Donal are you able to provide some factual info here on the service a local pharmacy can provide? Is a Prescription Required? No. New legislation was passed in 2014 which permits the sale of Salbutamol inhalers to schools for emergency purposes. How many Emergency Kits can we sell to any one school? This depends on the size of the school; however schools will require a minimum number of 3 Kits – For Evacuation School Trips Reception Additional Kits will be required depending on the size of the school e.g. Upper Schools can have in excess of 1000 students, over several sites their risk assessment will identify the – need for many Emergency Kits. What should the pharmacy record? Batch number and expiry date of the inhaler and spacer devices Brand/manufacturer Quantity supplied Need to check retention requirements for the signed order from the Head Teacher Does the pharmacy need to label the device? Pharmacies can provide advice on how to use an inhaler and spacer devices and also how to clean inhalers. If you are unsure where to find the Batch Number and expiry date on the packaging and devices School Emergency Asthma Kit Order Form Please complete the form below
Donal are you able to provide some factual info here on the service a local pharmacy can provide? Is a Prescription Required? No. New legislation was passed in 2014 which permits the sale of Salbutamol inhalers to schools for emergency purposes. How many Emergency Kits can we sell to any one school? This depends on the size of the school; however schools will require a minimum number of 3 Kits – For Evacuation School Trips Reception Additional Kits will be required depending on the size of the school e.g. Upper Schools can have in excess of 1000 students, over several sites – their risk assessment will identify the need for many Emergency Kits. What should the pharmacy record? Batch number and expiry date of the inhaler and spacer devices Brand/manufacturer Quantity supplied Need to check retention requirements for the signed order from the Head Teacher Does the pharmacy need to label the device? Pharmacies can provide advice on how to use an inhaler and spacer devices and also how to clean inhalers. If you are unsure where to find the Batch Number and expiry date on the packaging and devices School Emergency Asthma Kit Order Form Please complete the form below
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