Dosing
Dosing Information
Information
for
for Healthcare
Healthcare Professionals
Professionals
Use
Usethis
thischart
chart
to
todetermine
determinethe
theproper
proper
dose
doseof
ofMOTRIN
MOTRIN®®
for
foryour
yourpatient.
patient.
IfIfpossible,
possible,use
useweight
weightto
to
dose;
dose;otherwise
otherwiseuse
useage.
age.
WEIGHT
WEIGHT
AGE
AGE
DOSE:
DOSE:Every
Every6-8
6-8hours
hoursas
asneeded.
needed.
Do
Donot
notgive
givemore
morethan
than44doses
dosesin
in24
24hours.
hours.
Concentrated
Concentrated
MOTRIN
MOTRIN®®
Infants’
Infants’Drops
Drops
Children’s
Children’s
MOTRIN
MOTRIN®®
Oral
OralSuspension
Suspension
Active
ActiveIngredient:
Ingredient:
Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen50
50mg
mg
(NSAID)
(NSAID)††
(in
(ineach
each1.25
1.25mL)
mL)
Active
ActiveIngredient:
Ingredient:
Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen100
100mg
mg
(NSAID)
(NSAID)††
(in
(ineach
each55mL
mLor
or11tsp)
tsp)
6-11
6-11 lbs
lbs
0-5
0-5mos
mos
—
—
—
—
12-17
12-17 lbs
lbs
6-11
6-11mos
mos
1.25
1.25 mL
mL
—
—
18-23
18-23 lbs
lbs
12-23
12-23mos
mos
1.875
1.875 mL
mL
—
—
24-35
24-35 lbs
lbs
2-3
2-3yrs
yrs
—
—
55 mL
mL (1(1tsp)
tsp)
36-47
36-47 lbs
lbs
4-5
4-5yrs
yrs
—
—
7.5
7.5 mL
mL (1½
(1½tsp)
tsp)
48-59
48-59 lbs
lbs
6-8
6-8yrs
yrs
—
—
10
10 mL
mL (2(2tsp)
tsp)
60-71
60-71 lbs
lbs
9-10
9-10yrs
yrs
—
—
12.5
12.5 mL
mL ((2½
2½tsp)
tsp)
72-95
72-95 lbs
lbs
11
11yrs
yrs
—
—
15
15 mL
mL (3(3tsp)
tsp)
mL
mL==milliliter
milliliter
tsp
tsp==teaspoonful
teaspoonful
Remind
Remind parents
parents and
and
caregivers
caregivers to:
to:
••Read
Readand
andfollow
followthe
thelabel
label
products
on
onall
allMOTRIN
MOTRIN®®products
••Take
Takeevery
every6-8
6-8hours
hoursas
as
needed.
needed.Do
DoNOT
NOTexceed
exceed
more
morethan
than44doses
dosesin
in24
24hours
hours
••Do
DoNOT
NOTadminister
administerlonger
longer
than
than10
10days,
days,unless
unlessdirected
directed
by
byaadoctor
doctor
••Ask
Askaadoctor
doctoror
orpharmacist
pharmacist
before
beforeuse
useififthe
thechild
childisistaking
taking
any
anyother
otherdrug
drugcontaining
containing
an
anNSAID
NSAID††(prescription
(prescriptionor
or
non-prescription)
non-prescription)
—
—MOTRIN
MOTRIN®®contains
containsibuprofen
ibuprofen
•• Use
Useonly
onlythe
thedosing
dosingdevice
device
that
thatcomes
comeswith
withaaspecifi
specificc
product
product
Nonsteroidal
Nonsteroidalanti-infl
anti-inflammatory
ammatorydrug
drug
††
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©McNEIL-PPC,Inc.
Inc.2013
2013 •• CTCM-0144
CTCM-0144