How to Get Prescription Medications
Student Health and Wellness Medication Dispensary
The Student Health and Wellness Service maintains a small medication dispensary for some common medications. We are not a full-service pharmacy and cannot fill prescriptions from other medical clinicians outside of the college health service.
Most over-the-counter and prescription medications that we carry are available to students at cost. All prescription medications dispensed at the Student Health and Wellness Center must be prescribed by a licensed healthcare clinician at Student Health and Wellness Service or administered through student health center protocols.
Basic dispensary medications available at Student Health and Wellness Service will be dispensed after an evaluation at the health center. These may include medications for acute care situations such as viral infections, bacterial infections, upset stomach, asthma, allergies and reproductive health medications. Most prescriptions for chronic medical and psychological conditions can be filled through a local pharmacy.
Prescriptions from providers outside of Student Health and Wellness Service and/or prescriptions that cannot be filled at the health center can be filled at a local pharmacy. See below for a list of local options.
Local Pharmacies:
Springfield Pharmacy Delivery Service to the Student Health Center
Address: 1154 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA 19064
Phone: (610) 544-4645
Swarthmore partners with the Springfield Pharmacy for delivery of prescription medications to campus at no charge. When a prescription is sent to Springfield Pharmacy for delivery to the Swarthmore Student Health Center, please expect the following to happen:
- The prescription is sent to Springfield Pharmacy with your current name, date of birth and phone number on file. (If prescribed by the Swarthmore Health Center, your demographic information on file comes from the Registrar’s office. To change your information on file, you must do so through that office).
- If this is the first time a student is using Springfield Pharmacy or your medical insurance or payment information has changed, the student must call Springfield Pharmacy at 610- 544-4645 to provide them with their medical insurance information and payment information.
- When the pharmacy receives the prescription and the student has provided the pharmacy with their medical insurance and payment information, the prescription will be processed.
- Once your medication is delivered to the health center, you will receive a secure message on the health portal from one of our staff that your medication has arrived and is ready for pickup.
- You can pick up your medication during our normal business hours.
Notes:
Typically, your medications will arrive at the health center in 1-2 business days (excluding weekends/holidays).
Once a medication is delivered, it cannot be returned or refunded.
Controlled substances cannot be delivered to the Student Health Center.
Medications that require refrigeration can be delivered to the Student Health Center
If you have questions about payment, insurance, setting up delivery, or want to speak to a pharmacist about your medication, please call Springfield Pharmacy at 610- 544-4645.
If you have questions about medication pick-up, you can call the health center at 610-328-8058.
Other Pharmacies:
- CVS- 1200 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA 19064, (484) 470-2321 0.9 miles from campus
- CVS- 755 South Chester Road, Swarthmore, PA 19081, (610) 328-9160 1.3 miles from campus
- CVS- 795 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA 19064, (610) 690-5100 1.25 miles from campus
