Pharmacy Services

When you live with an ongoing medical condition and need daily support from powerful prescriptions to maintain your health, you want to work with a reliable pharmacy and expert pharmacists for quality medications at affordable prices.

Accredited Pharmacy Services for Your Convenience

Through a partnership between OU Health and the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy – ranked by US News & World Report among the top 35 university pharmacy programs in the nation – you can take advantage of the expertise and services of Oklahoma’s only academic health center that brings together a wide range of resources for your benefit.

Whether you live in Oklahoma City or Tulsa or you receive care at one of more than 25 area hospitals and clinics served by OU Health and the OU College of Pharmacy, getting and taking your prescription medications becomes simple and convenient, thanks to several valuable programs, including:

• Meds to Beds – Hand-delivers your outpatient prescriptions to your room before you leave the hospital
• Meds to Desk – Offers the convenience of prescription deliveries to your OU Health workplace on the Oklahoma City campus
• Comprehensive medication management – Focuses on optimizing therapeutic outcomes, including lowering and maintaining A1C, lowering blood pressure, and resolving medication conflicts, by collaborating with clinics across Oklahoma to support safe and cost-effective medication use
• Adherence packaging – Puts daily recommended doses in sealed packages to help you take the precise amount of medication at the right time
• Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information – Provides information to anyone in Oklahoma about preventing and managing potential toxic exposures
• Immunization services – Keeps you and your family up to date on recommended immunizations; offers several types of immunization, whether or not you have insurance; no appointment necessary during regular business hours

Curbside pickup for prescriptions, available to all, means you can easily stay on track with valuable medication support for your ongoing health situation.

Nuclear Pharmacy for Specialized Treatment Close to Home

When you require specific medications for your health condition, including cancer diagnosis and care, rely on accredited pharmacy services through OU Health and the College of Pharmacy – the only nuclear pharmacy within 90 miles of Oklahoma City – for easy access to specialized treatment. More than 25 area hospitals and clinics depend on OU Health’s Nuclear Pharmacy for top-quality medications and services, including daily dispensing of over 500 doses.

You also benefit from ongoing pharmaceutical research conducted through OU Health and the College of Pharmacy that helps your physicians and pharmacists provide you with the most advanced medications available.

Pharmacy Support for SoonerCare

SoonerCare members like you and your family receive pharmacy benefits through insurance plans administered by the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority (OHCA), with support from OU Health and the pharmacy management consultants of the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy. This arrangement assures your prescription medications meet the federal requirements related to drug utilization review.

Fair Drug Pricing – 340B Good Stewardship Principles

As part of a nationwide initiative through the American Hospital Association (AHA), the 340B Good Stewardship Principles Program helps reduce your cost for health services, including certain lifesaving prescription drugs.

Support for Health Services in Your Community

With financial support from the nationwide 340B program provided by medication discounts, OU Health offers an expanded range of health services for vulnerable people and communities in and around Oklahoma City and throughout the region, as well as cancer treatment and preventive care. With the goal of stretching scarce federal resources as far as possible, hospitals have demonstrated that the 340B program works as Congress intended.

OU Health supports the 340B Good Stewardship Principles by:

• Communicating the value of the 340B program
• Disclosing 340B estimated savings
• Continuing rigorous internal oversight

In addition to the AHA, these principles have been endorsed by America’s Essential Hospitals, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Catholic Health Association of the United States, the Children’s Hospital Association and 340B Health.