What does do you recommend of acetaminophen--160mg per 5mL or 80 mg-- and ibuprofen --100mg per 5mL or 100 mg tab--for a 6 year old weighing 54 lbs?

Answer 1

You take the wt and divide by 2.2 to get kilos. Then take kilos and multiply by the ml to get the mg.

Take the desired mg divided by volume (160mg) multipy by the ml to get what dosage to give.

54lbs divided by 2.2 = 25 kilos

25 kilos x 5ml = 125mg

125mg over 160mg x 5ml = 600 over 160 divided 160 into 600 = 3.9 ml of medicine (tylenol)