Especially for High School and College Age Students
Encourage students old enough to carry their own medicines to take ownership of their health. They need to know what they are allergic to and how to treat reactions, and what triggers their asthma and how to treat it. Equally important, they need to know when to call you and when to go to the school clinic.
Review with your student:
Allergies: their triggers/symptoms, when to take daily medicine and how to treat allergic reactions
Asthma: their triggers/symptoms, and when to take daily and rescue medicine
Medication refills: your family’s refill process
Insurance coverage and information
Epinephrine injection: practice with injector trainer
Medication responsibility (carry at all times)
Medical identification