I don't supply up epinephrine autoinjectors, no. They are very expensive and have a short shelf life.

I don't supply diaper ointment or powder. Some parents swear by it but they always swear by some special brand and they all have some finicky way they want it administered, so they have to send it in with instructions.

I don't keep over-the-counter fever reducers. Any child in need of a fever reducer needs to be out of my house.

The only over-the-counter medication I always keep on hand and would administer to a child if necessary is diphehydramine, and I would only do that if we were having a surprise severe allergic reaction and I had already been in contact with the parents. I have had to administer diphenhydramine to my own child, and the parents with known food allergies have sent their kids in with their own bottle.

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