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Medications at School

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MEDICATION POLICY
All medications should be given at home if possible. The first dose of a new medication may NOT be administered at school.  In accordance with the Ohio Revised Code, the following guidelines must be followed for the administration of student prescription, over the counter and non- prescription medication at Laurel School:

When bringing Medication to school:

  • Complete the required form. Refer to NetCommunity or contact the Nurse’s office.
  • Prescription medication MUST be in its original container.
    • Container must have a fixed label which indicates the student’s name, name of medication, dosage, method of administration and time of administration.
    • The prescription bottle and physician’s order MUST match.
    • Ask the pharmacy for a ‘school bottle’ for prescription medications.
  • Non-prescription medication must be in its original unopened container. Single dose packets work well. NO loose pills in baggies!
  • The parent/guardian is responsible for delivering the medication to school.
  • Students may not carry or administer their own medications including cough drops.
  • Changes in medication, dosage, or administration that occur throughout the school year will require a new Prescription Medication Authorization form.
  • All medications and authorizations are only valid for the given school year.

Prescription Medication
Requires the permission and signature of BOTH the parent and physician or the medication will not be given. Have the authorization be valid for the entire school year.

  • The Laurel Prescription Medication Authorization Form may be used OR physicians may use their own form.
  • “No drug prescribed by a physician for a student may be administered in accordance with this Policy unless:
    (1) the School receives a written request signed by the parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student to whom the drug is to be administered;
    (2) the School receives a statement signed by the physician who prescribed the drug that includes certain information (including the name and address of the student, the name of the School, the name of the drug and the dosage, the time or intervals at which each dosage of the drug is to be administered, the date the administration of the drug is to begin and is to cease, a list of severe adverse reactions that should be reported to the prescriber, emergency contact information for the prescriber (including one or more phone numbers) and any special instructions for the administration of the drug (e.g., sterile conditions, storage, etc.));
    (3) the parent guardian or other person having care of the student agrees to submit a revised statement signed by the prescribing physician upon any change in the information provided by such prescribing physician;
    (4) the person authorized by the School to administer the drug receives a copy of the statement in Numbers (1)-(3) above; and
    (5) each drug is received by the person authorized to administer such drug to the student for whom the drug is prescribed in the container in which such drug was dispensed by the physician or a licensed pharmacist.”

Laurel Over the Counter Medication
Laurel will provide the following over the counter (OTC) medicines as prescribed by the house physician.  You should have completed this form in the NetCommunity at the beginning of the school year giving permission for the following medications.

  • Acetaminophen (generic Tylenol)  and children’s Tylenol (chew/liquid)
  • Ibuprofen (generic Advil, Motrin) and children’s Advil /Motrin (chews/liquid)
  • Benadryl
  • Pseudoephidrine HCl (generic Sudafed)
  • Robutussin DM
  • Cepacol lozenges
  • Sunscreen:  Sun-X, SPF 30, PABA free, oil free, UVA&UVB protection. Contains aloe vera gel, vitamin E and cedar fragrance
  • Insect repellant: Off! Skintastic for Kids with Aloe, unscented, DEET-4.75%

Non-Prescription Medication  Medications not available on the Laurel Over the Counter Form.

  • Non-Prescription Medication Form requires only a parent/guardian signature.
  • Form is used for any non-prescription drugs that need to be taken, "TUMS" for example.

Inhalers

  • Requires Prescription Medication Authorization Form
  • Physician’s written permission is required to carry inhaler on oneself.
  • All students using an inhaler for any reason are required to print, complete and return the Asthma Management Care Plan.
  • Separate inhalers are needed for school use and athletic use.  Inhalers will NOT be sent from the nurse's office to athletic events. The coach must have a separate inhaler.

Epipens (Epinephrine Autoinjector)

  • Requires Prescription Medication Authorization Form
  • Physician’s written permission is required to carry EpiPen on oneself.
  • All students using an EpiPen for any reason are required to print, complete and return the Serious Allergy Care Plan.

  

Pre-Primary Division:  All medications: prescription; over the counter or non-prescription require a physician’s prescription written authorization and parent signature.

 5/5/2011SJK