Parent / Carer consent to administer prescribed medicine.
If your child requires medicine to be administered within the school day please complete this form.
All prescribed medicines must be in the original container as dispensed by the pharmacy, with the child's name, the name of the medicine, the dose and the frequency of administration, the expiry date and the date of dispensing included on the pharmacy label.
A separate form is required for each medicine.
By completing this form you are:
Giving per mission for the Head Teacher / Senior staff member (or his/her nominee) to administer the OTC medicine to your son/daughter during the time he/she is at school. You will inform the school immediately, in writing, if there are any changes to dosage or frequency of the medication or if the medication is no longer needed.
You understand that it may be necessary for this medicine to be administered during educational visits and other out of school activities, as well as on the school premises.
You also agree that you are responsible for collecting any unused or out of date medicines and returning them to the pharmacy for disposal. If the medicine is still required it is your responsibility to obtain new stock for the school.
You are confirming that the information submitted is, to the best of your knowledge, accurate at the time of writing.