I have a 9 year old son who weighs 67 lbs. He is complaining of a really bad headache and unfortunately I do not have any children s Tylenol or Motrin. I need to find out if I am able to give him the adult Tylenol or Motrin by cutting it in half or fourths?
Hi, Thank you for asking question on Chat Doctor. Tylenol does is 15 mg/kg body weight/dose. You can give adult tablet to your son after breaking it proportionate to the boys' requirement. Hope this answer will serve your purposeless feel free to ask any more queries if requiredTake care Chat Doctor. V. Subrahmanyam MD;Disassociate professor of pediatrics