Specialty Injectables
The UHS Community Health Department provides storage and supported self-administration or nurse administration of specialty injectable medications. Our team of Registered Nurses (RNs) will guide you through the process of establishing or continuing your care at UHS.
Establishing or continuing care
Call UHS at 608-265-5600 (option 1). A UHS staff member will help answer your questions and approve you for scheduling if your care is within the scope of care UHS can provide.
Complete required documents. There are important documents that are required from your outside provider before you can make an appointment, listed in this section.
Outside medication order form and letter
Follow-up appointments. Once you have established care with UHS, follow-up appointments can be booked online through MyUHS.
Make an appointment
Call 608-265-5600 (option 1)
Once you are an established patient, you can book future appointments online through MyUHS.
Note: If you are seeking information on establishing care for Allergy Immunotherapy services, please visit Allergy Immunotherapy. Seasonal allergy treatment and referral for allergy testing can also be provided by Primary Care.
Services offered at UHS
UHS does…
- Administer specialty medication per written provider orders.
- The prescribing provider must be licensed to practice medicine in the United States.
- Support students with self-administration of specialty medication
- Store specialty medication
UHS does not…
- Ship specialty medication in/out
- Conduct allergy testing
- Have an allergist, dermatologist, or rheumatologist on staff
- Accept orders from medical providers outside of the United States
Administration and storage guidelines
To receive speciality injectable storage and support at UHS:
- You must be a current, eligible student at UW–Madison.
- The medication is administered via injection.
- The medication requires temperature-controlled refrigeration.
- The medication package has an original prescription label.
- You must have received at least one prior dose of the medication.
- The medication is scheduled for routine administration during UHS normal hours of operation.
- The medication must be administered under an FDA approved indication. All off-label indications must be reviewed and approved by the UHS Director of Clinical Medicine.
- The prescribing provider must be licensed to practice in the United States.
Information for appointments
What to expect
Once we have received all your required paperwork from your provider, you will be notified about scheduling your first appointment.
Complete the Medication Storage and Responsibilities Form on your MyUHS account each year you continue specialty medication services with UHS.
If you hand-deliver your specialty medication to UHS prior to your appointment, you must sign a Medication Transport Attestation Form with a Community Health RN upon arrival. Medications must be in the original prescription box/container with the label intact.
Frequently asked questions
UHS does not ship or receive medications on a student’s behalf. Students may deliver and pick-up all medications in person at the UHS Community Health Department (6th Floor Green, UHS 333 East Campus Mall) during posted business hours. If students deliver and pick up, they need to sign a Medication Transport Attestation Form with a Community Health Registered Nurse (RN) upon arrival. Medications must be in the original prescription box/container with the label intact.
If you need to ship medication that needs to be refrigerated, we strongly recommend contacting a local pharmacy to receive and store the items.
We have also selected Waters Residence Hall as the central location to receive and store refrigerated medication. This location will serve all residence hall students on campus. UW Housing: See “Mail & Packages” – “Medications” for more information.
Please notify the Community Health team via secure message in MyUHS or phone call, 608-265-5600 (option 1), 1-2 days in advance of the date you want to pick up your medication. You may pick up your medication during UHS business hours.
Please notify the Community Health team team via secure message in MyUHS or phone call, 608-265-5600 (option 1) prior to your scheduled appointment if you are not feeling well. Depending on your symptoms, it may be advised that your injection be postponed until your symptoms improve and/or resolve.