THE MEDICATION FORM MUST BE COMPLETED FOR ANY "OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS OR ANY PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS"

** Medication forms are available in the school office. **

When any medicine, whether it is OTC (over the counter) or a PRESCRIPTION, is sent to school because of an illness or for allergies, a new State Law requires us to follow the procedure listed below.

1. Notify the classroom teacher and the school secretary.

2. Completion of a Medication Form must be completed. Prescription medication can’t be accepted without written instructions and parental permission.

3. All prescription medications must be in their original pharmacy containers, which are properly labeled with the following information: Student’s name, Name of medication, and Dose/time. Ask the pharmacist to dispense medication in two containers – one for school and one for home.

4. All non-prescription medication (over the counter) must be in its original manufacturer’s container with the student’s name affixed to the container, dosage amounts and times listed on the container. EACH CHILD must have their own medication and siblings may not share medication from the same bottle or container, and a parent authorization form is needed for each child.

5. ALL medicine will be locked up during the day. That includes all OTC medications, i.e., inhalers, Tylenol, etc. Medicine will not be kept in the hallway in a backpack!

6. The school secretary will give the medicine to the student at the appropriate time. 7. If there is any change as to how or when the medicine should be given, a new form must be completed and given to the classroom teacher or school secretary. 8. Remember, teachers or the school secretary cannot dispense any medication if the above procedures have not been met.