What If My Child Takes an Overdose of Infant Tylenol?
Taking too much infant
Tylenol drops may cause overdose symptoms, such as:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Appetite loss
- Sweating
- Irritability
- Abdominal pain, especially near the liver (the upper right part of the abdomen)
- Diarrhea
- Yellow eyes or skin
- Liver failure
- Kidney failure
- Heart problems
- Coma
- Seizures
- Loss of life.
If you think you have given your infant too much Tylenol, seek medical attention immediately.
Infant Tylenol: Storage Methods
Infant Tylenol drops should be stored at room temperature, away from moisture and heat. Keep the drops in their original container, and use only the provided syringe to measure the dose.
Keep infant Tylenol drops and all other medications out of the reach of children.
What If My Baby Spits Up Infant Tylenol?
This is a difficulty question to answer. It is impossible to tell how much medication the baby actually spit up, and giving another dose right away could result in an overdose. It is best to try to avoid this problem in the first place. Many mothers find that it works well to give a dose just before feeding. By the time the feeding is through and the baby is burped, most of the medication will be past the point that it will be spit up.
Infant Tylenol Strengths and Flavors
Infant Tylenol is available in one strength -- Concentrated Tylenol Infants' Drops, containing 80 mg of Tylenol in each 0.8 mL. It is available in grape, cherry, and dye-free cherry flavors. Sometimes, people are confused by the word "concentrated," thinking that there are multiple strengths of infant Tylenol drops. All forms of infant Tylenol (including generic versions) are concentrated, compared to
Children's Tylenol, which is less concentrated.
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