How to Get Medications
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 providers 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 health care provider 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 include oral contraceptives and medications for "acute" care situations such as colds, bacterial infections, upset stomach, asthma, allergies. 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 such as psychotropic medications, can be filled at a local pharmacy (see below).
Local Pharmacies:
- Rite Aid Pharmacy Delivery Service
170 Saxer Ave, Springfield, PA 19064
610-543-1153 (phone)
610-543-1812 (fax)
Swarthmore partners with the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Springfield for delivery of prescription medications to campus. When a prescription is sent to Rite Aid for delivery to the Swarthmore Student Health Center, please expect the following to happen:
1.) The prescription is sent to Rite Aid with your current cell phone number on file at the health center.
2.) When the medication prescription is processed by the pharmacy, you will receive a text message from Rite Aid with a link to pay for the medication and an option to select delivery.
- When choosing the option for delivery, please select “Delivery by USPS”. You will see a fee associated with this selection. This fee will be waived when you enter the address for delivery as 500 College Ave. Swarthmore, PA 19081.
- If Rite Aid needs insurance information to fill the prescription and it is not on file in their system, the pharmacist will call you at the phone number provided.
3.) 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 pick up. You can pick up your medication during our normal business hours.
Typically your medications will arrive at the health center in 1-2 business days (excluding weekends/holidays) if you promptly respond to Rite Aid messages.
Once a medication is delivered it cannot be returned or refunded.
Controlled substances and/or refrigerated medications cannot 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 Rite Aid at the number listed above.
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 and Shuttle services
- Springfield Pharmacy- 1154 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA 19064, (610) 544-4645 0.8 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
