WALTON HEALTH RESOURCE OFFICE

Medication Reminders for the 2024-2025 School Year

If your child will be taking daily prescription medication at school, please be advised of the following:

A parent or their designee must bring ALL prescription medicine to the clinic.

** Parent volunteers and student aides may NOT accept or deliver any medication to students at school.

Prescription medication is NOT to be carried by students at any time; exceptions are medications for diabetes, asthma, and/or food allergy/allergy medications.

The prescription label must include what time the medication is to be given; if a specific time is not stated, “at lunch, after lunch, OR in the afternoon at school” is acceptable.

Prescription daily medication is given in the clinic between classes with the last available dose before 7^th period (2:30 PM).

*Important*

NEW Form: Authorization to Give Medication in School

This is a CHANGE to the current authorization to give medication in school form.

Per Nursing leadership as of Thursday, July 25, 2024:

We have an updated procedure regarding medication administration at school that ensures our nurses receive the appropriate physician orders for

prescription medications to adhere to safe medication administration in schools.

Form JGCD-2 requires ALL prescription medications to have the Healthcare Provider's Signature on the Authorization to Give Medication form.

In order for the School Nurse to administer medications to students, the parent/guardian must provide the form signed by both the Healthcare Provider and the parent/guardian.

The medication administration instructions must match on the signed form and the prescription label.

Please encourage your student to always carry a refillable water bottle and a snack each day to school.

**I see many students with illness symptoms that are due to either dehydration, hunger, or both.

There is enough time between classes to eat a quick snack and drink water before each class to maintain hydration & nutrition.

Over-the-counter medicine (OTC), ibuprofen, acetaminophen, & cough drops, for example, may be carried by high school students without an authorization form.

The clinic does not keep a supply of OTC medications. The OTC medicine carried by a student must be in the original container. DO NOT bring OTC medicine in a zip lock bag.
This should be a small personal supply of medicine, and may not be shared with other students. All medication must be supplied by a parent.

Feminine products are available if needed: pads only, no tampons.

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