OTC medication definition

OTC medication means over-the-counter medication or medication that can be purchased without a prescription.

Examples of OTC medication in a sentence

• The dose-by-dose daily administration and documentation of a medication is documented utilizing a perpetual inventory process for the daily distribution of non-controlled prescription medication and over-the-counter (OTC) medication.

• Smoking Cessation Services Smoking Cessation services listed below are not Covered: • Hypnotherapy for Smoking Cessation Counseling is not Covered, • Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are not Covered, unless listed as a Covered Over-the- counter (OTC) medication on our Formulary.

• If your child will use more than four doses of school-supplied OTC medication during the school year, please supply to the nurse’s clinic your student’s personal OTC medication.

• The identified non-healthcare staff are trained by the registered nurse to assist youth with self-administration of OTC medication.

• Note: For Grades 9-12 only, self-carry and self-administration of selected over-the-counter (OTC) medication requires that an Authorization for Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medication with Parental Approval Form be completed and signed by the parent/guardian and student annually.

• Patients’ knowledge and perceptions of the side-effects of OTC medication.

• Stocked over the counter (OTC) medication: For the school year Noblesville Schools will provide up to four doses of specified medications with parent permission electronically on file.

• A physician must approve the OTC medication request and the student is not permitted to keep this medication in his/her possession.

• The school nurse may, however, require a licensed prescriber’s order, or further information/direction from a licensed health care provider (i.e., physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, licensed physician’s assistant or dentist), before administering an OTC medication to a student.

• If a student is found using or possessing an OTC medication without parent/guardian and physician authorization, he/she will be brought to the school office and the parent/guardian will be contacted.