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Medications at School

Guidelines for Medications at School

Prescription medication will be administered to a student if: 

● The medication is provided by a parent or guardian 

● The medication is in a prescription bottle from a pharmacy includes the student’s name, physician, and instructions for administration, and is not expired. 

● The parent supplies a written request for the medication to be given which includes:

  • Student’s name 
  • Name of medication and reason for giving 
  • Starting date and the number of days the medication is to be given 
  • Time medication is to be given 
  • Signature of Parent/Guardian 
  • Signature of Physician or a physician's letter 

 Over-the-counter medications will be administered to a student if: 

  • The medication is provided by the parent, is unopened in the manufacturer’s packaging, is not expired, does not exceed a 30-count bottle, and is labeled with the student’s first and last name. 
  • The parent supplies a written request for the medication to be given and includes an order for over-the-counter medication from a physician (ex. Tylenol, Ibuprofen) 

Medication should be scheduled to be given at home by the student’s parent/guardian whenever possible. Medications prescribed or requested to be given three (3) times per day or less are not to be given at school unless the nurse determines that a special need exists. 

All medication will be kept in the school clinic with the exception of those students with asthma or severe allergies who are allowed by their physician and parent to carry their asthma inhaler or Epi-Pen. Documentation of the student’s competency to use their emergency asthma or allergy medicine is needed. The student’s physician and parent must complete the proper form and return it to the clinic before the student carries their asthma/allergy medication at school. 

Whitehouse ISD nurses do not administer dietary or herbal supplements. 

According to the Nurse Practice Act, Texas code, Section 217.11, the school nurse has the responsibility and authority to refuse to administer medications that in the nurse’s professional judgment are not in the best interest of the student. 

Siblings MAY NOT share medication. 

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