Pharmacy
Find out how to refill your prescriptions, where to pick up new prescription orders, and how to safely dispose of your medicines at a VA Altoona health care facility.
Phone refills (automated refill line)
814-940-7829
800-720-7726 (toll free from outside the Altoona area)
Mail refills
Mail back the refill request form that comes with your prescription to the provided address.
Note: Please don’t drop off the form at the pharmacy when you pick up your new prescription. We can’t process refill requests on the same day that new prescriptions are picked up.
Pick up new prescriptions
You can pick up new prescription orders at our VA Altoona health care pharmacies.
We ask that you don't try to refill prescriptions in person, so our pharmacists can focus on providing care to Veterans with urgent needs and new prescriptions. Refills are only available online, by phone or mail.
Altoona campus
Outpatient Pharmacy
2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd
Altoona, PA 16602
Map of Altoona campus
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET
Contact us with questions about your prescriptions
Pharmacy support
Phone: 800-720-7726
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET
Safely dispose of your medicine
Drop off your expired or unwanted medicine at a disposal box. Disposing of your medicines safely can help protect other people as well as the environment.
You can find the large blue disposal boxes at:
- James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center, Outpatient Pharmacy
- James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center, VA Police Kiosk.
Refill your prescriptions
Your VA health care benefits include prescription medicines and medical supplies prescribed by your VA health care team.
Be sure to order your refills at least 10 days before your supply runs out.
We mail most prescription refills through the U.S. Postal Service. For medicines that need to be kept refrigerated, or certain types of medical supplies, we may send your order through FedEx or UPS.
Online refills
With our VA Prescription Refill and Tracking tool, you can refill your VA prescriptions, track their delivery, and create lists to organize your medicines.
Pharmacy Residency Program
The JEVZ PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program is uniquely designed to strengthen core clinical skills through required block and longitudinal experiences, while offering 4 electives and projects tailored to our learners’ specific goals and interests.