
|Articles|April 1, 2007
Easy Analgesic Dosing in Kids
Here's a simple way to calculate the correct pediatric dosage of acetaminophen/codeine elixir. In children aged 3 to 10 years, give 1 mL per year of age at each dose.
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Here's a simple way to calculate the correct pediatric dosage of acetaminophen/codeine elixir. In children aged 3 to 10 years, give 1 mL per year of age at each dose. For example, if a child is 7 years old, prescribe 7 mL per dose. Doses can be given every 4 to 6 hours, as needed, for pain.
-D. Brady Pregerson, MD
Los Angeles
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