children’s suspension | Children’s chewables | Junior strength chewables |
---|---|---|---|---|
80 mg/0.8 ml | 160 mg/5 ml | 80 mg each | 160 mg each | |
Dropperful | Teaspoon | Tablet | Tablet/Caplet | |
6-11 lbs. | 1/2 | |||
12-17 lbs. | 1 | 1/2 | ||
18-23 lbs. | 1 1/2 | 3/4 | ||
24-35 lbs. | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
36-47 lbs. | 1 1/2 | 3 | ||
48-59 lbs. | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
60-71 lbs. | 2 1/2 | 5 | 2 1/2 | |
72-95 lbs. | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
95+ lbs. | 4 |
The child may be given the appropriate acetaminophen dose every four hours.