Welcome to the Tribal Health Pharmacy services.
The Polson and St. Ignatius Pharmacies hours are 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Monday through Friday.
NEW iLocalBox MEDICATION KIOSKS
As of April 1, 2021, Tribal Health Pharmacy has partnered with iLocalBox to make accessing your medications more convenient.
With these new kiosks, located in Arlee and Elmo, Tribal Health patients can pick up medications on their own schedule without having to visit the pharmacy.
Kiosk Locations & Hours**:
- Arlee Fitness Center
34086 Pow Wow Road
Arlee, MT 59821
Mon–Fri: 6 AM–8:30 PM
Sat–Sun: 10 AM–6 PM
- Elmo Health Center
33116 US Highway 93 North
Elmo, MT 59915
Mon–Fri: 6 AM–8:30 PM
Sat: CLOSED
Sun: 10 AM–6 PM
**Hours subject to change
NEW OVER THE COUNTER KITS AVAILABLE NOW
New over-the-counter kits are available at any Tribal Health pharmacy to Tribal Health patients (no questions asked) and include:
- Safer Sex Kit with male condoms, at-home pregnancy test and safe sex tips handout
- Opioid Overdose Reversal Kit with Narcan nasal spray, Narcan instruction sheet, fentanyl test strips, and test strip instruction sheet
For prescription refills, please call Pharmacy directly at (406) 745-2426 to update phone numbers and mailing addresses.
All refill requests need to be done at least 72 hours in advance.
To call a Tribal Health Pharmacy:
Polson - 406-883-5482
St. Ignatius - 406-745-2426
To access online pharmacy services, please click here.
Pharmacy Services:
Distributes drugs prescribed by health care providers.
Makes every effort to ensure that recipients are not without prescriptions. When necessary, please contact the pharmacy directly to request expedited services for needed prescriptions.
Monitors drug-to-drug interaction and contraindications for increased safety of recipients.
Provides information to recipients about medications and their use.
Counsels recipients and works with health care providers on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
Participates in a state and regional drug registry to report controlled substances.
Manages the automated phone system for prescription ordering.
Helps coordinate with CSKT transit for those struggling to pick up prescriptions.
Delivery of noncontrolled medications to the iLocal Pharmacy kiosks located at the Elmo and Arlee Fitness Centers.
Offers screenings for bone density, A1C, lipids, and blood pressure through the University of Montana IPH ARM program.
Provides diabetes screening and education.
Provides emergency and after-hours prescriptions by contract in Ronan at Family Health Pharmacy, and Polson at Lake Shore Pharmacy (this service provides only enough medication until the Tribal Health pharmacies open).
Works on a formulary system, selecting specific drugs in therapeutic categories. If recipients have tried and failed a medication in a therapeutic category, they may submit a request to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee to request the nonformulary medication.
Provides drop boxes for disposal of unused prescriptions. A large portion of controlled substance abuse involves unused medication acquired by family members and/or acquaintances.
Anyone can dispose of unused medication in the boxes. Restrictions include: illegal drugs, liquids greater than four ounces, sharps containers, needles, syringes, aerosol spray cans, trash, medical devices, chemicals, or other hazardous materials.
To call Tribal Health Pharmacy:
Polson - 406-883-5482
St. Ignatius - 406-745-2426