Follow your child’s weight-based dosing instructions on the medicine label or from your pediatrician
Give only one medicine at a time
Start with either Tylenol or ibuprofen
If needed, give the other medicine 3 hours later
Continue alternating every 3 hours if fever or pain returns
Do not give Tylenol more often than every 4 to 6 hours
Do not give ibuprofen more often than every 6 to 8 hours
Do not give more than 5 doses of Tylenol in 24 hours
Do not give more than 4 doses of ibuprofen in 24 hours
Use the correct measuring device for each dose
Do not use ibuprofen in babies under 6 months unless a doctor says to
Do not give Tylenol if your child has liver disease unless a doctor says to
Do not give ibuprofen if your child is dehydrated, vomiting a lot, or has kidney disease unless a doctor says to
Keep a written log of the time and dose of each medicine
Call a doctor if your child is under 3 months with a fever
Call a doctor if fever lasts more than 3 days
Call a doctor if pain is severe, your child is hard to wake, has trouble breathing, or cannot keep fluids down