The Ashe Center Pharmacy is located on the 2nd floor of the Ashe Center. All currently registered UCLA students, students registered at another UC campus, and students who have graduated but were enrolled the previous quarter may use the Ashe Center Pharmacy. You do not need to have the UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) to purchase prescriptions from the Ashe Center Pharmacy. Refills may be ordered online by visiting the Ashe Center Secure Patient Portal, over the phone, or in-person. Over 70 over-the-counter medications are also available for purchase.

All services at the Ashe Center require a bruin card or valid photo id. All charges incurred at the Ashe Center are billed to your Bruin Bill account after service; remember, it is your responsibility to check your Bruin Bill account each month. Please note, birth control and Plan B may be paid for by check deposited in a drop-box at the time of pickup. The drop box is located at the clinic station next to the Pharmacy.

Pharmacy Co-Pay Information
If you have UC SHIP, your co-payments at the Ashe Center are as follows:

• $5 for generic drugs
• $25 for brand name drugs

It is also possible to transfer your prescription or refill from another pharmacy to the Ashe Center; please refer to the Ashe Center Pharmacy Brochure for instructions.

If you have UC SHIP but prefer to have your prescription filled at another pharmacy, the co-pays outside the Ashe Center are as follows:

• $5 for generic drugs
• $25 for brand name drugs
• $40 for non-formulary drugs

You get “Phar-More” than medications at the Ashe Center Pharmacy; there is always a Pharmacist who is available to answer any medication-related questions you might have. Learn more about the Ashe Center Pharmacists below:

Cathy Culligan, Pharm. D

Education:

UC Davis, BS in Zoology in 1983; UCSF School of Pharmacy, PharmD. in 1987.

Steve Kozel, Pharm. D

Education:

BA: Biology, Westminster College of Missouri 1975. MS: Biochemistry, University of California Riverside 1977. Pharm. D.: USC School of Pharmacy, 1981. Post-Doctoral: University of California San Francisco. Residency in Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy, 1982.

Clinical Areas of Expertise/Interest:

Drug Information, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology

Clinical Philosophy:

"My primary mission is to insure that the Ashe patient always receives the best pharmaceutical care--correctly uses the most appropriate medication for the condition treated with the least side-effects and lowest cost. This is best accomplished through a collaborative effort with the patient, the patient's prescriber, and patient's pharmacist."

Tsuki Sugiyama, Pharm. D

Education:

BA, UCLA Berkeley; Pharm.D, UCSF School of Pharmacy

Kenneth Wong, Pharm. D

Education:

BA: Psychobiology, UCLA 1977. Pharm. D.: USC School of Pharmacy 1981.

Clinical Areas of Expertise/Interest:

Ambulatory Care

Clinical Philosophy:

"I believe that a pharmacist should be seen as an excellent educational resource, works together with other health care professionals to provide the most effective and responsible pharmaceutical care in a caring and professional manner."

Need more information?
Learn more about how to maximize your experience at the Ashe Center Pharmacy by reading the following:
Ashe Center Pharmacy Brochure
Ashe Center Pharmacy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Introducing – Ashe Pharmacy Drop Box (for Rx Refills)