The mission of the St. Louis Children's Hospital Department of Pharmacy is "to do what's right for kids" through the provision of pharmaceutical care. The pharmacy team is committed to providing the highest quality of pharmaceutical services.

The Department of Pharmacy provides services at St. Louis Children's Hospital and the St. Louis Children's Specialty Care Center - West County.

St. Louis Children's Hospital
Phone: 314.657.9005

Outpatient Pharmacy
The Outpatient Pharmacy at St. Louis Children's Hospital provides prescription medications from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Monday through Friday. The pharmacy compounds many specialty medications for the pediatric patient and assists in locating items that are not readily available in the community. The Outpatient Pharmacy also accepts most prescription drug programs.

Online options
The outpatient pharmacy offers an online service. This upgraded access allows customers to order refills online and check the status of your prescription.

  • Please click here to order a prescription refill or check the status of your order.

  • All you need is your Rx number (located on your prescription label) and the last 4 digits of your phone number to begin.

Inpatient Pharmacy
The inpatient pharmacy is open 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. The pharmacy team is well integrated throughout the hospital. Pharmacists are involved in medication order entry, preparation and delivery, drug therapy recommendations, drug information consults, therapeutic drug monitoring recommendations, patient care rounds, management of medical emergencies, advancement of pharmacy related technology, quality improvement projects and a variety of ambulatory care clinics.

St. Louis Children's Specialty Care Center - West County
Phone: 314.657.9004

Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 7:00 am – 5:30 pm (closed Saturday)

The pharmacy compounds many specialty medications for the pediatric patient population and assists in locating items that are not readily available in the community.  The pharmacy accepts most prescription drug programs, including Illinois and Missouri Medicaid.  A member of the pharmacy team can hand deliver prescriptions to patients wherever they are located within the building.  Our pharmacy team is well integrated throughout the facility.  In addition to filling prescriptions, our pharmacists are involved in meeting acute medication needs of surgery, radiology, and infusion center patients through order entry, preparation, drug therapy recommendations, and drug information consults.

Pharmacy Residency Program
The Pharmacy Department proudly offers two American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited residency positions for PGY1 and PGY2.

Why Choose Us?

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is consistently ranked among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, the most comprehensive source of quality-related information on U.S. pediatric hospitals. We follow one simple mission – to do what’s right for kids. That mission comes to life through medical discovery, innovative therapies and compassionate care.

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