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University Daily Kansan
Friday, March 5, 1976
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Watkins' drug prices low
By JERRY SEIB
Staff Writer
Students battling the cold and flu bugs circulating in Lawrence can find help at the Watkins Memorial Hospital pharmacy, but that help won't be free.
Prescription drugs are available at the pharmacy to students at substantial savings compared to retail pharmacies, Martin Wollmann, director of health services, said.
A portion of the $35.0 student health services cooperative fee each student pays at enrollment to the pharmacy, he is allowing it to offer drugs at reduced prices.
That fee, however, is not sufficient to allow the pharmacy to offer any of its services when you do so.
Drug prices at retail pharmacies differ, he said, so it is impossible to determine the exact amount a student saves by having a prescription filled at Watkins.
"The only time it is not a substantial product is when it is a price leader product," Wolmmann said.
The health insurance policy sold to students each year by Blue Cross-Blue Shield covers the cost of out-patient health insurance policies not be, he said.
Wollmann said the pharmacy attempted
to verify at the time of sale that prescription buyers were currently enrolled students. The names of those who buy prescriptions at the student rate are later checked against a list of officially enrolled students, and noninstitutionals are billed for the difference, he said.
"We'll never turn anyone away for lack of
tands, though." Wollmann said. "We'll fill
it up."
He said the pharmacy usually was able to fill prescriptions while students waited, but if drugs needed for a prescription weren't available, the prescription could take a day to fill.
The Watkins pharmacy will fill prescriptions written by doctors not on the prescriptions, Watkins does not okay the prescriptions, Watkins does doctor may examine the student before approving a prescription, he said, but for prescriptions, the pharmacy often obtains approval by phone.
There are no nonprescription drugs available from Watkins Hospital, Wollmil
"This is a pharmacy, so we don't operate a store with over-the-counter service in the clinic."
offer free vaccinations and skin tests to students, according to Wolmann.
He said influenza, typhoid, paratyphid and smallpox inoculations and tuberculosis.
Because of the health services cooperative fee, Watkins Hospital is able to
Watkins administered 5,864 vaccinations during the 17-74 school year, Wollmann said, with the "overwhelming majority" of those going to students.
Faculty and staff members also receive vaccinations and skin tests, but, Wellmann does not.
The cost of drugs of all types has risen sharply in the past six months, Wollmann said. Some drug prices have risen by more than 50 per cent in that period, he said.
But the number of students using the pharmacy service continues to rise as well,
The Watkins pharmacy filled more than 66,000 prescriptions during the 1974-75 prescription year. Wolman said he conversely prescribed it would fill 70,000 prescriptions this year.
THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
is accepting applications for the following positions:
PRESIDENT
VICE-PRESIDENT
TREASURER
And for Chairperson of each of the following committees:
Careers Human Sexuality Non-Traditional Students Political Action Communications & Publicity
Women and Religion Women's Recognition Women's Athletics Research Campus Health Care
If you have another topic of interest, please contact Linda, 864-2221, or Joyce, 842-5251. Applications are available at the Dean of Women's Office, 222 Strong. They must be completed and returned by March 12, 1976.
This organization is funded from the Student Activity Fee
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SUA has presented, Truman Capote, author of "In Cold Blood," and a women's lecture by George Gilder and Karen DeCrow so far. SUA presented three speakers last year.
920 Mass.
The speakers that University of Kansas students would most like to hear are unavailable for speaking engagements this semester.
Preferred speakers unavailable
Bradley said the budget problems that prevented SUA from inviting any speakers last spring didn't exist this spring. This year's allocation is smaller than last year's, but the budget will put money for speakers into the SUA business as before, more speakers can be hired.
About 500 students responded to an SUA
about receiving students to indicate speakers
from the region.
However, none of the top three choices is available, Brad Bradley, chairman of SUA
The top three choices were Hunter Thompson, writer for the Village Voice and author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; Dan Ranter, CBS News reporter and co-author of "The Palace Guard"; and Garry Trudeau, Donesbury cartoonist.
Rather accepts only one speaking engagement a month and is booked until May. Bradley said, and Trudeau has decided he doesn't like to lecture.
Other possibilities for this semester include Tom Wolfe, author of "The Electric Koalaid Acid Test"; a presentation dealing with the CIA; Niahua Gonzalez Revilla, the governor to Panama, and Bill Russell, the coach and general manager of the NBA Supersonics.
The large student response was unexpected, Bradley said.
The 500 responses included a write-in campaign for Florence Kennedy, a black woman's friend. Brad said there was a need that SB140 be able to have her and one other speaker.
There also have been several minor speakers this year, he said, including Albert Castel, an authority on William Quantrill from the University of Michigan, and another speaker who represented the National Workers of the World.
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