Tylenol Infant Drops Help Ease Your Baby's Pain
Written: Oct 02 '06
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Product Rating:
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Pros: Product works well; Easy to dose; Kids like the taste
Cons: One bottle doesn't last long; Doesn't always last four hours
The Bottom Line: This is a very good medicinal product for youngsters.
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| Bryan_Carey's Full Review: Infants' Tylenol Concentrated Drops |
Small children experience the aches and pains of growing on a frequent basis. They have to deal with teething pain, fevers, and an assortment of other ailments and since they are too young to speak words, they rely on receptive parents to pick up on their not- so- subtle clues that something is wrong. My little has had her share of headaches but now her greatest problem is teething pain. To deal with this and other problems, I reach for
Concentrated Tylenol Infant Drops, an effective fever reducer and pain reliever.
Facts About This Product:
Tylenol Infant Drops are sold in a small bottle with a child safety cap that must be pushed down while turning to remove. The product is dispensed by way of a dropper that has lines marked for 0.4 ml and 0.8 ml doses.
Tylenol recommends shaking the bottle before use and then dispensing it at the rate of about 1.6 ml for a child weighing between 24 and 35 pounds (For children under this weight, parents should consult a physician on the appropriate dose). The liquid should be squeezed out of the dropper into the mouth on the side of the inner cheek, to minimize the chances that the child will spit it out.
This medicine is sold in small bottles, including 1 oz (30 ml), .5 oz. (15 ml), and .25 oz. (7.5 ml) sizes. Since such a small dose is used each time, Tylenol felt it practical to sell in smaller sizes. Flavors offered include grape and cherry.
Ingredients:
The active ingredient used in Concentrated Tylenol Infant Drops is acetaminophen (concentration level of 80 mg per 0.8 ml of liquid.). Other ingredients include cellulose, citric acid, corn syrup, FD&C Red #40, flavors, glycerin, purified water, sodium benzoate, sorbitol, and xanthan gum. There is no aspirin, no alcohol, and no ibuprofen in this product.
Final Thoughts:
Tylenol is one of the best- known trademarks in pain relief and its one of a select group of consumer goods that almost every person in the U.S. has used at least once. With the success of the Tylenol brand, it isn’t surprising that it is offered in infant form and for many children it is the first over the counter medicine they ingest into their developing bodies. Doctors often give babies Tylenol Infant Drops after a series of shots and the product is recommended by more pediatricians than any other pain reliever.
I first used Tylenol Infant Drops on my little girl when she was young and I did so at the recommendation of a pediatrician. At the time, my little one had a fever and Tylenol helped to eliminate the temperature and most of the misery associated with it. Today, I find myself reaching for Tylenol Infant Drops again, this time to help eliminate some of the pain caused by teething. Tylenol performs satisfactory or better in each instance, helping to rid my little girl of most of the discomfort and bring the smile back to her face.
Because this medicine is manufactured in drop form, it is much easier to use than other medicines. Manufacturers make medicine like this one in a way that tastes good to kids but even the good taste will not always convince youngsters to submit themselves to the ordeal of medication. They will fuss, squirm, and slobber in an effort to get rid of the medicine. But this problem is eliminated with Tylenol Infant Drops. The dropper allows parents to position the medicine away from the front of the mouth, increasing the odds that it will go down the child’s throat.
Tylenol recommends repeating the dosage every four hours as needed but I have found that each treatment often doesn’t last four hours. This is where one has to use judgment. Tylenol recommends no more than five 1.6 ml dosages per day. Thus, parents can get away with giving another dose before the four hour time limit (after, say, three hours) but under no circumstances should the total dosage exceed 8 ml total in a 24 hour period. This is especially true with kids under 24 pounds in weight. A physician should be consulted before additional dosages are given to smaller children.
Bottles of Tylenol Infant Drops are quite small. The .25 oz. bottle is so small that some people will have a hard time reading the tiny print. Not only that, the small size also means that a single bottle may not last very long. The .5 oz (15 ml) bottle, for example, is good for only nine treatments at the rate of 1.6 ml per dosage. This means that parents might find themselves running back to the store more than once to restock on Tylenol Infant Drops. I understand why Tylenol makes the product this way. The dosages are small and a dropper is used so the need for a large, adult- size bottle isn’t necessary. Still, depending on your child’s needs, a single bottle- even the largest size- isn’t likely to last very long.
To protect against the spreading of germs, each bottle of Tylenol Infant Drops should be given only to one child. Remember- The dropper is placed inside the baby’s mouth so one has to be careful and not allow any other baby to use it. Also, parents need to watch out for redness/swelling, pain that continues for more than five days, or fever that lasts more than three days. If any of these conditions persist in your child, you need to discontinue use of Tylenol Infant Drops and consult a doctor immediately.
Overall, Tylenol Infant Drops are a very good product for parents of infants and young toddlers. The medicine is easy to dose and it is recommended by pediatricians all over the world as a safe, effective way to relieve pain and bring down fevers. A bottle doesn’t last very long but the positives easily outweigh the negatives with Tylenol Infant Drops. They are one of my little one’s most frequently used medicines.
Recommended:
Yes
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