Children's Tylenol: What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?
- Liver disease, such as cirrhosis, liver failure, or hepatitis
- G6PD deficiency
- Any allergies, including allergies to food, dyes, or preservatives.
Make sure to tell your child's healthcare provider about all other medicines your child is taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Specific Precautions and Warnings for Children's Tylenol
Warnings and precautions to be aware of prior to taking Children's
Tylenol include the following:
- Children's Tylenol can be dangerous in people who drink alcohol regularly. It may be important to discuss alcohol use with your child (especially older children).
- Children's Tylenol can damage the liver. Therefore, if your child already has liver problems, you should talk to your child's healthcare provider before using Children's Tylenol.
- Children's Tylenol can interact with other medications (see Children's Tylenol Drug Interactions for more information).
- You should not treat your child for a fever for more than three days or pain for more than five days without talking with your child's healthcare provider. Your child may have a serious problem that requires medical attention. Also, contact your child's healthcare provider if your child's pain or fever gets worse or if swelling is present.
- Let your child's healthcare provider know if your child has a sore throat that is severe, lasts more than two days, or is accompanied by a fever, headache, rash, nausea, or vomiting.
- Children's Tylenol may increase the risk of serious problems in people with G6PD deficiency (a low amount of a certain enzyme in the body). If your child has a G6PD deficiency, talk to your child's healthcare provider before giving your child Children's Tylenol.
- Some children who are allergic to salicylates (such as aspirin) may also be allergic to Children's Tylenol. However, many children with such allergies can take Children's Tylenol without any problems.
