VA pharmacists are available to talk to you directly about your medications. They can help you understand how to use your medicine correctly, what your medicine is supposed to do and the possibility of reactions or side effects. You can also talk to your pharmacist about how to store and take medication, what foods or activities to avoid and what to do if you miss a dose.

If you would like to talk to someone about your medicines, please call the phone number on your prescription bottle or call the VA nearest you; ask to speak to a pharmacy staff member and your pharmacist can help.

Pharmacists ensure safe and effective medication use for Veterans

VA pharmacists are also a part of your care team. Your pharmacist provider works with your care team to manage your chronic medical issues and provide disease management services by prescribing and adjusting medications, answer medication related questions and review and discuss lab results, allergies and medications. 

VA provides convenient and secure online prescription management through My HealtheVet and the VA Health and Benefits Mobile application, including your personal prescription list, online refill requests and delivery tracking for your VA prescriptions.

National Pharmacy Week, October 15-21, is an annual observance that acknowledges the invaluable contributions that VA pharmacy professionals make across the nation. VA celebrates our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians by acknowledging the many ways that they help to ensure safe and effective medication use for Veterans.

Learn more about VA pharmacy and access additional pharmacy service resources.

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3 Comments

  1. Kathy Robinson October 23, 2023 at 17:57

    They did a great disservice to veterans when they took away the ability to speak to a pharmacist at their local clinic, especially with complex patients, and force them to get their scripts from mail order. It is a nightmare.

  2. Richard K October 20, 2023 at 00:31

    Nice article, but two pharmacists at the VA I visited yesterday did not even live up to the spirit of this article. Even the pharmacy tech, who called over one pharmacist first, even looked fustrated with the both of them. Sorry!

  3. Richard W Chatman October 19, 2023 at 17:39

    Outstanding!!
    Rich

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