Note: Medication authorities can be endorsed by the following: medical practitioners (GPs and/or specialists), dentists, ophthalmologists, nurse practitioners, pharmacists

Please:

• Complete all sections of this form. This is a single-medication sheet. Please use a separate form for each medication.
• This medication form is appropriate for both long term and short term medication e.g. Antibiotics
• Schedule medication outside care hours wherever possible
• Be specific: As needed is not sufficient direction for staff — they need to know exactly when medication is required(No abbreviations please)
• Nominate the simplest method. For example: Oral or ‘puffer’ medication is easier to arrange than a nebuliser.

Please note that childcare workers:

• accept only medication which has been ordered by an authorised prescriber and is provided in a fully labelled pharmacy container
• do not monitor the effects of medication as they have no training to do this
• are instructed to seek emergency medical assistance if concerned about a child’s behaviour following medication.

Medication Instructions

Please note: Young children are supervised when they take their oral/puffer medication.

Authorisation and release