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What could happen if a one year old swallows a 600mn ibuprofen? and what are tje possible side effects?

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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral

Go to an ER, not a: Quick-care clinic asap. Maximum dose/24 hours for a 1-year-old is 200 mg, divided into 3 doses. Symptoms may include drowsiness, excitation, disorientation, coma, acute renal failure, liver damage, metabolic acidosis [the body produces too much acid or the kidney doesn't remove enough acid] resulting in rapid breathing, confusion, lethargy &, in extreme cases, shock or death.

Answered 4/29/2013

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