My daughter is 15 months old and weighs approximatly 28 pounds, the box says under 2 consult a doctor. The medicine is Infant drops Pedia Care Long-Acting cough. I need to give it to her tonight i cant wait until tomorrow to call the doctor.....Please help.
2006-11-16 14:47:49 · 11 answers · asked by ANDREA 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Dose chart for dextromethorphan on Dr Sears site says
12-23 months (18-23lbs) 5 mg every 6-8 hours
2-6 years (24-47lbs) 5 mg every 4 hours
According to the maker of Pediacare it's 3.75mg per 0.8 ml which is 4.69 mg per ml. So I'd give 1 ml every 4-6 hours
Editing to add ... make sure the long-acting formula isn't any longer acting than the one Sears talks about on that site.
2006-11-16 15:00:13 · answer #1 · answered by zilmag 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't go any more than 1/2 of a teaspoon to be on the safe side. Seems to me when my child was about that age, that seemed to be the magic number. However, putting in a call to your local hospital or 24 hour pharmacy is the safest thing to do. Hope you get some sleep tonight!
2006-11-16 15:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by fearslady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
infant drops usually have a dosage for a baby that age. There's usually 2 dosages to chose from, give the baby the lowest dosage. Remember you can always call the hospital's advice nurse.
2006-11-16 15:05:00 · answer #3 · answered by Milah Niche' 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shes barely under two they mostly mean tiny infants you should be fine giving her maybe a few ml under recommended dosage for 2 yrs. Also you could call and ask a pharmacist at your local drug store.
2006-11-16 14:54:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may not like it but do like the box says and consult a doctor.Or you can take advice from people on her and take the chance of giving her too much with bad results.
2006-11-16 15:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by darlene100568 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just give her a little under what it says to give to a 2 year old thats what i did and all 3 of my kids are still alive or you can call the doc or hospital in your area the doc office may not be open but at the hospital they can help or have a on call doc.
2006-11-16 15:00:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.askdrsears.com/ go to MEDICINE CABINET. look for the medicine. sometimes the names might be slightly different...so find the closest--and DOUBLE CHECK THE ACTIVE INDGREDIENTS and make sure the % are the same. otherwise, page your dr to call you back. Dr Sears is a well known pediatrician. he's written several books too. btw, my pedi always says to go by weight. and i agree with another post, pharmacist would know (my dad was a pharmacist).
2006-11-16 15:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by crazymom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. or pharmacist will tell you it is more accurate to dose by weight. Call a local pharmacy the will be able to tell you that it is safer to dose by weight anyway.
Hope this helps
2006-11-16 15:01:36 · answer #8 · answered by Mrs. Wizard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Her doctors office should have an answering service you could ask and if not Id give her half a dropper.
2006-11-16 14:57:51 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ to ...... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dose by weight. Maybe a bit less since she's younger
2006-11-16 14:51:57 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Jenn♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