Sending Prescriptions to School: What Patients Need to Know

Drug Topics Journal, Drug Topics August 2019, Volume 163, Issue 8
Sending Prescription Medications to a School – Intro

Schools generally have their own medication administration policies that may require written authorization from a student’s parent and the prescribing doctor for all prescription medications dispensed during the school day. 

All medications should be brought to the school by an adult and handed to another adult until the child is mature enough to handle the responsibility. A child should not carry their meds during the school day unless the parent, doctor, and school believe it is an emergency medication that requires immediate access.

The meds must be in the original labeled container prepared by the pharmacist and must include the following information or instructions for school staff:

Sending Prescription Medications to a School – Child's Name

Child's Name

Sending Prescription Medications to a School – Medication Name

Medication Name

Sending Prescription Medications to a School – Medication Dosage

Medication Dosage

Sending Prescription Medications to a School – Reason for Medication

Reason for Medication

Sending Prescription Medications to a School – Administration Frequency

Administration Frequency

Sending Prescription Medications to a School – Route of Administration...

Route of Administration and Special Requirements

Sending Prescription Medications to a School – Possible Side Effects

Possible Side Effects

Sending Prescription Medications to a School – Physician's Name

Physician's Name

Sending Prescription Medications to a School – Date of Prescription

Date of Prescription

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Sending Prescription Medications to a School – Expiration Date

Expiration Date

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