Medications

If your child becomes unwell or injured at school, they may be sent to Sick Bay with teacher or supervisors permission. The College follows strict procedure when managing students in Sick Bay.

If you require the College to administer medication to your child at school during the day, the following steps are required:

Prescribed medication from a doctor, dentist or optometrist but NOT a pharmacist

· Medication must be labelled with prescribing practitioners name on the label

· Administration of Medication form must be provided (available from the College Office)

· Non-prescribed medication including any over the counter (OTC) medications such as paracetamol, ibuprofen, antihistamines, eye drops or skin creams

· Medical authorization in the form of a letter from the doctor, dentist or optometrist must be provided

· Medication must be labelled by a pharmacist

· OTC medication can be prescribed or authorized by a doctor, dentist or optometrist and include the practitioners name on the label in which case a letter from the practitioner is not required

· Administration of Medication form must be provided (available from the College Office)

All medication for students in Prep to Year 6 including OTC medication is to be administered by the College First Aid personnel at the College Office.

Students in Year 3 or below are required to have asthma puffers kept at the College Office to be administered by the College First Aid personnel.

Students in Year 4 to 6 are permitted to self-administer Ventolin at the discretion of parents.

Students in Year 7 to 12 are permitted to self-administer medications (EXCEPT Controlled Schedule 8 drugs) at their parent’s discretion.

For camps and excursions, the same rules apply and NO staff member is permitted to administer any medication to any student unless there is medical authorisation either via a letter from a practitioner or a practitioners name on the medication label and the associated Administration of Medications form from the College. Students in Year 7 to 12 are permitted to self-administer medications (EXCEPT Controlled Schedule 8 drugs) at their parent’s discretion. In the case of a student becoming ill, no medication will be administered to any child unless medical authorisation is sought.

* "at their parents discretion" means that parents have approved for their child to self-administer medication and as such, have determined that the College has no responsibility for the management of their child's medical condition and subsequent administration of medication.