Any contaminated, expired, or discontinued medication, whether prescription or over-the-counter, and topical substances shall be returned to the child’s parents or, if belonging to the program, disposed of properly by authorized staff.
The licensing coordinator observed an expired albuterol inhaler and an expired bottle of Children’s Zyrtec in the preschool classroom medication bin. Corrective action: Neither medication has been used. Both medications were sent home with the parents asking them to discard appropriately. In the future medications will be sent home at the time of completion or expiration date. The expiration dates will be displayed on the medicine bin as a reminder to staff.