Salbutamol Inhalers : Supply to Schools
To help reduce asthma-related emergencies in children, UK schools are permitted to hold stocks of salbutamol inhalers and spacers for use in urgent situations. This aims to improve access to life-saving medication during asthma attacks.
Since October 2014, schools have been able to purchase salbutamol inhalers and spacer devices from pharmacies for emergency use.
Supplying Salbutamol inhalers and spacers
- Pharmacies need to obtain from the school a written request from the head teacher (on headed paper) stating school name, purpose, and quantity.
- An entry must be made in the POM register to record all supplies made. This entry should include the following details:
- The date the supply was made
- Name, brand and quantity of the products supplied
- Name and address of the person and school to whom the devices were supplied
- The reason the supply was made
The pharmacy does not need to label the products before making the supply.