Hi! Hope you're settling in to the new semester at UIC! We just wanted to take a minute Two want to tell you about UIC Pharmacy* and two of the student preferred locations we have around campus to serve you. With all you have going on in, we want to make your student life a little easier and a little healthier!
As a UIC student, you know (or should know!) there are two locations for the UIMC Family Medicine Center. The Family Medicine Center is where you must go to receive the student health services that are included in your student health fee**. You will also go to the Family Medicine Center for other health care needs if you chose Campus Care*** or other accepted insurance plans. Wait. What does this info have to do with UIC Pharmacy you ask?
I’ll tell you!
One of the student preferred pharmacies we want to tell you about is University Village Pharmacy (UVP). Located on the South campus at 722 W. Maxwell St, UVP is right down the hall from the primary location of the Family Medicine Center. Right down the hall. How easy is that?
Same goes for the Taylor Street/EEI Pharmacy. (EEI stands for Eye and Ear Infirmary). Located on the West side of Campus at 1855 W. Taylor St, it is steps away from the Family Medicine Center at 1801 W Taylor. And the nice thing is, you don’t even have to go outside to get there from your doctor appointment in this weather. You can take an internal walkway and be there just as quickly as walking outside!
Besides location, how do these student preferred pharmacies make your student life a little easier?
The pharmacists and technicians in both of the student preferred pharmacies are pros! Since we dedicated two of our pharmacies to focusing on the student, they are very aware of student needs! When visiting your doctor, you can ask them to fax or electronically send your prescription and be on your way in no time!
They have seen and heard just about every student health insurance situation. They will find ways to work with you if you max out your prescription benefit, or, if you have Campus Care insurance, they have the ability to work with your UIMC docs, if you like, to figure out the best prescription solutions if ever there is an issue. They go the extra mile to make sure you get the prescriptions and care you need!
You really can talk to the pharmacists. The info is going nowhere! They want you to be healthy and informed about things like birth control and offer private counsel on any meds you receive. Confidentiality is guaranteed! So go ahead, don’t be afraid to ask questions!
For the many students that have Campus Care insurance at UIC, we can help keep more cash in your pocket when you pick up your Rx. Go to a non-UIC Pharmacy and you will have to pay the total cost of the prescription upfront, fill out forms and get reimbursed later. Go to one of our two student preferred pharmacies and you’ll pay only the co-pay! More money left in your pocket to go to Hashbrown’s for breakfast or to Drum and Monkey for appetizers!
So come check us out and see for yourself!
Have a healthy semester!
* www.uicpharmacy.com
** http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments___programs/departments/fammed/student_health/services/
*** http:// www.uic.edu/hsc/campuscare/
