The pharmacy is in-network for a new Blue Cross and Blue Shield state health plan that covers UNC employees, said Kathy Bryant, a UNC Human Resources spokesperson.
“So that means that faculty and staff who are members of the state health plan can use their state health plan benefits there just like they can at any other covered pharmacy,” Bryant said.
Ken Pittman, director of administration for Campus Health Services, said now that campus employees are able to utilize their state health plan at the pharmacy, they’re using it more and more.
The high number of older clients is even affecting which drugs the pharmacy stocks.
“As you grow older, the prescriptions that you might be on differ from those that maybe college students are on,” Pittman said. “So part of our growth has been in growing our formulary to make sure that we are carrying those drugs in our pharmacy that would most benefit an older population which would, in particular, be our faculty and staff.”
The new pharmacy is on the third floor of Student Stores, near the textbooks and school supply areas. It’s the second pharmacy located on campus; the other is located in the basement of Campus Health Services.
Amy Sauls, director of pharmacy for Campus Health, said both pharmacies recently gained a substantial number of customers who are employees.
“Employees have started to use us more. We were at the (Work Well, Live Well) Expo last week,” Sauls said. “We were able to connect with a lot of employees there, so we’re excited to take care of them.”
