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    NESHAMINY SCHOOL DISTRICT
    MEDICATION POLICY

                                                                                                                           

    No prescribed or over the counter medication shall be dispensed by any school district personnel unless the school nurse has on file an order from a physician plus written parental permission authorizing the appropriate personnel to dispense the medication in accordance with the directions of the physician. 

     
    The physician’s order shall include:
    • The name of the student
    • The name of the medication
    • The dosage of the medication and the route of administration
    • The time and the frequency of the administration
    • The name, address and phone number of the prescribing physician

    Any medication administered by school personnel must be delivered to the school nurse, the school principal or his/her designee and is required to be in a container appropriately labeled by a pharmacy or physician. [Medication in plastic bags, envelopes, old pill bottles or medication bottles belonging to other family members will not be accepted.]