Medications

Medications

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Giving the medicine at the right time at the right dose, avoiding interactions between drugs, and asking your child's health care professional or the pharmacist about any concerns are keys to safe administration of drugs. *

NAMI Policy Research Institute Task Force Report:
Children and Psychotropic Medications, June 2004.

http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Other&Template
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Food and Drug Administration.
How to Give Medicine to Children.
http://www.reyessyndrome.org/pdfs/HowtoGiveMedicinetoChildren.pdf

U.S Department of Health and Human Services
Food and Drug Administration.
As They Grow: Teaching Your Children How To Use Medicines Safely.
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/UnderstandingOver-the-CounterMedicines/ucm094876.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Food and Drug Administration.
Children Aren't Just Small Adults-Medicines, Children and the Care Every Child Deserves.
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm133414.htm

Medications at School

Children's Medication Outside the Home. 2000.
www.childcareaware.org/en/dailyparent/volume.php?id=12

Medication Management at School http://www.healthinschools.org/sh/medmgmt.asp

Psychotropic Drugs and Children Use, Trends, and Implications for Schools http://www.healthinschools.org/sh/psychotropic.asp

State Guidelines for Medication Administration and Management at Schools
http://www.healthinschools.org/sh/medguidelines.asp


*Fact Box Reference

U.S Department of Health and Human Services
Food and Drug Administration. How to read Labels: Make sure you're giving your children the right amount.
 http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm133419.htm