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In reply to the discussion: If a friend at school gave my daughter prescription meds [View all]FarCenter
(19,429 posts)Prescription meds that are commonly available are intended to treat some condition. If the person taking the prescription med doesn't have the condition, nothing happens. For example, if you don't have a pain, taking a pain killer will not do anything unless it is one of the ones that gives you a buzz.
Possibly it might cause a reaction, like an allergic reaction to penicilin. However, if your child has allergies, they should know about them so that they can refuse treatment if you are not around in case of emergency. If the allergy is sever, they should have a bracelet or some other warning.
Prescription meds are not usually dangerous or powerful. Mostly they are just the ones that the doctors and pharmacists and drug companies want to keep charging monopoly prices for.