MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
Medication should be given at home whenever possible.
Please review the Medication Policy and Guidelines for Pulaski County Public Schools. Any medication, including prescription and all over-the-counter require a physician order and a parent/guardian signature if they are to be given at school. Parents must provide the school nurse with a completed Mediation Authorization Form for any medication given at school.
- A new Medication Authorization From must be provided each school year and anytime there is a change in medication or dose time.
- The first dose of any new medication must be given at home.
- Your health care provider may fax medication orders directly to the school nurse.
- Parent must bring all medication to school.
- For prescription medication to be given at school, please ask the pharmacist to divide the dose and provide a separate labeled container for dosage and prescription information. ** If mediation is sent to school in other types of containers (old bottles, baggies, paper bags) it will not be given.
- Please note that cough drops cannot be given at school without a doctor’s order and parent signature.
- Chap Stick and sunscreen may be sent to school for your child’s use only. These cannot be shared with other students.
Self-Administration of Medication
Self –administration of any medication at school with the exception of asthma medication, insulin, or epi pens, is not allowed by any student.
- Any self-administration of mediation for Asthma, Diabetes, and severe allergic reactions require a completed care plan signed by the health care provider and parent.
- These care plans are good for only one school year.
- You may talk with the school nurse about these plans.