Hmm, no sorry. Not encountered that one! I just send medication to cc in a zip-lock bag, with my child's name written on it, in big writing. Except for today. The demazin didn't even make it into a bag! Oops. And I have never been told that it needed to be labelled otherwise. They just follow the guidelines on the bottle, unless there is a GP label over it stating different.

I think its a bit preposterous to expect that an over the counter medication be labelled by a GP.
That's very suprising to hear - they are actually in breech of the Childcare Act and Regulations regarding the administration of medications - I don't know of any childcare centre who would give any medication (except perhaps panadol) to a child without a chemist label. There are a number of reasons for this - mainly because it is not safe to give anything to a child without knowing it should be given to them. Do you sign a permission form at least? The issue is that if the medication doesn't have your child's name on it, it may not actually be for your child and that could be very dangerous. Also medications can interact with each other, and already contain ingredients in another being given - ie x medicine may contain paraceatamol, and so may y, thus overdosing the child.


Stangelk - to answer your question - a label from the pharmacy should be fine. make sure it has your child's name and the required dosage on it.