Pharmacy

The pharmacy industry has changed and become very competitive in recent years. The Student Health Pharmacy was no longer a financially viable operation. Student Life has made the difficult decision to close.

As announced in July, we will be closing before the end of the calendar year. The last day of in-person, open hours will be December 20, 2023. The pharmacy permanently closed on February 1, 2024.

Effective February 1, 2024, if you have an active prescription with the UB Student Health Pharmacy, contact the Tops pharmacy at the corner of Maple Road and Bailey Avenue in person or via phone at 716-515-0080 for assistance. Identify yourself as a former customer of the UB Student Health Pharmacy when requesting your prescription be filled.

For future prescription medication needs, ask your prescribing health care provider to change your preferred pharmacy in their system.

Please note the Tops pharmacy located at the corner of Maple Road and Bailey Avenue is a routine stop for campus sponsored shuttle service. Visit the UB Parking & Transportation website for up-to-date shuttle schedules.

If you have an active prescription with UB Student Health Pharmacy, i.e., a prescription that has not yet been filled or a prescription that has refills remaining, Tops will be able to fill the prescription or complete one refill of a non-controlled medication until the expiration date of the original prescription. After you have obtained one refill of this transferred prescription, you will need to contact your prescriber for a new prescription, or you can contact the new pharmacy and request that they contact your prescriber for a new prescription.

• Proximity to both North and South Campuses; including Parking and Transportation shuttle runs on Saturdays, Mondays, and Thursdays from on-campus locations.
• Delivery service: Most Tops pharmacies including the Maple/Bailey location offer delivery services Monday through Friday.  The delivery is once per day, so they need 12-24 hours’ notice. There is no charge and there is no minimum purchase requirement.  The location must be within 3 miles of the store.
• Ability to fill the prescription to any Tops pharmacy location, by request of student.

You can contact your prescriber and request that a new prescription be sent to a pharmacy of your choice. 

New York State does not allow controlled substance prescriptions to be transferred to an alternate pharmacy. You will need to identify a new pharmacy and request that your prescriber send a new order to your chosen pharmacy. 

• Campus Shops (myubcard.com/shops) carries some over the counter (OTC) and personal care products in stores and vending units on-campus.
• Nearby pharmacies, grocery stores and big box stores such as Walmart and Target also sell a wide selection of over-the-counter medications and supplies.

Emergency contraception (Levonorgestrel Tablet; the generic of Plan B) can be purchased from the Wellness vending machines located in the Student Union, and the Ellicott Complex Food Court. Off-campus pharmacies also sell emergency contraception.