Guidance from the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology states that: “Parents may request that a total of four AAIs are prescribed, two for school and two for other times. This can be reduced back to two once the child is able to administer and allowed to carry their own AAIs at school.”

Many parents/carers hand over their children’s medication, including their 2 AAIs, when dropping their child off at school and collect both children and medication at pick-up time. This avoids having to leave a set of medication at nursery/school when the child is not there. This can be a useful approach to reinforce to the child that medication stays with them at all times.