Authorities say the eighth grader opened the medication inside Frederick Douglass Academy on Pennsylvania Avenue just after 11:30 a.m.
Seven students and three teachers who were standing nearby suddenly felt nauseous.
They were being evaluated by medical workers.
The medication is believed to be a cough syrup concoction.
The middle school is located in Starrett City.
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