Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen Dosing Charts

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Acetaminophen dosing chart

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

Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) may be given every 6-8 hours.

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Ibuprofen dosing chart

Weight	Infant's drops	Children's suspension	Chewable tablets 50 mg	Chewable tablets 100 mg
	Dropperful	Teaspoon	Tablet	Tablet
12-17 lbs.	1	1/2
18-23 lbs.	2	1	2	1
24-35 lbs	3	1 1/2	3	1 1/2
36-47 lbs.		2	4	2
48-59 lbs.		2 1/2	5	2 1/2
60-71 lbs.		3	6	3
72-95 lbs.		4	8	4

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Updated: 10/30/02