Fever Reducers
Acetaminophen [Tylenol®]
Ibuprofen [Motrin®, Advil®]
Acetaminophen Suppositories
Combining Fever Reducers
Cold, Cough, and Allergy Medications
For more information about colds, coughs, allergies, and sinus infections, please see the Colds, Coughs, Allergies, and Sinus Infections Protocol. We do not recommend that children receive cough and cold medicine if they are less than 4 years of age unless we specifically tell you it is fine to try.
A=antihistamine D=decongestant C=cough suppressant E=expectorant
- 1 teaspoon (tsp.)=5 milliliters (ml.)
- 1 tablespoon (Tbsp.)=15 milliliters (ml.)
- 1 ounce (oz.)=30 ml.
- lbs=pounds
Over-The-Counter Medications:
- Allegra® Children's Liquid [A] 2-11 years: 1 tsp. 12 years and above: 2 tsp. Every 12 hours.
- Allegra® Meltable Tablets [A] 6-11 years: 1 tablet. 12 years and above: 2 tablets. Every 12 hours.
- Benadryl® Allergy Liquid [A] Less than 25 lbs: ½ tsp. 25-50 lbs: 1 tsp. Greater than 50 lbs: 2 tsp. Every 6 hours.
- Benadryl® Allergy Fastmelt [A] 2-5 years: 1 tablet. 6-11 years: 1-2 tablets. 12 years and above: 2-4 tablets. Every 6 hours.
- Children's Vicks® NyQuil [A+C] 4-5 years: 7.5 ml. 6-11 years: 15 ml. Every 6 hours.
- Claritin® Children's Allergy Suspension [A] 2-5 years: 1 tsp. 6 years and above: 2 tsp. Every 24 hours.
- Claritin® 24 Hour Allergy Tablets or RediTabs 6 years and above: 1 tablet. Every 24 hours.
- Delsym® Cough Formula [C] 6-11 years: 1 tsp. 12 years and above: 2 tsp. Every 12 hours.
- Delsym® Children's Night Time Cough & Cold [D+A] 6-11 years: 1 tsp. 12 years and above: 2 tsp. Every 4 hours.
- Dimetapp® Cold and Allergy Chewable or Quick Dissolve Tablets [D+A] 4-5 years: 1 tablet. 6-12 years: 2 tablets. Every 4 hours.
- Dimetapp® Cold and Allergy Elixir [D+A] 4-5 years: 1 tsp. 6-11 years: 2 tsp. 12 years and above: 4 tsp. Every 4 hours.
- Dimetapp® Cold and Cough DM [D+A+C] Same as Dimetapp Cold and Allergy Elixir above. Every 4 hours.
- Dimetapp® ND Non-Drowsy Allergy Tablets or Syrup [A] 4-5 years: 1 tsp. 6 and above: 1 tablet or 2 tsp. Every 24 hours.
- Mucinex® (Children's Cough Liquid) [E] 4-5 years: 1/2 - 1 tsp. every 4 hours 6-11 years: 1-2 tsp. every 4 hours.
- Mucinex® (Children's Mini-Melts) [E] 4-5 years: 1-2 packets every 4 hours. 6-11 years: 2 to 4 packets every 4 hours.
- Mucinex® (Children's Congestion & Cough) [E+D +C] 4-5 years: 1/2 - 1 tsp. every 4 hours. 6-11 years: 1-2 tsp. every 4 hours.
- PediaCare® Nighttime Cold Liquid [D + A] or PediaCare Daytime Cold [D+C] or PediaCare Cough & Congestion [E + C] 4-5 years: 1 tsp. 6-11 years: 2 tsp. Every 4 hours.
- Robitussin® Cough Long Acting [C] 4-5 years: 1 tsp. 6-11 years: 2 tsp. 12 years and above: 4 tsp. Every 6-8 hours.
- Robitussin® Cough & Cold Long Acting [A+C] 4-5 years: 1 tsp. 6-11 years: 2 tsp. 12 years and above: 4 tsp. Every 6 hours.
- Triaminic® Long-Acting Cough [C] or Triaminic® Night Time Cough & Cold [D + A] or Triaminic® Cold & Allergy [D + A] or Triaminic Daytime Cold & Cough [D+C] 4-5 years: 1 tsp. 6-11 years: 2 tsp. Every 4 hours (except the Long-Acting Cough and Night Time, which are every 6 hours)
- Zyrtec® Tablets 10mg 1 once a day or Chewables 5 mg (4-5 years: 1 once a day), 10 mg (6 years and above) or Allergy Syrup (4-5 years: 1/2 tsp. once daily. 6 and above: 1 tsp. daily.