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from the issue of November 3, 2005
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Pharmacy continues free prescription delivery service
BY JAKE ALBANEZ FOR THE SCARLET
The University Health Center is ready to deliver.
With the opening of the cold and flu season, the University Health Center is again offering free delivery of prescriptions to UNL employees.
"This is a unique service that we offer faculty and staff that students don't get," said Larry Lockhart, chief pharmacist for the health center.
Faculty, staff and their immediate family members have full access to the pharmacy. Lockhart said employees should use the pharmacy because it is in the middle of campus, it provides free delivery, and many prices are discounted considerably.
The pharmacy belongs to a large government-buying group that includes 42 states. Nearly 90 percent of the United States' government health care providers - which includes state universities, penitentiaries, hospitals and health departments - belong to this group. Drug manufacturers provide deeply discounted pricing because the health center belongs to a college health care program and is not open to the public.
Jennifer Snyder, marketing coordinator for the health center, said a number of programs are available to UNL employees. Along with the pharmacy, faculty and staff members can use the laboratory, physical therapy and clinics for radiology, allergies, dental, immunization and international travel.
"There is a lot of convenience here, a lot of services available to them," Snyder said.
The majority of insurance companies classify the health center as a "preferred provider."
"While we are the preferred provider for the university's CareMark insurance, we are also preferred by virtually every other insurance company out there," Lockhart said. "We don't want faculty and staff assuming that we only take the university's insurance, because we take just about everybody's insurance."
For the health center pharmacists, filling the prescriptions is about taking pride in their work and in helping others.
"We are able to keep prices down and alleviate some of the costs associated with prescriptions by promoting and always trying to be more efficient," Lockhart said.
Those interested in the prescription delivery program must provide an initial visit to the pharmacy.
Future prescriptions can be filled by calling the pharmacy at 472-7457.
When the medicine arrives, employees are asked to send a check via campus mail for the amount due, which is listed on a receipt in the prescription bag.
The delivery service is available to all offices on City Campus. East Campus employees can have medication delivered to the clinic in the East Union for pick-up between noon and 2 p.m.
Jake Albanez is a senior advertising and broadcast journalism major. He plans on going into the public relations profession, dealing with event planning and/or media relations.
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