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Should I Be Concerned For The High Dosage Of Tylenol Given To The Child?

I gave my son who has a g6pd Tylonel Twice is this really dangoures !!! Anything I need to do please! And as long as blue one of the things I need to avoid dose that mean Green and purple too because both combination from Blue and green and yellow ? Thank you
Thu, 14 May 2015
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Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
The therapeutic dose of tyelenol is 15 mg/kg body weight per dose and can be given as frequently as every 4 hourly depending on the fever.
If you give execess dose you may omit the next dose,nothing to worry.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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Should I Be Concerned For The High Dosage Of Tylenol Given To The Child?

Hi, Thank you for asking question on health care magic. The therapeutic dose of tyelenol is 15 mg/kg body weight per dose and can be given as frequently as every 4 hourly depending on the fever. If you give execess dose you may omit the next dose,nothing to worry. Hope this answer will serve your purpose Please feel free to ask any more queries if required Take care Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH Associate professor of pediatrics