Vashon Pharmacy

12/27/2024

We are replacing the flooring in the pharmacy!

The pharmacy will remain open throughout this project, however the pickup of prescriptions may take place at the front and/or back registers for periods of the project. Please read signage and allow our friendly staff to assist you with your prescription needs.

We will make every effort possible to keep over-the-counter products available, but please understand that many areas of our gift shop will not be accessible.

We have teams working around the clock to help us return our service back to normal as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time!

12/18/2024

Word is, PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Manager) reform will get voted on this week as part of the end-of-year bill to fund the government through March of 2025. https://lnkd.in/gG-wKx_w

Many may be saying to themselves, “what is a PBM?”; this link can help explain it: https://lnkd.in/gU44qKxb though the read is a little long. Here is another link that explains what they are and how their practices work in about 1 minute → PBM Career Day: https://lnkd.in/ga_EXzv5

This piece of legislation has taken the pharmacy profession years to advance this far. CVS, Express Scripts and Optum are dumping massive resources to stop this legislation so they can continue to produce their massive profits.

Thousands of independent pharmacies were forced to close in recent years due to the financial harm these practices caused. Additionally, these same practices raise the costs of medications to patients and create healthcare deserts in many rural areas that are most vulnerable.

We rarely ask for the help of our friends, family and neighbors. But if you are scrolling tonight or tomorrow and find yourself with a few minutes to spare; I ask that you help us make a difference in pharmacy by urging your congress members to vote yes on PBM reform. This link will make it simple and easy for you. https://tinyurl.com/votepbm

We appreciate your support of our local independent pharmacy and thank you for your voice in supporting others like us around the nation!

Sincerely,

Tyler Young, PharmD
Owner

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

09/07/2024

Clinical rooms are open! We are excited to finally be able to expand our services. Appointments are available and can be made online at https://vashonpharmacy.com/

Our immediate care services include uncomplicated UTI, yeast infection, as well as burn, bite and sting treatment. These services enable patients to be assessed by one of our doctorate level pharmacists, and receive the appropriate prescription(s) all in the same visit. We are able to bill most commercial insurances.

We also are excited to provide chronic disease management services for diabetes, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and asthma. Rather than wait months to get an appointment, allow our pharmacists to assess and manage your medication regimens. We forward all details and results to your primary care provider following the appointment.

As we continue to expand our services we anticipate adding more services and expanding our care team. We look forward to elevating our services and caring for our valuable patients!

Your Family-Owned Neighborhood Pharmacy

06/26/2024

Interesting read showing the failures of Mail-Order pharmacy.

One employer was paying about $100 for a prescription for a generic antidepressant, though it could be bought elsewhere for about $12.

08/18/2023

We are aware that some patients are receiving calls from scammers claiming to be the pharmacy. We have contacted our vendors and they have assured us these calls ARE NOT originating from the pharmacy servers. Know that staff at Vashon Pharmacy will NEVER ask for a social security number or other financial information over the phone. If you have any concerns please reach out so we can collect as much detail about this as possible.

Other Notes:

Flu Vaccine has arrived and is in stock. The CDC (as well as us here) recommended getting your vaccination by the end October. Historically influenza arrives to the northwest a bit behind most other areas of the country so September 15th to October 15th is primetime.

Updated Covid Vaccine Boosters are on the way, likely will arrive sometime in September with mid-late September being the most likely. We are not taking appointments for Covid boosters at this time.

Lastly, we do have limited amounts of RSV vaccine in stock for those who qualify. Our next shipment will arrive on Tuesday of next week. Please contact the pharmacy for more details or you may sign up online using the link below:

04/25/2023

Covid Vaccine arrived ahead of schedule! We have opened up appointments for as early as this afternoon as well as future dates. Qualifying patients may sign up here:

09/26/2022

Like this post for a chance to win 4 tickets to the Mariners game Monday Oct 3rd!

Drawing will be Thursday night at 7pm - We will contact the winner via direct message and arrange the ticket transfer.

09/09/2022

Our regular dose Flu Vaccine arrived this morning. We now have Flu Vaccine available for all ages! Appointments have been made available immediately. Patients can make appointments on the following link:
https://hipaa.jotform.com/202391100977048

All of our flu vaccine is egg and preservative free! Nearly all are covered at no cost to the patient through insurance!

03/02/2022

Vashon Pharmacy is excited to offer FlowFlex tests that can be billed to your insurance. Most plans cover up to at least 8 a month. Click the link below to sign up to receive yours. We ask for 72 hours to process the order. If you are signed up for text notifications you will receive a text just like if you had a prescription ready. We look forward to serving you!

Please click the link to complete this form.

05/29/2021

Covid Vaccine is available today (Saturday May 29) without an appointment until 4pm at our Walk-Up clinic setup outside the pharmacy. All three vaccines are available today while supplies last. We have J&J, Moderna and Pfizer all available without an appointment.

04/20/2021

Scheduling portal is open for Covid vaccinations, we have over 1000 doses available for this week. We plan clinics Tomorrow Tuesday April 20th - Thursday April 22nd as well as Saturday.

https://vashonpharmacy.com/covid/

We now have an End-Of-Day Waitlist for vaccine that is left over each day from no-show appointments. The pharmacy will call people on the list as extra doses are available.

04/15/2021

Waitlist is open for extra doses today. We still have a handful left. Visit our website and the waitlist link to sign up.