Medication Policy
by Emily Norris
October 22, 2008
Medication
Policy:
Please take note of
the following important information about the administration of
medication during school hours:
1. Only those medications that
are necessary for a student's medical care and that cannot be given
outside school hours will be administered.
2. Medication must be in its
original, properly labeled container (no baggies,
please).
3. Please request your
pharmacist to provide two labeled bottles or medication: one for
home and one for school. Also, if a dosage is changed (Ritalin, for
example), a new label must be made - medications can only be
given as per label instructions.
4. Please provide written consent and specific instructions for
each medication. There is a medication permission form available
for download or in the school clinic and office where this is
done.
5. The school nurse cannot dispense over-the-counter
(non-prescription) medication such as Tylenol, cough syrups,
antihistamines, etc unless these medications are provided from home
(with written permission/ instructions.) designee, and only in
life-threatening/urgent situations (for example, adrenaline for
severe allergic reactions.)
6. Prescription and non-prescription medication requests and
parent/physician requests are to be renewed at the beginning of
each new school year.
7. At the end of each school
year, all students will be notified that medications will need to
be taken home.
8. Any medications that are not
picked up will be discarded.
Form to give Medication
