Medication Administration

Medication must be from the United States.

No medication from foreign countries will be administered by the school nurse or school personnel.

Medication must be in the recent original container with student's name, date, doctor's name, name of medication, dosage to be administered. Over the counter such as Tylenol etc. must come in the original box or container when brought to nursing office. Please remember it needs to b e age appropriate

Medications are to be administered at school only if they cannot be administered at home.

Medications will be kept in a secured locked place at the nursing office during school hours. Medications should not be kept in class or with student.

Each case where a physician states a student can carry own medications (asthma inhalers) while in school shall be reviewed for safety and decision making with doctor's order, nurse, parent and school administration.

Medication must be brought to school by either the parent or a responsible adult and picked up by an adult to be taken home.