Adding and editing medication information

The Medication page enables you to view, enter, and edit information about a student’s medication, such as dosage and how the medication is taken and how often.

To add and edit medication information:

You can do this if your role is School Administrator.[SA]You can do this if your role is School Health Professional.[SHP]

Search for and open a student record. The Student Demographics page appears.

In the control bar, click Health Tracking. The Health Profile page appears.

In the control bar, click Medications. The Medications page appears.

To add a medication, click Add. The Tracking Details page appears.

To edit a medication , select the medication to be edited.

To delete a medication, select the medication to be deleted and click Delete. Click OK and skip the remaining steps. Note: To delete a medication, you need the appropriate permissions. For information about permissions, contact your district administrator.

Under Medication Tracking Details, enter or edit the information, which includes:

Medication: The name of the medication.

Prescribed dosage: The dose to be administered.

Units: The unit of measurement applicable to each prescribed dose.

Route Type: Select the method used to administer the medication; for example, oral, topical, injection.

Frequency: Enter how often the medication is administered.

Start Date: The date when medication treatment begins.

End Date: The date when medication treatment ends.

Medication Expiry Date: The date the medication expires.

Condition: Select the health condition the medication is for. If the condition does not appear in the list, specify the name of the condition in Specify, Other Condition.

Specify, Other Condition: If the condition does not appear in the Condition list, specify the name of the condition.

Special Instructions: Enter any special instructions for administering the medication.

Comments: Enter any other details.

Under Authorization/Consent, enter or edit the information, which includes:

Parental Consent: If the parent consented to the medication being administered at school, select this checkbox.

Parent Authorization Date: The date parental consent was received.

Authorization Valid Until: The date the parental consent is no longer valid.

Doctor Authorization Date: Tthe date the doctor authorized the medication.

Authorization Valid Until: The date the doctor’s authorization is no longer valid.

Click Apply to save the data and remain on the page or click OK to return to the Medication page.

Click Apply to save the data and remain on the page or click OK to save the data and close the page.