Question

15ml of Tylenol 3 to given every 4-6 hours. Your research indicates that there are 12mg of codeine per 5ml of liquid and that the safe dosage is between 0.5 and 1mg/kg/every 4-6 hours. Is this prescription safe for your child? Explain. If not, what would a safe dose be?

Answer 1

If the safe dose is .5 to 1 mg/kg/dose, the safe limit depends on the side of the child. Using the more conservative limit of .5mg/kg, you have 36mg(kg/.5mg)=72kg, which is roughly 160lbs, Even with the upper limit of 1mg/kg, you still have 36mg(kg/1mg) = 36kg, or 80lbs, which is a larger child. I would say this dose isn't "safe", but you really need the weight of the child to calculate what is a safe dose.

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