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Remember that most of these medications, especially the cold remedies, will not make your child get better any faster. They should be used only if they are making your child more comfortable and are not causing bothersome side effects. If your child is not improving after a few days of being on an over the counter medicine or if he is getting worse, you should call your doctor.

OTC medicines

Over the counter medicines that you should have handy and can use under a doctor's supervision include:
  • antibiotic creams for minor cuts and scratches
  • cold medications - see below
  • hydrogen peroxide
  • pain and fever relievers - see below
  • rehydration fluids, usually Pedialyte or Infalyte for persistent vomiting or diarrhea
  • saline nasal drops
  • skin creams, including hydrocortisone cream (0.5 or 1%) or calamine lotion to be used for itchy rashes or bites.
  • antifungal creams to treat ringworm
    • Desenex cream, spray or powder
    • Lamisil cream
    • Lotrimin AF cream, spray, powder, or lotion
    • Micantin creams, powder, or spray
    • Tinactin cream, powder, lotion or spray

pain and fever relievers

Name
4-5 years

36-47 lb.

6-8 years

48-59 lb.

Tylenol elixir (160mg/5 ml)

(Acetaminophen)

1 1/2 teaspoons every 4-6 hours 2 teaspoons every 4-6 hours
Tylenol Chewable Tablets (80mg)

(Acetaminophen)

3 tablets every 4-6 hours 4 tablets every 4-6 hours
Junior Strength Tylenol Caplets/Chewable Tabs (160mg) (Acetaminophen) 1 1/2 tablets every 4-6 hours 2 tablets every 4-6 hours
Children's Motrin Oral Suspension (100mg/5ml)

(Ibuprofen)

1 1/2 teaspoons every 6-8 hours 2 teaspoons every 6-8 hours
Children's Motrin Chewable Tablets (50mg)

(Ibuprofen)

3 tablets every 6-8 hours 4 tablets every 6-8 hours
Junior Strength Motrin Caplets/Chewable Tabs (100mg)

(Ibuprofen)

1 1/2 tablets every 6-8 hours 2 tablets every 6-8 hours
Children's Advil Suspension (100mg/5ml)

(Ibuprofen)

1 1/2 teaspoons every 6-8 hours 2 teaspoons every 6-8 hours
Junior Strength Advil (100mg)

(Ibuprofen)

1 1/2 tablets every 6-8 hours 2 tablets every 6-8 hours
Tempra Quicklets (80mg)

(Acetaminophen)

3 tablets every 4-6 hours 3 tablets every 4-6 hours
Tempra Quicklets (160mg)

(Acetaminophen)

1 1/2 tablets every 4-6 hours 2 tablets every 4-6 hours
Feverall Suppositories

(80mg, 120mg, 325mg)

(Acetaminophen)

Two 120mg suppositories every 4-6 hours one 325mg suppository every 4-6 hours

cold, cough and allergy medicines

NEWS ALERT: on November 6, 2000 the FDA recommended that consumers not use medications, including many over the counter and prescription cold remedies, with the ingredient "phenylpropanolamine" because of the risk of stroke. For more information see the Phenylpropanolamine Information Page.

Medications (including prescription and over the counter medicines) that include phenylpropanolamine, and should be avoided until they are reformulated.

Instead, look for decongestant and cold medications that have either pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine as an active ingredient.

