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Filling retail and specialty prescriptions
On July 19, 2025, Boston Children’s Pharmacy expanded to fill both retail and specialty prescriptions. The CVS located in our lobby has closed. Please download these FAQs to learn more about the changes to our retail pharmacy services.
Contact information and other services:
Boston Children’s Hospital offers free language assistance to patients whose primary languages are not English or for those who are visually/hearing impaired. Patients may call our Language Assistance Services at 617-355-7198, the TTY/TDD line at 617-355-7965, or email us at BCHRxwebsite@childrens.harvard.edu.
The Boston Children’s Pharmacy is open to patients, families, employees, and the public.
We accept many commercial insurance prescription plans, as well as MassHealth and some out-of-state Medicaid plans (RI, NH, ME, CT, VT). Please have your prescription insurance card available for our staff to assist with coverage questions.
We now offer life-changing specialty pharmacy services designed to simplify every aspect of your care. From obtaining financial assistance, to navigating through your insurance benefits, and managing refills, Boston Children’s Pharmacy patient liaisons will coordinate with your providers to help alleviate the stress of filling specialty prescriptions so you can focus on what really matters — enjoying your life.
Treating chronic conditions is complex. We can help!
Boston Children’s Pharmacy closely connects your clinical care with your pharmacy care. As part of an integrated team, our pharmacy liaisons and clinical pharmacists specializing in your condition will partner with you to help navigate the complex world of specialty pharmacy. They will provide education, tools, and material to support your ongoing treatment over time.
Our team will help answer and address insurance-related questions and conduct prior authorizations. We also offer language and interpretation services to help patients better communicate with our care team. Our goal is to provide fully integrated services to deliver the best possible care to you.
Disease states we treat include:
Patient services include:
Our pharmacists monitor your treatment therapy for adherence, nutrition, drug interaction, side effects, and refills. Additional information may be found at the National Institutes of Health, which has an informative and searchable portal that has comprehensive information on medications.
We provide fully integrated services to deliver the best possible care to your patients.
The Boston Children's Pharmacy care team is comprised of pharmacy liaisons and clinical pharmacists that work together to support your clinical team and your patients.
Provider services include:
Boston Children's Pharmacy is accredited by Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for compliance with a comprehensive set of national standards. By choosing a healthcare provider that has achieved ACHC accreditation, you can take comfort in knowing that you will receive the highest quality of care.
Boston Children’s Pharmacy is proud to announce that it has earned URAC accreditation for Specialty Pharmacy. URAC is the independent leader in promoting health care quality by setting high standards for clinical practice, consumer protections, performance measurement, operations infrastructure and risk management. By achieving this status, Boston Children’s Pharmacy demonstrates commitment to quality care, enhanced processes, patient safety and improved outcomes.