Medication at School

Rules and Policies for Medication at School

If your child needs to take medication at school, including over-the-counter medicine, we need a completed medication authorization form, and adherence to these rules and policies that are designed to keep all students safe.

Parent authorization forms must be completed for all medications.  Physician authorization is also required for all prescription medications, as well as for all over-the-counter medications given for longer than 5 days. If needed, the school nurse can assist by faxingthe medication authorization, after the parent portion is completed, to the student’s physician.

Medications must be brought to school in their original bottle or container by the parent/guardian or their designated responsible adult. Middle school students are NOT allowed to carry any medication, including over-the-counter medicines such as Tylenol, Advil, and allergymedications.

All medication should be delivered to the nurse’s office for secure, locked storage. No medicine should be carried in a student’s backpack, purse, locker, or pocket.

Prescription medications must be in a prescription-labeled container, with the label stating the child’s name, current date, medication name, anddirections for administration.

Over-the-counter medications must be in their original, non-expired containers.  Only FDA-approved medications will be administered byParkway school nurses or staff. Therefore, we cannot administer vitamins or supplements.

A parent-only, Short-Term Over-the-Counter medication authorization form may be completed for OTC medicine to be administered according to the label dosing for 5 days or less.

If your child has asthma or a life-threatening allergy, and you and your child’s physician believe it necessary for your child to carry a “rescue” medication, as opposed to keeping it in the nurse’s office, please call your school nurse. Authorization forms will be provided for you and the physician to complete.

At the end of the school year, any remaining medication stored in the school health office must be picked up by the parent or legal guardian. No remaining medicine will be sent home with students. Any medicine not collected by a parent/guardian will be disposed of on the last day of school.

Medication Authorizations are good for the current school year only. New medication authorizations are required each year.

Authorization Forms: Medication Authorization Forms, Asthma Action Plans, Food Allergy Action Plans, Diabetes Medical Management Plans, and Seizure Action Plans are available from your school nurse or can be downloaded from the following links

Medication Authorization Form

Short-Term OTC Medication Authorization Form

Inhaler Self-Carry Authorization Form

Epinephrine AutoInjector Self-Carry Authorization Form

Diabetes Self-Carry Authorization Form

Allergy Action Plan

Asthma Action Plan

Seizure Action Plan

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