Changes to infant acetaminaphen concentrations/dosages

[jerigirl]

This is from the newsletter our ped sends out.

Infants' Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Concentration Change:
All infant's and children's liquid acetaminophen products, brand name "Tylenol" as well as generics, soon will be sold in a single, uniform concentration to help reduce dosing errors. The industry-wide move will phase out the old concentrated infant drops which contain 80mg/0.8mL of medicine. The new infant drops will be the same concentration as the children's acetaminophen (160mg/5 mL). During this transition, please read the product labels, paying special attention to the concentration in the product and use only the dispensing device that accompanies the product.

For more information, you may also visit:
http://www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id...onvenience.inc
or
http://www.knowyourdose.org/about-ac...ness-coalition

Press release from May 2011 about it
http://otcsafety.org/en/news/press/change-coming-to-dosing-directions-of-infant-liquid-acetaminophen-fever-red/

[Claki]

Thank you I posted a question about these changes a month or two ago and no one knew what I was talking about! I read about this back in May, but then I couldn't find any more info.

[bostonsmama]

Yeah, it irritated me so we switched to children's motrin & tylenol in May...they have to drink a bitore liquid, but it's wat cheaper even when you calculate the lesser concentration.