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What Are The Repercussions Of Accidental Ingestion In Tylenol?
I accidentally dropped a 500mg Tylenol pm pill on the ground and my two year old daughter who weighs about 25lbs ended up ingesting half of the pill before I could get it from her I was told she should be fine but I want to double check can you please tell me if my baby is gonna be ok I have no money at the moment but I m terribly worried
Thu, 22 Sep 2016
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She should be fine.
Children are given medication according to weight. For this particular medication , a child can be given up to 15mg for each KG of their weight.
For her at 25 pounds, she can be given approximately 170 mg for each dose. She can be given this , 6 times a day if it was needed.
This means that half the tablet (250 mg), is fine, since it is really far below her daily dose, is she needed it.
I hope this helps
She should be fine.
Children are given medication according to weight. For this particular medication , a child can be given up to 15mg for each KG of their weight.
For her at 25 pounds, she can be given approximately 170 mg for each dose. She can be given this , 6 times a day if it was needed.
This means that half the tablet (250 mg), is fine, since it is really far below her daily dose, is she needed it.
I hope this helps
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