Name
Notes
2-6 years
6-12 years
Benadryl Allergy Liquid or Chewables Runny nose, congestion and itching 1 — 1 1/2 teaspoon every 6 hours 1 — 2 teaspoons or chewable tablets every 6 hours
Delsym Cough Formula 12 hour cough relief 1/2 teaspoon every 12 hours 1 teaspoon every 12 hours
Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Chewable (or Quick Dissolve) Tablets Stuffy and runny nose (has antihistamine) 1 tablet every 4 hours 2 tablets every 4 hours
Dimetapp DM Cough, stuffy and runny nose (has antihistamine) 1/2 teaspoon every 4 hours 1 teaspoon every 4 hours
Dimetapp Elixir Stuffy and runny nose (has antihistamine) 1/2 teaspoon every 4 hours 1 teaspoon every 4 hours
Pediacare Cough-Cold Liquid or Chewables Stuffy and runny nose & cough (has antihistamine) 1 teaspoon /tablet every 4-6 hours
Robitussin CF Runny nose & cough 1/2 teaspoon every 4 hours 1 teaspoon every 4 hours
Robitussin DM Cough 1/2 — 1 teaspoon every 4 hours 1 - 2 teaspoons every 4 hours
Robitussin Maximum Strength Cough/ Cough & Cold Cough/ Runny nose & cough 1/2 teaspoon every 6-8 hours 1 teaspoon every 6-8 hours
Robitussin PE Runny nose 1/2 teaspoon every 4 hours 1 teaspoon every 4 hours
Robitussin Pediatric Cough/ Cough & Cold Cough/ Cough & runny nose 1 teaspoon every 6-8 hours 2 teaspoons every 6-8 hours
Robitussin Pediatric Drops Runny nose and cough 2.5 ml every 4 hours
Robitussin Pediatric Night Relief Cough & runny nose plus antihistamine 1 teaspoon every 6-8 hours 2 teaspoons every 6-8 hours
Sudafed Cough & Cold Liquid Runny nose & cough 1 teaspoon every 4-6 hours 2 teaspoons every 4-6 hours
Sudafed Nasal Decongestant Liquid/ Chewables Runny nose 1 teaspoon/chewable tablet every 4-6 hours 2 teaspoons/chewable tablets every 4-6 hours
Sudafed Nasal Decongestant Tablets Runny nose
1 tablet every 4-6 hours
Triaminic AM Cough & Decongestant Formula (Non Drowsy) Runny nose & cough 1 teaspoon every 6 hours 2 teaspoons every 6 hours
Triaminic AM Decongestant Formula (Non Drowsy) Runny nose 1 teaspoon every 4-6 hours 2 teaspoons every 4-6 hours
Triaminic DM (Dark Red) Runny nose & cough 1 teaspoon every 4-6 hours 2 teaspoons every 4-6 hours
Triaminic Expectorant (Yellow) Runny nose 1 teaspoon every 4-6 hours 2 teaspoons every 4-6 hours
Triaminic Night Time (Purple) Runny nose & cough

(has antihistamine)

1 teaspoon every 6 hours 2 teaspoons every 6 hours
Triaminic Sore Throat (Purple) Runny nose & cough plus Tylenol for pain 1 teaspoon every 6 hours 2 teaspoons every 6 hours
Triaminic Syrup Cold & Allergy (Orange) Runny nose

(has antihistamine)

1 teaspoon every 4-6 hours 2 teaspoons every 4-6 hours
Triaminic Triaminicol Cough & Cold (Red) Runny nose & cough

(has antihistamine)

1 teaspoon every 4-6 hours 2 teaspoons every 4-6 hours
Children's Tylenol Cold Multi Symptom Plus Cough Chewable Tablets and Liquid Runny nose & cough

(has antihistamine) plus Tylenol for pain or fever

1 teaspoons or 2 chewable tablets every 4-6 hours 2 teaspoons or 4 chewable tablets every 4-6 hours
Children's Tylenol Cold Multi Symptom Chewable Tablets and Liquid Runny nose (has antihistamine) plus Tylenol for pain or fever 1 teaspoons or 2 chewable tablets every 4-6 hours 2 teaspoons or 4 chewable tablets every 4-6 hours
Children's Tylenol Flu Liquid Runny nose & cough

(has antihistamine) plus Tylenol for pain or fever

1 teaspoon every 6-8 hours 2 teaspoons every 6-8 hours
Children's Tylenol Sinus Liquid Runny nose plus Tylenol for pain or fever 1 teaspoon every 4-6 hours 2 teaspoons every 4-6 hours




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