Changes and Improvements to Infant and Children’s Tylenol

The makers of Tylenol have been hard at work with other manufacturers of pediatric acetaminophen to encourage and industry wide transition to one concentration of acetaminophen for both infants and children’s acetaminophen.  I can’t tell you  how much I LOVE this change!  I only wish they had done it sooner.  When I first had my daughter, I had both Infant Tylenol and Children’s Tylenol in the cabinet.  Thankfully I never made a mistake and gave the wrong child the wrong concentration, but I could totally see how that could happen when you are up in the middle of the night, tired, etc.  But, by going to one concentration, Tylenol is giving parents with multiple children of all ages, the ease and comfort of having one bottle in their cabinet.  Parents will still have to read the dosing chart to see how much to give their child, but at least it is from one bottle only.

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As early as the upcoming cold and flu season, Infants’ TYLENOL® will include a new, enhanced bottle with a protective opening and push-in syringe which will:

• Provide even better dosing accuracy and ease of administration to infants
• Allow for better control when dispensing the medication and reduce spillage
• Further reduce the risk of children being able to get to the medicine in the bottle

We will also be introducing enhanced bottles with the protective opening on Children’s TYLENOL® products.

• There will be new dosing directions related to the change in concentration on Infants’ TYLENOL® as early as this upcoming cold and flu season.
• Infants’ TYLENOL® will have the same concentration of the active ingredient, acetaminophen, as Children’s TYLENOL®, which will standardize dosing across our products and age groups.
• We have been working closely with other manufacturers of pediatric acetaminophen products to encourage an industry wide transition to one concentration across infants’ and children’s acetaminophen products.

There will be a time period when more than one concentration of infants’ acetaminophen products will be available in stores and parents and caregivers might have both in their medicine cabinets. Caregivers should be mindful to always read and follow the dosing directions on the package that is being used.

• When Infants’ TYLENOL® products return to store shelves, they will include these changes.
• As always, Infants’ and Children’s TYLENOL® products will continue to include specially designed dosing devices appropriate to the age of the child.
• Parents and caregivers should contact their child’s healthcare provider if they have questions about dosing instructions.

For more information on availability of Infants’ and Children’s TYLENOL® products, please visit www.TYLENOL.com.

I know giving medications to infants and children can be kind of overwhelming at times, especially when they are sick or teething and you just want to make them feel better.  Below are a few helpful tips when it comes to giving infants and children medicine:

Simply remember to NURSE

 

Never give adult medicines to children.
Use the measuring device (syringe, dropper, dosage cup) that comes with the medicine every time you use it. Don’t use kitchen spoons (teaspoons or tablespoons).
Read and follow instructions on the label. Never give more than the recommended dose and do not give the medication more frequently than recommended.
Store all medicines out of the reach of children. Immediately following use, always restore the child resistant cap and put the medicine back into a high and out of sight location.
Every child grows. Know the infant’s or child’s weight and/or age to help determine the appropriate dosage.