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For information on Prescription Meds in school click <here>.
The Health Office carries over the counter medications to help your child stay in school for mild ailments (complaints) and injuries.
Medications will be administered/applied at the discretion of the nurse, health aid, secretary, or other trained staff.
Consent for these medications is completed during online registration.
A written, signed, and dated statement regarding any changes is required from the parent/guardian.
Alternative interventions are preferred and will be suggested before oral medications will be given. Examples: drinking more water, giving the complaint more time to see if it resolves on its own, rest, lunch/snack, talking with the Student Success Coach/Counselor, etc.
If a student frequently comes to the Health Office for over-the-counter medications, the nurse may require a written statement from the student's medical provider and for the parent to supply the medication to continue administration.
OTC Meds** the Health Office carries:
ORAL (flavors vary)
Children's Liquid Tylenol 160mg/5ml
Children's Liquid Ibuprofen 100mg/5ml
Children's Chewable Tylenol 160mg
Children's Chewable Ibuprofen 100mg
Adult Tylenol 325mg
Adult Ibuprofen 200mg
Tums
Children's Chewable Mylicon (tums replacement for younger children)
Cough drops
TOPICAL/EYE
Benadryl spray
Hydrocortisone Cream
Triple Antibiotic Cream
Anti-Fungal Cream
Bacitracin (triple antibiotic cream)
Burn Cream
Visine Eye drops
Oral pain relief gel
**OTC medications are not guaranteed to be Dye Free. If your student requires Dye Free, you are welcome to provide your own. Please write your child's name on the original container.
The following medications were not an option on online registration. If the nurse believes the student needs one of the following medications, a call to the parent/guardian will happen first. They will not be given without parental consent.
911 will be called if an allergic reaction is severe or there is any suspected or obvious airway involvement.
Children and adult Zyrtec
Children's Benadryl 12.5mg (Only given in moderate/severe allergic reactions with no airway involvement, student will need to go home after due to likeliness of drowsiness.)
Adult Benadryl 25mg (Only given in moderate/severe allergic reactions with no airway involvement, student will need to go home after due to likeliness of drowsiness.)
Famotidine 20mg (given alongside benadryl for moderate/severe allergic reactions with no airway involvement.)
**81 mg chewable Aspirin is stored in each emergency response bag for suspected adult cardiac events**
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