Medication Management
IMPORTANT: Thames Academy staff are not allowed to dispense, refill or store any form of student medication.
Medication Tips/Suggestions:
-Give your son/daughter a weekly pill box that they learn how to fill with your supervision this summer
-Take a picture of the filled pill box to serve as a model when your son/daughter is practicing filling it with you this summer
-Have your student write on a calendar or set a reminder in their phone for the day they need to refill their pill box (usually at the beginning or end of the week)
-Explain each type of medication to your son/daughter that he/she takes: what it does, why it is helpful, the possible side effects, consequences of not taking it, what to do if he/she misses a dose
-Write the daily (weekly) medication with amount/dosage on an index card and have your son/daughter put it into their lockbox (small safe kept in their dorm room) as a reminder.
- Buy a small lock box which can store your son/daughter's medication, wallet, money, small electronics, valuables, etc.
-Use cell phone alarms to set reminders to take medication (for example: set an alarm for morning, midday, or night)
Medication Resources On (or Nearby) Campus:
-The Health & Wellness Office at Mitchell College not only can see students for medical and sick visits, but they can hold medication refills that are delivered by a nearby pharmacy (see below)
-There are pharmacies nearby and prescription services that will deliver medication refills directly to campus! They will bring the medication to the Health & Wellness Office and your son/daughter only has to walk there to pick it up!
-Some local pharmacies and prescription services will even sort and package medication into sealed, daily packages.
-There are nearby pharmacies if you would like to call in a refill from home and have your son/daughter pick it up. Thames Academy holds weekly shuttles to local stores and the shuttle can stop at a pharmacy so your child can pick up a prescription that has been called in.
CLICK EACH PHARMACY BELOW to see their location closest to campus and phone number.
Call the Mitchell College Health & Wellness Office for more information about medication delivery services. (860) 701-7786
