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A member asked:

Paediatrician asked me to give my 19 6lb baby 4 5ml children advil (ibuprofen) but the pack says for her weight she needs 1 875ml and it a100mg 5ml is this right?

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Dr. Martin Fried answered

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5ml of 100mg/5ml li: The dose is 4.5 milligrams per pound of body weight (for metric users, that's 10mg per kilo). For example: a 20-pound child would get about 90mg (20 x 4.5 =90mg). This comes out to one teaspoon of the children's liquid. (5ml).

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Answered 12/24/2012

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Ok: His dose is the lower end of normal but ok.

Answered 12/29/2012

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