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These doses are calculated based on the lowest weight in the range. This will be a low dose for children on the higher end of the weight range, but safe for the smallest. Your pediatrician may
recommend a slightly higher dose based on your child’s exact weight.

Table of Contents

1. Tylenol (Acetaminophen)
2. Motrin Or Advil (Ibuprofen)
3. Benadryl (Diphenhydramine)

Tylenol (Acetaminophen)

May give dose every 4-6 hours (no more than 5 doses in 24 hours)

WEIGHT
INFANT OR CHILDREN’S LIQUID (160mg/5ml)
TYLENOL CHEWABLES (80mg each)
TYLENOL JUNIOR (160mg each)
6-8 lbs
1.25 ml
N/A
N/A
9-11 lbs
1.875 ml
N/A
N/A
12-17 lbs
2.5 ml
N/A
N/A
18-23 lbs
3.75 ml
N/A
N/A
24-35 lbs
5 ml
2 tablets
1 tablet
36-47 lbs
7.5 ml
3 tablets
1.5 tablets
48-59 lbs
10 ml
4 tablets
2 tablets
60-71 lbs
12.5 ml
5 tablets
2.5 tablets
72-95 lbs
15 ml
6 tablets
3 tablets

A NOTE ON FEVERS: For children over 6 months, use Ibuprofen every 6 hours as the first line of defense for fever. If after 1 hour, the fever hasn’t gone down or has gotten worse – you can give Acetaminophen. Within 6 hours, if there’s still fever, pain, or discomfort – you can add Acetaminophen. Acetaminophen is given every 4 hours as needed; Ibuprofen is given every 6 hours as needed – but you can always overlap the two.

Under 2 months, fever is always treated as an emergency. Over 2 months, you don’t have treat a fever if your child doesn’t look uncomfortable. Fever on its own isn’t harmful. The number of the fever itself is less of an indication of emergency than how your child looks and is acting.

Motrin Or Advil (Ibuprofen)

May give dose every 6-8 hours (for babies 6 months and older only)

WEIGHT
INFANT LIQUID (50mg/1.25ml)
CHILDREN’S LIQUID (100mg/5ml)
MOTRIN CHEWABLES (50mg each)
MOTRIN JUNIOR (100mg each)
12-17 lbs
1.25 ml
2.5 ml
N/A
N/A
18-23 lbs
2 ml
4 ml
N/A
N/A
24-35 lbs
2.5 ml
5 ml
2 tablets
1 tablet
36-47 lbs
4 ml
8 ml
3 tablets
1.5 tablets
48-59 lbs
N/A
10 ml
4 tablets
2 tablets
60-71 lbs
N/A
13.5 ml
5 tablets
2.5 tablets
72-95 lbs
N/A
16 ml
6 tablets
3 tablets

Benadryl (Diphenhydramine)

*Do not give to child under 2 years unless advised by pediatrician. May give dose every 6 hours.

WEIGHT
CHILDREN’S LIQUID (12.5mg/5ml)
CHILDREN’S CHEWABLES (12.5mg)
CHILDREN’S MELTAWAY (12.5mg)
11 lb to 16lb, 7 oz
2 ml
N/A
N/A
16 lb, 8 oz to 21 lb, 15 oz
3 ml
N/A
N/A
22 lb to 26 lb, 7 oz
4 ml
N/A
N/A
27 lb, 8 oz to 32 lb, 7 oz
5 ml
N/A
N/A
33 lb to 37 lb, 7 oz
6.5 ml
1 tablet
1 meltaway
38 lb, 8 oz to 43 lb, 15 oz
7 ml
1.5 tablets
1.5 meltaway
44 lb to 54 lb, 15 oz
8 ml
1.5 tablets
1.5 meltaways
55 lb to 65 lb, 15 oz
10 ml
2 tablets
2 meltaways
66 lb to 76 lb, 15 oz
12 ml
2.5 tablets
2.5 meltaways