Medications

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 (available in the spring) through the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account.
2. Listed on page 2 of your daughter’s Physical Form (available in the spring) through the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account. This form must be 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 31-day dose 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).

This policy applies to ALL medications that a camper will take or use at camp and includes nasal sprays, daily inhalers, eye drops, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, vitamins, supplements, melatonin, allergy drops, nutritional supplements, etc. We cannot accept ANY medications that are not filled and packaged as required.

You have two options for filling your medications:

Option 1: Whitley Drugs: Recommended

Use our local pharmacy Whitley Drugs (828-692-4236). This option works best for camp as it allows our nurses to have the medication ready for dispensing 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 medications in with nurses at that time.

You can print our detailed instructions (outlined below) for filling your medications with Whitley Drugs or find this information through your Pharmacy Form: Instructions for Whitley Drugs (available in the spring) in the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account.

To fill your medications with Whitleys Drugs:

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

2. Then, see the Pharmacy Form: Instructions for Whitley Drugs that includes printable instructions and requirements for Whitley Drugs, or you can access those instructions here.

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. Have your medical provider send your daughter’s prescription for all medications (including over-the-counter and vitamins) to Whitley’s. The easiest thing is to have your doctor send the prescription electronically to Whitley Drugs. Alternatively, your doctor 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 liquid or 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 they will need a prescription from your physician to package these medications
• Vitamins and supplements (including melatonin) if NECESSARY and they receive a prescription for them 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 $25 per camper if medications are over-the-counter only, and $50 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 1 deadline. You can find more information regarding the fee schedule on the form found on Whitley’s website (click on “Camp Greystone”).

Option 2: Your Local Pharmacy

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

You can also print our detailed instructions (outlined below) for filling your medications with a local pharmacy or find this information through your Pharmacy Form: Instructions for Local Pharmacy (available in the spring) in the Campanion app or through your Online Greystone Account.

To fill your medications with a local pharmacy:

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

2. Then, see the Pharmacy Form: Instructions for Local Pharmacy that includes printable instructions and requirements for your local pharmacy, or you can access those instructions here. You will share these instructions with your local pharmacy.

3. Discuss the packaging requirements (31-day blister packs) with your pharmacy to make sure they are able to comply before having them fill the prescription(s). The requirements, instructions, and photos can be printed here.

4. Place the blister packed medication(s) in a Ziploc bag to bring to camp with you 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 through our Medication Director, Margaret Ann Speakman. Please read our Details/FAQ page for further details about a wide variety of medications and how they should be packaged.