Medication

The term medication includes both non-prescription and prescription medicines.  All medications will be kept in a secure manner in the clinic and refrigerated if necessary.  The clinic does not provide any medication, including Tylenol, Aspirin or Cough Drops.  The student's personal medications are administered by the school nurse or trained designee at the written request of a student's parent or legal guardian.  Phone requests will not be honored. 

Some medications may require a physician's authorization which is required annually in treatment of long-term medication administration as in asthma, diabetes, chronic infections, ADD, controlled medicines, and over the counter medicines given in doses that exceed label directions or that are given daily for more than two weeks.