Costco in Everett had Motrin yesterday

Been looking, no luck.

I don’t know about the shortage, but in case things don’t work out, a typical children’s Motrin is 50 mg per dose. The regular adult Advil (those brownish orange circular pills) dosage is 200 mg. If you can get a pill cutter, you can simply cut the adult pill into quarters to get the correct child dosage. Mind you, the sweet coating on the pill will be breached, so it may taste pretty bad, but in a pinch this should work. Hope this helps, and good luck!

Costco in Everett had a lot and limiting to two per person for Tylenol

Thanks! Unfortunately my son is still well under the pill swallowing age, but noted for the future.

Thanks! Will make a trip out there if nothing turns up closer in the next day.

Be sure to reference the correct dosing based on your child's weight. Medications in children are dosed by weight, so a 50 mg dose of ibuprofen would be appropriate for a 5 kg child (10 mg/kg per dose). While a common tablet dose of ibuprofen is 200 mg, that is not universal (e.g., 800 mg) and an effective adult dose is usually a multiple of 200 mg (generally 400-800 mg). If the dosing is appropriate, though, cutting pills is a great way to get around liquid medication shortages! Unfortunately with all the kids getting sick, liquid medication shortages are getting worse by the day: Ibuprofen, acetaminophen, at least 3-4 common antibiotics, Tamiflu... (source: I'm a pediatrician, but I'm not your doctor so consult your doctor. This does not constitute medical advice, merely explanation of common dosing)

Hey, here's an easy workaround on that that's used in ERs. You can use whatever pill you want and make it into an emulsification in a syringe for oral administration.

https://youtu.be/UMK0LZpoAHQ

My wife just got back from Target (Westwood) Sunday and said no kids tylenol or Motrin. I guess we're lucky both kids are on the back end of being sick now.

You can add a drop of mio water flavoring or some Gatorade powder to it so it doesn’t taste like absolute dogshit. I’ve had to crush some of my medications before and that isn’t a taste I’d like to relive.

There is 1 bottle of adult Tylenol liquid at cvs Brighton Ave that you could do the math on and use a syringe to dose.

Hey everyone, we recently added a bunch of these to the Inventory Bot app (no subscription needed for the Free to Track items (formula and children's medicine). The app will notify you the moment these items become available!

You download the app, choose which products you want alerts from within the Free to Track section, choose whether you want alerts for shipping only or also for local stores (you add the zip codes).

The app will not only notify you about availability, but when you click the notification, it'll take you straight to the listing!

Please let other parents know about this app. Available on iPhone and Android - the Free to Track section requires NO paid subscription!

Don't see the medicine you're looking for? Go to the Help section and email the link to our team. We will add it immediately!

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