Pharmacy Services
Pharmacists help you and your doctor improve your health condition through the safe and effective use of appropriate medications in a process known as pharmacotherapy or medical therapy.
Comprehensive Pharmacy & Prescription Services
Take advantage of Avera’s comprehensive pharmacy services, no matter where you live in the Upper Midwest. In addition to in-person pick-up at our full-service retail pharmacies, we can easily arrange for deliveries by postal mail or other carriers, so your medication supply remains safe and effective.
Explore a variety of pharmacy services available at Avera, including:
- Specialty pharmacy – Delivers a wide range of specialty medications to support care of chronic, rare or complex conditions such as Crohn’s disease, hepatitis C, numerous types of cancers, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis, cystic fibrosis and more.
- Retail pharmacy – Fills physician prescriptions for routine medications and offers over-the-counter drugs commonly recommended by your provider.
- Infusion therapy – Supports in-home and hospital-based delivery of intravenous (IV) medications and treatments such as powerful antibiotics and specialty infusions.
- Compounding pharmacy – Prepares compounded prescriptions that cannot be filled at your typical drugstore.
- Hospital pharmacy – Operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week to prepare and dispense medications for hospital inpatients. Pharmacists provide clinical services working as part of the care team with physicians, nurses and others to ensure optimal medication use and safety.
- Long-term care pharmacy – Ensures that residents at long-term care, skilled nursing, assisted living, group care, residential care and independent living facilities receive the medications they need.
- Avera Cancer Institute pharmacy - Prepares specialized intravenous medications including chemotherapy, biotherapy and infusion for cancer patients to receive within their cancer center.
Medication to Enhance Your Care
Choose pharmacy services at Avera and rest assured you’re getting the right medication to improve your condition. Pharmacists on your care team support your treatment and serve as the primary source of information related to pharmaceutical drugs by:
- Checking for allergies to medications
- Determining the safest dose for your age and medical condition
- Researching possible drug incompatibilities when treating multiple illnesses at the same time
- Monitoring laboratory results
- Consulting with you and your doctor on specific medications
- Keeping up-to-date on the latest drugs and therapies
Help ensure medication safety by bringing a list of all prescription and non-prescription drugs—or the actual medications—you or your loved ones take to your medical appointments.
Save Money on Your Prescriptions
Avera Pharmacy offers a prescription savings card for patients to use to get reduced pricing on medications. Not only does this make health care more affordable, it also helps our local communities by supporting the Avera Foundation. We’re proud to bring this pharmacy perk to Avera patients.
Benefits of having an Avera Pharmacy prescription savings card:
- Save money on your prescriptions
- $1 donated to Avera Foundation every time you use the card
- Accepted at multiple pharmacies (even beyond Avera Pharmacy locations)
- Option for a physical or electronic card
Learn more or download your digital savings card.
This card is not an insurance option and typically can’t be used in conjunction with insurance.
