Medications

Safety is our number one priority at camp! This includes safety with camper medications. Our Medication Policy (below) is part of our ongoing commitment to meet the needs of our campers who require medication at camp as well as comply with strict state regulations.

Medication Overview

• Anything taken or used to treat or manage a symptom or condition is considered a medication at camp. This includes over-the-counter (OTC) medications, vitamins, supplements, melatonin, injections, inhalers, sprays, ointments, water enhancers, and any other non-pill medication.

• If your daughter does not HAVE to take medications while she is at camp, please DO NOT plan for her to take them. Most campers would rather not stand in line during meals or before bed to receive them.

• All medications have to be kept at the Health Hut and administered by a nurse. No medications can be kept in camper cabins. This includes OTC medications, vitamins, supplements, and melatonin.

• We cannot administer ANY daily medications (prescription or OTC) that have not been packaged as required in our Medication Policy outlined below and explained in even greater detail on our Details/FAQ page.

• Regularly scheduled medications are administered by our nurses at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime. If your daughter requires medication at another time in the day, please contact our Medication Director, Margaret Ann Speakman, before camp to discuss your daughter’s needs.

• If your daughter ends up needing medication while she is at camp, our camp doctor will prescribe it for her, and we will fill it through our local pharmacy after updating you with our plan of care.

• Please talk with your daughter before camp and discuss the plan for her medications, especially if the schedule or specific medications will be different than what she is used to taking at home. Campers do much better when they know what to expect!

Medication Policy

In order to keep our community safe and meet state regulations, we CANNOT accept medications that are not packaged correctly through a pharmacy. If your daughter NEEDS to take medication regularly, including OTC medications, nasal sprays, daily inhalers, melatonin, vitamins, supplements, water enhancers, etc., you will need to follow our Medication Policy.

ALL MEDICATIONS that are NECESSARY for your daughter to take or use at camp must be:

1. Listed in the Medication section of your daughter’s Health History form through the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account (available in the spring).
2. Listed on page 2 of your daughter’s Physical Form through the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account (available in the spring). This form must be printed, then signed by a doctor. Our nurses cannot administer ANY medication without this signed “order” from your daughter’s physician.
3. Prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider and packaged by a pharmacist IN or WITH an approved blister pack. Medications may be filled and packaged through our local pharmacy (Whitley Drugs) or a pharmacy of your choice, as long as they are packaged according to our policy (see details below on how to do this).

See below for written details of our Medication Policy:

You have two options for having your medications packaged according to our MEDICATION POLICY:

Option 1: Whitley Drugs: Recommended

Use our local pharmacy Whitley Drugs. This option works best for camp as it allows our nurses to have the medication ready for administering before your daughter arrives. It will also reduce the amount of time you spend in camp on Opening Day, as you will NOT need to check in medications with our nurses before you leave.

You can view and print our detailed instructions for filling your medications with Whitley Drugs here or find this information on Medication Packaging Option 1: Whitley Drugs form in the Campanion app or in your Online Greystone Account (available in the spring).

To fill your medications with Whitleys Drugs:

1. Choose the Whitleys Drug option on the Medication Verification Form through the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account (available in the spring).

2. Then, read the Medication Packaging Option 1: Whitley Drugs Form in your online account (available in the spring), or print the instruction here. This form or link will include printable instructions and requirements for using Whitley Drugs.

3. Complete Whitley’s online information (click on “Camp Greystone”). Expect a confirmation text from a pharmacy staff member approximately 2 weeks prior to your daughter’s session. If the pharmacy staff has questions or needs additional information, you will receive a phone call. You can discuss any questions or concerns with the pharmacy at that time. If you do not receive a confirmation text or phone call 2 weeks prior to your daughter’s session, please contact Whitley Drugs (828-692-4236).

4. Find your Physical Form in the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account (available in the spring), and follow the instructions. Your medical provider will need to send Page 2 of the Physical Form (the Medication List) to Whitley’s. Alternatively, you may have your doctor send the prescription electronically to Whitley Drugs, or they may call, fax, or mail prescriptions. Whitley’s phone number is 828-692-4236.

Whitley’s will package your daughter’s medication as required and send it to Greystone prior to your daughter’s arrival. Whitley’s will fill:

• Prescription medication in pill form (daily and “as needed”)
• Prescription medication in chewable form (daily and “as needed”)
• Prescription nose sprays, eye/ear drops, daily inhalers and creams/ointments
• Non-prescription items (OTC) such as allergy medication (if taken daily); please remember that Whitley’s will need a prescription from your physician to package these medications
• Vitamins and supplements (including melatonin) if NECESSARY and they receive a prescription from your physician

Whitley’s will process your insurance and bill you for any co-pay. They also charge a fee for processing, packaging, and delivering these medications. (This charge is per camper, not per prescription.) The fee is $30 per camper if medications are over-the-counter only, and $55 per camper for anyone with prescription medications. Whitley’s will charge a late fee that increases incrementally for all information not completed by the May 1st deadline. You can find more information regarding the fee schedule on the form found on Whitley’s website (click on “Camp Greystone”). Please complete Whitley’s online information before May 1st even if you think your daughter’s medication or dose might change before camp begins.

Option 2: Your Local Pharmacy

Use a pharmacy of your choice (who provides a packaging service) and bring daily medications with you to camp in approved blister packs. You can see photos of required blister packs below, and you can review our list of pharmacies that package medications in blister packs to find a local option that will work for your family.

To find details on how to fill and package your medications locally, print or view our Medication Packaging Option 2: Local Pharmacy graphic, or you can find this information in the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account (available in the spring).

To fill your medications with a local pharmacy:

1. Choose the Local Pharmacy option on the Medication Verification Form through the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account (available in the spring).

2. Then, review the Medication Packaging Option 2: Local Pharmacy graphic that includes printable instructions and requirements for your local pharmacy. Share this second page of instructions with your local pharmacy.

3. Discuss the packaging requirements (blister packs) with your pharmacy to make sure they are able to comply before having them fill the prescription(s). The requirements, instructions, and a photo to assist your pharmacist can be viewed and printed here.

4. Find your Physical Form in the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account (available in the spring) and have your medical provider send Page 2 of the Physical Form (the Medication List) to your pharmacy of choice who blister packs medications. Alternatively, you may have your doctor send the prescription electronically to your local pharmacy, or they may call, fax, or mail prescriptions to your pharmacy of choice.

5. Place the blister packed medication(s) in a Ziploc bag with a completed Medication Station Form. Bring these to camp with you and turn them into our nurses before you leave on Opening Day. Keep in mind that we cannot administer any medications that arrive at camp and have not been packaged according to the policy or have not been approved by our Medication Director, Margaret Ann Speakman. If you have additional questions about your specific medications, please read our Details/FAQ page for further details about a wide variety of medications and how they should be packaged.

IMPORTANT: Regardless of which pharmacy packaging option you follow, don’t forget to:

• Include all medications (even OTC) on your daughter’s online Health History form through the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account (available in the spring).
• Ensure that your physician lists these medications, including dosages and details on page 2 of her Physical Form.
• Have the physician fax this completed page 2 of her Physical Form to the pharmacy or send the pharmacy a separate prescription for each medication to be taken at camp.
• Upload or send this completed page 2 to camp as part of your daughter’s Physical Form.

PLAN AHEAD with your medications!

Still Have Questions?

1. Please read our Details/FAQ page first. This page will answer many questions about specific medications and give examples of what to do with over-the-counter and non-pill medications.
2. Reach out to our Medication Director, Margaret Ann Speakman. She can answer any additional questions about your medications.

Thank you for helping us provide a safe summer for our campers!