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PLEASE NOTE:
The Drug Repository program is currently not accepting new clients.
When this situation changes, information will be posted on this site.
Please check back for updates.
Posted August 31, 2009
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The Summit County Drug Repository is a program created to
provide
access to unused prescription medication. The program requirements
are listed below.
Participants in the program must:
- Be a Summit County resident with limited or
no medication insurance coverage
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Have no reasonable financial means to pay
for the prescribed drug(s)
- Have an income level up to 400% of the
Federal Poverty Guidelines (see table below)
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Medications for the program are donated by nursing homes and long-term care facilities. For safety reasons, donated medication must have been under the
control of a health care facility.
Please note, the Summit County Health District is NOT collecting medications. SCHD is only screening applicants and referring
eligible
applicants to the participating drug company.
Prescription medications DO NOT include insulin products, medication requiring refrigeration or controlled substances (narcotics).
Medications available vary
from month to month based on
donations and inventory.
Cost for the medication is $7.40 per prescription, plus $7.00 for shipping.
Number of Prescriptions |
Cost of prescriptions |
Shipping and Handling* |
Total Cost of Order* |
1 |
$7.40 |
$7.00 |
$14.40 |
2 |
$14.80 |
$7.00 |
$21.80 |
3 |
$22.20 |
$7.00 |
$29.20 |
4 |
$29.60 |
$7.00 |
$36.60 |
5 |
$37.00 |
$7.00 |
$44.00 |
* if medication can be shipped in one order
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How to Participate in the Program:
- Participant completes the Drug Repository Program worksheet and
Eligibility Statement.
Fax completed forms to L. Stemple, RN at
(330) 923-6370 or mail to
L. Stemple, RN, Summit County Health District,
1100 Graham Road Circle, Stow, Ohio 44224.
- Participant is screened by SCHD staff and participant is notified of the outcome. If eligible, participant meets with L. Stemple, RN to complete order sheet and fax Eligibility Statement to Buderer Drug Repository.
- Participant obtains written presecription or participant's physician calls or
faxes the prescription to Buderer Drug Repository.
Fax: 1-419-626-0949
Phone: 1-419-627-2800 or 1-800-259-6662 (Ask for Drug Repository)
- Participant must provide payment before medication is mailed.
- Buderer Drug Repository will only hold the order for 5 days waiting
for payment.
- Participant will receive medication by mail 5-7 days after payment
is received.
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Refills - Start Early!
- If refills are available for your prescription, call the Drug Repository when you have at least one (1) to two (2) weeks of medication left.
- If refills are not available for your prescription, call your health care provider to request orders to be faxed or called to Buderer Drug Company.
- If medication is not available through Buderer's, participants will need adequate time to get medication through a local Summit County pharmacy.
- Try to obtain all medications in one order to avoid additional shipping charges.
Questions? Call L. Stemple, RN at (330) 926-5778
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2009 Federal Poverty Guidelines
Annual (Monthly) Income
Effective January 23, 2009
Family Size |
100%
of Poverty Level |
400%
of Poverty Level |
1 |
$10,830.00
(902.50) |
$43,320.00
($3,610.00) |
2 |
$14,570.00
($1,214.17) |
$58,280.00
($4,856.67) |
3 |
$18,310.00
($1,525.83) |
$73,240.00
($6,103.33) |
4 |
$22,050.00
($1,837.50) |
$88,200.00
($7,350.00) |
5 |
$25,790.00
($2,149.17) |
$103,160.00
($8,596.67) |
6 |
$29,530.00
($2,460.83) |
$118,120.00
($9,843.33) |
7 |
$33,270.00
($2,772.50) |
$133,080.00
($11,090.00) |
8 |
$37,010.00
($3,084.17) |
$148,040.00
($12,336.67) |
For each additional
person, add: |
$3,740.00
($300.00) |
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