{"id":285,"date":"2024-12-05T11:42:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T16:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2025-09-02T19:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T23:54:09","slug":"lab-pharmacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/about-us\/how-care-works\/lab-pharmacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab &#038; Pharmacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Lab Tests<\/h3>\n<p>Lab testing is conveniently located within SHS. We partner with LabCorp, which provides on-site blood draw services and coordination of advanced lab testing.<\/p>\n<p>You can get certain rapid test results directly at SHS, including those for strep, COVID, flu, urinalysis, and pregnancy. For other types of tests, your sample will be sent to an outside lab for processing, and a healthcare provider will follow up with you about the results.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of lab testing depends on your health insurance. If you have SHIP, lab testing and blood work at SHS are covered and there is no additional cost to you. If you have another health insurance plan, contact your insurance provider to find out what costs are covered.<\/p>\n<h5>Lab Hours<\/h5>\n<p>If your healthcare provider has ordered testing for you, walk-in service is available during open hours\u2014no appointment is required!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open Hours &#8211; Academic Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday- Wednesday 9:00am- 5:30pm<\/li>\n<li>Thursday 10:00am- 5:30pm<\/li>\n<li>Friday 9:00am- 4:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Open Hours &#8211; Summer &amp; Intersession <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday-Wednesday 9:00am &#8211; 4:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Thursday 10:00am &#8211; 4:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Friday 9:00am &#8211; 4:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pharmacy &amp; Prescription Refills<\/h3>\n<p>There is no pharmacy within SHS, however, we can send your prescription to the CVS Pharmacy located across the street at 900 Commonwealth Ave\u2014or to another pharmacy that\u2019s convenient for you!<\/p>\n<h5>How to request a prescription refill<\/h5>\n<p>If you have an existing prescription from a provider at SHS and need a refill, send us a message through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/patient-connect-portal\/\">Patient Connect<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>On the left-hand side, select <strong>Messages<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>New Message<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Prescription Refill<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select the department of the healthcare professional who last prescribed you the medication\n<ol>\n<li>For <strong>Counseling &#038; Psychiatric Services (CAPS)<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Select a recipient from the drop-down located at the top and compose your message to the provider<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Send<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>Primary Care\/Medical (Physical Health, Illness, Injury)<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the appropriate prescription refill request option (either <strong>Prescription Refill<\/strong> or <strong>Prescription Refill &#8211; Birth Control<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Complete the questions<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Send<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>When picking up a prescription, be sure to have your insurance card available. If you have SHIP, you can access your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetnastudenthealth.com\/en\/school\/711110\/members\/print-id-card.html\">insurance card online<\/a>. If you have a question for the pharmacist about your medication, do not hesitate to ask!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lab Tests Lab testing is conveniently located within SHS. We partner with LabCorp, which provides on-site blood draw services and coordination of advanced lab testing. You can get certain rapid test results directly at SHS, including those for strep, COVID, flu, urinalysis, and pregnancy. For other types of tests, your sample will be sent to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1301,"featured_media":0,"parent":281,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3070,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions\/3070"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}