Alternatives To Children’s Tylenol
Is your child experiencing a toothache, pain or fever and pain medication like Childrens’ Tylenol is in short supply?
In this article, we are going to show you how to make your own children’s Tylenol from regular strength 325 mg or extra strength 500 mg Tylenol tablets for adults:
- Table A – Children’s Dosing Table From Tylenol Tablets
- Required Ingredients & Instruments
- Instructions On Dosing Tylenol Tablets
- What Is Children’s Tylenol
- Indications
- Contraindications
If you have any questions, please contact your pharmacist, physician, or contact us for emergency dental services for children.
Required Ingredients & Instruments:
- Tylenol regular strength 325 mg tablets or Tylenol extra strength 500 mg tablets (be sure you get the hard tablets, not the gel capsules)
- A knife
- A hammer, or other tool to crush Tylenol tablets.
- A sandwich bag
- Sweetened yogurt, Apple sauce, or other sweet sauce-like food for mixing the Tylenol.
Instructions On Dosing Tylenol Tablets:
- Look at Table A and based on your child’s age [Column A] or weight [Column B], determine the amount of regular strength 325 mg Tylenol [C] or extra strength 500 mg Tylenol [D] required. For example, a 2 year old child weighing approximately 13 kgs (29 lbs) would require 160 mg of acetaminophen, which is roughly equivalent to half a 325 mg tablet.
- Using a knife, cut the tablets into the fractions indicated in Column [C] or [D].
- Place the cut tablets into a sandwich bag, and using a hammer, gently crush the Tylenol into a fine powder.
- Mix the powder contents into a sweet sauce food mixture, such as sweetened yogurt or apple sauce. Tylenol has a bitter taste and the food helps to mask the flavor.
- Feed the Tylenol food mixture to your child.
- Give every 4 to 6 hours for fever or pain. Do not exceed more than 4 doses in 24 hours. Do not use Tylenol with any other medication containing acetaminophen.
- If you are unsure of how to properly dose children’s Tylenol, be sure to speak to a pharmacist or other health care professional.
What is Children’s Tylenol?
Children’s Tylenol, also known as Acetaminophen or Paracetamol, is a common over-the-counter medication for relieving fever or pain in children and adults alike. Children’s Tylenol has the same medicinal ingredients as adult Tylenol. They are simply different in the formulation and dosages.
Contraindications For Tylenol:
Do not use Tylenol for your child if they have any of the following:
- Liver disease or Liver cirrhosis
- Are using other medications already containing acetaminophen
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