Medical Services

Pharmacy

Phone:	Refill Line - (760) 380 -3127
Location:	Bldg 170
Office hours:	0830 to 1700- Monday to Friday
	0830 to 1200 (Noon) - Thursday

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The Weed Army Community Hospital (WACH) Outpatient Pharmacy, located in the Dr. Mary E. Walker Clinic, provides pharmaceutical care services for Active Duty and Retired Service Members, their Dependants, and other authorized beneficiaries. Prescriptions may be picked up from 0830-1700 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday; 0830-1200 on Thursday. The pharmacy is closed on Thursday afternoons for training and administrative duties.

To be served, you must draw a number from the pharmacy ticket dispenser located at the far end of the waiting area. Please wait in the waiting area, until your number is called. The area in front of the pharmacy is a safety and patient confidentiality zone. Waiting for prescriptions in front of the pharmacy is not authorized. Active Duty Service Members in uniform always have priority.

Refills

Due to new software upgrades resulting in safer dispensing practices of prescriptions, patients are encouraged to utilize the automated prescription refill line (760-380-3127). Note: Walk-up refills wait time has increased due to new software parameters.

Prescription refills called in prior to 0600 will be ready for pick-up at 1000 the same business day. Prescription refills not picked-up after 14 days from the scheduled pick-up date will be returned to stock and need to be reordered. If you have difficulties calling-in your refills due to a misplaced prescription number or the system tells you that you are calling in too early, contact the pharmacy we will assist you.

Thank you for you cooperation. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Drugs Carried by the Pharmacy

The Outpatient Pharmacy has a limited formulary (medications the pharmacy carries). Due to cost restraints and the small size of the pharmacy, the pharmacy cannot carry every drug available on the market. The WACH Outpatient Pharmacy Formulary is available to yourself and your provider so to better plan your care with our pharmacy.

Weed Army Community Hospital Formulary

Tricare Formulary Search Tool

A prescription written by Providers Outside of WACH

The pharmacy honors written prescriptions from outside provides, if the drug is on the WACH formulary. Prescriptions may NOT be called in or faxed to the pharmacy. The pharmacy reserves the right to modify your prescription to meet, Department of the Army and WACH regulations and policies.

If you see a provider who is not a member of USA MEDDAC, Fort Irwin, please ensure the pharmacy has the medication prescribed by using the Basic Core Formulary links above or by calling the pharmacy at 760-380-3130 during normal business hours, before bringing the prescription to the pharmacy at WACH. The pharmacy cannot fill prescriptions written for non-formulary drugs (drugs not carried by the pharmacy). Special requests from outside providers will not be honored.

Filling Prescriptions at Civilian Pharmacies

TriCare covers prescriptions filled at civilian pharmacies. Visit http://tricare.osd.mil/pharmacy/default.cfm for more information or contact Tricare for information regarding co pays, location of participating pharmacies and restrictions.

Transferring Prescriptions to WACH

If you are PCSing to Ft. Irwin or visiting, and your prescriptions are from another MTF may be transferred to WACH. If you are new to Ft. Irwin, ensure you are entered in the Composite Health Care System before coming to the pharmacy. Bring your medication bottle or package with an intact prescription label to the pharmacy to have your prescriptions transferred. This may not be accomplished on the same day, because the MTF that originally filled your prescription must be contacted before the transfer. We CANNOT transfer in a prescription from a civilian pharmacy (Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreens, etc.)

Patient Drug Information is available at:

http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Home
More detailed information is available at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

Frequently Asked Questions:

Questions on how use your medications correctly please check below or call the pharmacy during business hours at 760-380-3130

• How do I use my meter-dose inhaler correctly? (Albuterol, Combivent, etc...)
• How do I use my Dry Powder Inhaler? (Advair and Serevent Diskus)
• How do I use my Eye Drops?
• How do I use Eye Ointment?
• How do I use my Nasal Spray, Pump, and Inhaler?
• What Self Care Medications are there available at the Pharmacy?
• My child doesn't like to take medication is there anything the Pharmacy can do to help?