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If you have a scheduled appointment or other business at the MTF, please verify with your provider or applicable office within the MTF to ensure there are no changes in schedule. To learn how the lapse in appropriations affects your TRICARE benefit, visit 
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News | Jan. 5, 2022

Naval Health Clinic Pharmacy Update

Attention Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River pharmacy customers

The Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River pharmacy is back online!
 
Our staff working hard to process the backlog of prescriptions that occurred during the outage. With the exception of urgent medication, prescriptions activated today or tomorrow will be available for pickup next week. Pharmacy phones remain down.

Thank you for your patience!

 
Don’t forget to keep your family’s information up to date in DEERS!