Timing for Medication Administration at Camp

When you order over the counter items or the doctor sends prescriptions, TIMING matters so that pills are packaged correctly. Please talk to your child’s provider about this. For example:

If written “daily,” the item will be packaged for the morning.

At Bedtime (also written as HS) are ONLY for items that will be given as a camper is getting into bed, such as Melatonin or DDAVP.

Allergy medications and other items written for Bedtime will be given after dinner, at the health center, and must be ordered and packaged for AFTER DINNER or PM. Younger campers (Notzitzim and Tze'erim) begin getting ready for bed 45–60 minutes after dinner and therefore can take most of their PM and bedtime meds after dinner.

To avoid re-packaging fees, please be sure that the orders/instructions clearly match when the item will be administered at camp. This includes meds that need to be given BEFORE BREAKFAST, after breakfast/AM, at lunch and 3-4pm. We cannot open packets and remove pills, but we can pull an additional packet with pill(s), if you need to add a new item. If you need guidance, please contact us at marp@ramahpoconos.org