Medication Reference Sheet
One helpful thing you can do when you prepare to travel to adopt your new son or daughter is to print off a handy reference sheet for medication dosing. Because institutionalized children tend to be smaller and weigh less and medication dosing is based on weight, often times the dosing information on the bottle will be misleading or not available at all. This is especially true for infants.
You can download the PDF file I used in Vietnam here or cut and paste the following information, edit for your needs:
Medication Reference Sheet:
Source: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/T089900.asp
Tylenol: 7 mg per pound every 4 hours; 1 tsp (5ml) of children’s liquid and two droppers (1.6ml) of infant drops both contain 160 mg of acetaminophen - if you run out of one form, the other can be substituted.
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Weight: |
Milligram Dosage |
Infant drops 80mg/0.8ml 1 dropper = 0.8ml ½ dropper = 0.4ml |
Children’s liquid 160mg/5ml |
Children’s soft chews 80mg each |
Junior strength Caps or chews 160mg each |
| 11-16 lbs | 80mg | 1 dropper (0.8ml) |
½ tsp (2.5ml) |
N/A | N/A |
| 17-21 lbs | 120mg | 1 ½ dropper (1.2ml) |
¾ tsp (3.75ml) |
N/A | N/A |
| 33-37 lbs | 240mg | 3 droppers (2.4ml) |
1 ½ tsp (7.5ml) |
3 tablets | 1 ½ tablet |
| 54-64 lbs | 400mg | Use liquid or tablets |
2 ½ tsp(12.5ml) |
5 tablets | 2 ½ tablets |
| 65-75 lbs | 480mg | 3 tsp (15ml) |
6 tablets | 3 tablets |
Motrin: 4.5 milligrams per pound of body weight; 1 tsp (5ml) of children’s liquid and ½ tsp (2.5 ml) of infant drops both contain 100mg of Ibuprofen
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Weight: |
Milligram Dosage | Pediacare drops 50mg/1.25ml | Advil/Motrin Drops 50mg/1.25ml | Children’s liquid 100mg/5ml | Chewable Tablets 50mg each | Junior strength Caps or chews 100mg each |
| 11-16 lbs | 50mg | 1 dropper (1.25ml) | 2/3 syringe (1.25ml) | ½ tsp (2.5ml) | N/A | N/A |
| 17-21 lbs | 75mg | 1 ½ dropper (1.25ml + 0.625ml) | 1 syringe (1.875ml) | ¾ tsp (3.75ml) | N/A | N/A |
| 33-37 lbs | 150mg | 3 droppers (3 x 1.25ml) | 2 syringes (2 x 1.875ml) | 1 ½ tsp (7.5ml) | 3 tablets | 1 ½ tablet |
| 38-42 lbs | 175mg | 3 ½ droppers (3 x 1.25ml + 0.625ml) | 2 1/3 syringes (2 x 1.875ml + 0.625ml) | 1 ¾ tsp (8.75ml) | 3 ½ tablets | |
| 43-53 lbs | 200mg | 4 droppers (4 x 1.25ml) | 2 2/3 syringes (2 x 1.875ml + 1.25ml) | 2 tsp (10ml) | 4 tablets | 2 tablets |
| 54-64 lbs | 250mg | Use liquid or tablets | Use liquid or tablets | 2 ½ tsp (12.5ml) | 5 tablets | 2 ½ tablets |
| 65-75 lbs | 300mg | 3 tsp (15ml) | 6 tablets | 3 tablets |
CHILDREN’S TYLENOL COLD PLUS COUGH LIQUID:
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6-11 months (12-17lbs) |
2.5ml (½ tsp) |
| 12-23 months (18-23lbs) | 3.75ml (¾ tsp) |
| 2-3 years (24-35lbs) | 5ml (1 tsp) |
| 4-5 years (36-47lbs) | 7.5ml (1½ tsp) |
| 6-8 years (48-59lbs) | 10ml (2 tsp) |
| 9-10 years (60-71lbs) | 12.5ml (2½ tsp) |
| 11 years (72-95lbs) | 15ml (3tsp) |
| 12 years and up (>95lbs) | 20ml (4 tsp) |
BENADRYL: .5 mg per pound every 4-6 hours; Hint: the dose for Benadryl and Acetaminophen (Tylenol) are the same for the liquid or chewables, i.e. if a child gets one teaspoon of Tylenol, then his dose of Benadryl is also one teaspoon.
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17-21 lbs |
3/4 tsp (3.75ml) |
| 22-32 lbs | 1 tsp (5ml) |
| 33-42 lbs | 1 1/2 tsp (7.5ml) |
| 43-53 lbs | 2 tsp (10ml) |
| 54-64 lbs | 2 1/2 tsp (12.5ml) |
| 65-75 lbs | 3 tsp (15ml) |
| 76-86 lbs | 3 1/2 tsp (17.5ml) |
| >86 lbs | 4 tsp (20ml) |
