Do you go by the weight or age when giving your child medicine? My 8 year old is 110 pounds.?

Answer 1

Generally weight. Your child weighs the same as a small adult, so you can give the smallest adult dose. (like one regular Tylenol instead of a ton of children's.)

Answer 2

It depends on the medicine. If you are using Tylenol or a children's formulated medicine, go by weight. Anything else, ask the pharmacist. Children and adults metabolize medication differently, so straight weight doesn't necessarily work, cold medicines and Benedryl come to mind.

Personally, as your child is outside the normal weight range, I would discuss medications with the doctor. You could ask the doctor to recommend a cold medication and tell you the correct dosage for when you need to use it. If it is a while until your next check up you could call the office and do it over the phone, mine does.

Answer 3

I think weight. The amount of medicine you take, I would assume, has something to do with your size or mass. I think the ages are just an indicator as to what the average or healthy weight for that age is. Maybe give him/her a little less than it says for weight. Like if it says for kids between 90-112 pounds to take 2 tbsp. give 1.5 instead.

Tell your son/daughter to feel better! I'm home sick too.

Answer 4

Weight for children.

Answer 5

you go by the weight because the the weight varies with every age

Answer 6

The pharmacist told me to go by weight, not age.

Answer 7

Go by weight.

Answer 8

You should always go by weight(if you know it) especially if your child is much larger or smaller than most children their age.

Answer 9

my Doctor said to go by the weight

Answer 10

You should always go by the weight.