Student Medications at School 

Students may NOT carry or store their own medications at school, including in lunch boxes. Frisco ISD follows established medication policies and guidelines to ensure the safety of all students and staff. The only exceptions to this policy are emergency medications such as epinephrine auto-injectors, inhalers, and medications for cystic fibrosis; these also require specific authorization forms.

Please review the information @ https://www.friscoisd.org/departments/health-services/medical-services

Health forms are available @ https://www.friscoisd.org/departments/health-services/health-forms

Over-the-Counter Medication

• If you would like for your child to keep Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, or Tums in the clinic, please fill out this form:   https://www.friscoisd.org/docs/default-source/health-services/parent-request-for-administration-of-medication.pdf?sfvrsn=4a0c76d7_0

• Your child can have 10 doses of these approved over-the-counter medications. A Doctor note must be obtained after the 10 doses. Any other over-the-counter medication MUST have a doctor’s signature on this form.

• Parents need to supply any medication to the school nurse.

Medication Administration Schedules 

Many medications prescribed for school-aged children can be administered at home by the child’s parent or legal guardian. For example, if a medication is to be administered three times a day, it can be given every eight hours. Most students are not in school for more than eight hours, and therefore, parents/guardians should consider administering medication before and after school, and then at bedtime. Parent/guardian(s) should work with their student’s health care provider to adjust the schedule so that the parent/guardian may administer the medication at home. 

Medications that may otherwise be given outside of school hours should not be permitted, unless they are deemed medically necessary as documented in writing by the child's physician.  

Original, Properly Labeled Containers 

In order for any medication to be administered in the school setting, it must be the original container and be properly labeled  and not expired. According to US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration’s Informational Outline of the Controlled Substance Act, information required on prescription labels includes the following: 

• Date of filling 

• Pharmacy name and address 

• The serial (prescription) number 

• The name of the patient 

• The name of the prescribing practitioner 

• Directions for use 

• Any cautionary statements 

If you prefer to personally administer a dose of medication to your child during the school day, you may do so by signing in at the front office.