Can schools distribute over the counter medicine to students?
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The School districts has a policy which is based on  State Laws, which governs the administration of medication to students.\n\nSchool personnel cannot provide asprin or other over-the-counter medicine to students.\n\nPupils requiring prescription medication during school hours shall be identified by parents and/or physicians to the school nurse, teachers, and other school personnel.\n\nThe school nurse's office shall maintain a list of pupils needing medication during school hours, including type of medication, when given and dose. The school nurse will administer those drugs at each school
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Unsharpen that pencil, young man, you could put somebody's eye out.\n\nThis is certainly taking things too far. If one of the teachers had left their ubiquitous cup of coffee on their desk and a student took a sip would said caffeine provider be suspended without pay?\n\nZero-tolerance might seem like a good idea, but it seems that when this policy is in effect people's brains stop working.
814003
No, the only professionals allowed to prescribe medications are:\nMD  Medical Doctor\nDO  Doctor of Osteopathy\nDDS  Doctor of Dental Surgery\nDMD  Doctor of Medical Dentistry\nDVM  Doctor of Veterinary Medicine\nPA  Physician Assistant (no narcotics)\nARNP  Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner\nDPM  Doctor of Podiatric Medicine\n\nDC's or Doctors of Chiropractic are not allowed to [rescribe.
1160256
yes the drug store sell they and if you ask you doctor he might write you prescription for it and your insurance, should pay for it.....
906290
There has been some misinformation in response to your question. Doctors do not get paid to prescribe certain medications. Be careful of the information provided by "hushnowjustplayit," as she has confused some of her information. Some doctors do participate in clinical trials, in which actual drugs and placebos are used, but patients are NEVER entered into these trials without their knowledge and written consent. The physician is not paid for prescribing the drug, but for conducting the research itself (monitoring patients' progress, evaluating the data, etc.). Pharmaceutical companies often meet with doctors, or even buy them lunch or offer small gimicks, to explain what they believe are the benefits of their products. They are not legally allowed to offer trips (this law has been in place for nearly twenty years) and, in my experience, the drugs doctors actually prescribe are not influenced by which drug reps ("salespeople") have recently brought lunch. The only possible exception is free samples - when there are equivalent drugs on the market, a physician may be more inclined to start a patient on the drug for which he can provide free samples. \n\nIn short, doctors get nothing for prescribing a prescription for you. Doctors are constantly battling with insurance companies, just like their patients, and most of the physicians I know are disgusted with the current price of medications and the general state of American healthcare. \n\nIn regards to your second question, MDs are largely trained only in methods that have been supported by hard science. They are not against homeopathic cures, but merely cautious of any remedy that has not been thoroughly evaluated. As mentioned by "ladyscientist," a DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) would provide more homeopathic methods for treating illnesses, and may be a better fit for you than a traditional MD.
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cold or allergy medication over the counter.
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They doctor shop--getting prescriptions from multiple doctors who have no idea and then hitting multiple pharmacies to get them filled.  No refills are allowed--they have to go back to the doctors to get more.  They'll get caught eventually.
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Yes, that is true.  However, some private schools will want you to have it anyway.
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I think that they would be checked for steroids, if i'm not mistaken to them its a type of drug and can get into trouble just like if we would use them at school.\n\nThanks for answering my question i should of specified more on what state i needed. Do you also know how long its takes to complete the online schooling?
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I live in Utah and can tell you what the rules are here. You are in another state, and any other answer you get here is somebody's guess.\n\nContact the Indiana State Board of Pharmacy and they can give you the rules and requirements.\n\nI would bet the guys in the Pharmacy know the rules already. If they are 'acting stupid'  or otherwise discouraging you, then I would suspect they are not so keen on having a student. I can't blame them really. Students are more trouble than they are worth, UNLESS they are going to stay with the company.
880022
Not if they are prescribed to them. It depends how old the kid is, but it should be up to the parent to question the prescribing physician as to why their child is on the drug, and what the risks are Vs. the benefits.
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You can give it to the school district.  Or you can just give it to the office at the school.
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Usually, however many states are allowing individual pharmacists the option of not dispensing if it goes against their individual beliefs. so most pharmacies carry it but if you get a religious pharmacist on duty you might not get it filled.
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Yeah I do believe there are. if you think about it this way the FDA is influenced by the drug companie. The drug companies are interested in making money but if they make you better then you don't need their drugs.\n\nexample:\nthere is a petition that the fda is considering to limit how when and whitch drugs we get.\n\nthere is a almost complete way to control Diabites though hurbs and the like but a drug company bought it and will not release it because they make more money selling insilin.
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I don't think you can buy drugs that require a Federal prescription legally over the internet regardless of what other people tell you.\n\nYou could check with your pharmacist or your your Federal congress person.  I suppose you could also try and contact the Federal Drug Administration in your Gov't white pages of the phone book.
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If you have a special needs child you should talk with the Education Service District in your area about options for alternative school. Their job is to identify children with different needs and they are required by Oregon law (to the best of my knowledge) to provide educational oppertunities that your daughter can succeed at.\n\nI do not believe the school can require that your child be given any drug, but they can decide that she can't go to school there if her behavior problems are such that neither she nor the other students can learn. I am strongly opposed to Ritalin (did you know that if she has ever taken it she can never even consider a career in the military? Even if she never wants to go into the military, taking a drug in school should not preclude her from any oppertunity in the future). But I am also not in favor of having students in a situation where they are extremely disruptive and where they are not learning. I encourage you to keep looking for alternatives and to find something that works for your daughter. Use the laws that are there to protect your child to do just that - protect her.
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It is possible of course, but it would depend entirely on the school's individual policy. If you specify which school in the details I might be able to help you more.