Epi Pens

Our district has a school physician. He is a local doc and the school committee retains him yearly for sport physicals, consultations and things like that. Each year I hand him a short list of over the counter meds for him to sign. I work in an elementary school, so our standing orders are minimal. But the epipen is the most essential of all.

As it works in our state, to get free epipens the school physician writes an order for each school. I call his office and he just faxes me the orders. I mail in the order to the "EpiPens For Free" company and they send us free epipens. It is fantastic!

You probably have a school physician. He/she will write an order out as they know how expensive plus necessary.

Hope this helps....find out who your school physician is.

Do you have a medical advisor? That would typically be your go-to MD.

EpiPen® (epinephrine) and EpiPen Jr® (epinephrine) Auto-Injectors

I've used that website before. When I worked (per diem) as a school nurse, we had a school MD who signed our standing orders.

Thanks everyone! I am contacting the district superintendent now to ask if we have a school physician, PA, etc...who can write an order for the epi! Thanks again!

We dont but we have a local ER doc who has been a parent and coach in the district nad he was glad to sign for them.

If you don't have a school doctor - we work through the county health department doctor.