Dramatic warning for parents: Do not ‘halve’ adult painkillers for kids in wake of medicine shortages

(FOX NEWS) – The ongoing "triple-demic" of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19 has created a shortage of Children's Tylenol in some parts of the country and in Canada, as FOX Business has reported.

The shortages are prompting doctors to warn parents that they should not give smaller doses of adult medications to children — and that parents need to rethink their strategies about caring for sick kids.

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"I remember giving my kids a ‘guestimate’ dose of adult Tylenol, which I now regret doing," one nurse and mom in New England told Fox News Digital this week.

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