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Im 19 years old. i only have childrens ibuprofen ages 2-11 100mg per teaspoon. is it safe for me to take and if so what would be the dosage?
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Drink up: Typical dosage for adults is typically 200-400mg every 6 hours. So grab your teaspoon measure and take 2-4 teaspoons.
Answered 2/4/2017
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Yes.: You can take 400mg every 6-8 hours. So, 4 teaspoons.
Answered 12/26/2012
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Actually 2400mg max!: The highest dose recommended is actually 2400mg/day, given as 800mg tid. For pain, most people do not need that much, but you might. That would be a lot of teaspoons. As the previous answer said, 4-6 tsp 3 x/day should be adequate!
Answered 12/10/2013
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