Acetaminophen reduces fever and relieves pain. Typical uses include fevers, immunizations, teething, earaches, bruises, headaches, etc. Please notify us for fever in babies under 2 months of age.

Acetaminophen is available in the following forms:

• Infant/Children’s liquid: 160 mg/5 ml

• Children’s chews or meltaways: 80 mg each

• Junior-strength chews or meltaways: 160 mg each

• Adult regular-strength tablets: 325 mg each

• Rectal Suppository:120mg

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Dosing Chart

• May give acetaminophen dose every 4 – 6 hours:

Ibuprofen reduces fever, relieves pain, and fights inflammation. Typical uses include fevers, immunizations, teething, earaches, headache, sunburns, sore muscles, etc.

Do not use ibuprofen in babies under 6 months of age.

Ibuprofen is available in the following forms:

• Infant drops (50mg/1.25ml) Note: 1.25 ml = 1 dropper

• Children’s liquid (100mg/5ml) Note: 5 ml = 1 tsp

• Chewable tablets (50mg)

• Junior strength tablets (100mg)

Ibuprofen (Motrin / Advil) Dosing Chart

• May give ibuprofen dose every 6 – 8 hours:

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The following is our office's routine, recommended vaccine schedule:

• First visit: Hepatitis B vaccine if not given at hospital

• 1 month: No vaccines due

• 2 months: DTaP-IPV-HepB, Hib, PCV13, RV5

• 4 months: DTaP-IPV-HepB, Hib, PCV13, RV5

• 6 months: DTaP-IPV-HepB, Hib, PCV13, RV5

• 9 months: No vaccines due

• 12 months: MMR, Var, PCV13, Hepatitis A (also anemia screen, lead test

• 15 months: DTaP, Hib

• 18 months: Hepatitis A #2

• 2 years: anemia screen, lead test

• 4 years: MMR-Var, DTaP-IPV

• 9-11 years: HPV 9

• 11 years: Tdap, MCV4

• 16 years: MCV4 #2