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Discussion Boards => Off-Topic => Topic started by: MichelleHW101 on August 27, 2016, 03:16:36 am
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I get my medicine from CVS. I always have for years. The problem is for the past few months the one I use let the old-timers go and hired young people who don’t do as good a job. I’ve gotten the right label on the bag but the wrong medicine inside but that doesn’t beat getting the right label with the right box inside but the box was empty. I use a prescription allergy nasal spray twice a day, every day because I’m allergic to mold and mildew. I can’t afford to mess around with that because if I don’t use my nasal spray the dust allergens transform into phlegm and too much of that in my system and I’m vomiting, which will be a trip to the ER. If that happens I should just charge the bill to CVS. I mean I get they want younger, cheaper workers but can’t they hire people who know what they are doing? This is medicine! People’s lives are in their hands and they act like they don’t even care. So sad.
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Unfortunately, I think with the onset of online pharmacies, the pharmaceutical tech profession is losing ground. I've known several young people who have started training for the job, and not completed their certification because they've discovered it isn't the lucrative career that it used to be. I'm sure this affects the quality of what kind of training there is. I'm sorry to hear your story though. Accurate seems awfully important when it comes to Meds ( and considering how much they cost, mistakes would be costly as well!)
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I get my medicine from CVS. I always have for years. The problem is for the past few months the one I use let the old-timers go and hired young people who don’t do as good a job. I’ve gotten the right label on the bag but the wrong medicine inside but that doesn’t beat getting the right label with the right box inside but the box was empty. I use a prescription allergy nasal spray twice a day, every day because I’m allergic to mold and mildew. I can’t afford to mess around with that because if I don’t use my nasal spray the dust allergens transform into phlegm and too much of that in my system and I’m vomiting, which will be a trip to the ER. If that happens I should just charge the bill to CVS. I mean I get they want younger, cheaper workers but can’t they hire people who know what they are doing? This is medicine! People’s lives are in their hands and they act like they don’t even care. So sad.
I certainly hope you've reported what you've told us here to the Pharmacist in Charge at your local CVS AND to CVS Corporate. Too many people depend upon getting the RIGHT medication when they fill their prescriptions. Mistakes like these could kill someone.
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That's mistakes would kill people, I would change other brand of CVS. Some other CVS are better than the other, it really depend on the people who works there.
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Sorry you are having issues with CVS. I have used the same CVS for many years and saw changes in staff. Lucky for me I have not encountered any problems. Try transferring your prescriptions elsewhere or try home delivery like my mom does.
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I usually go to Walgreens, but I am going to try CVS because I have been having issues with Walgreens lately. It takes forever to fill simple prescriptions like vitamins. They say my order is going to be ready in an hour then it is canceled and I have to wait until the next day. They are also slow in there.
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No I do not
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I use to but I found them not to be very friendly and they sometimes didn't have medicine I ordered ready. Also the staff seemed very gospiy behind the counters!
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Nope just a waste of money. Look for new was to treat the body and vitamins are it.
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I have to go to CVS because my insurance will only let me use CVS (which I hate that about my insurance.) But yes, I have trouble there too.
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We have used Rit Aid for years and have been very happy with them.
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I get my medications from Krogers.
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I don't have any regular prescriptions, but when I get sick and need a prescription, I usually go to CVS. Our local CVS is good; they still have the same people working there, and they know what they are doing, so we don't have any problems. I'm sorry to hear that the personnel changes have made your experiences so bad.
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I do not I prefer our locally owned pharmacy prices are very good and you always get treated well because they know you and your medical history and are more caring and helpful
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Sad...but true! It is the reason for which I go to Walmart: Cheaper and better customer service!
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No, I get my meds from Walmart, CVS is too expensive.
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i used to go to cvs for my meds. the cvs hear made a mistake with my meds so i go to walgreens
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I go to CVS I think my insurance also caters to CVS pharmacy. I recently switch CVS locations for one closer to my home but for the past three months my meds had been sent to the old CVS store! Such a pain in the butt but that's nothing compared to getting the wrong meds, now that's dangerous! I'd report that pharmacy asap! Your life is worth more than having to tolerate a couple of young incomplete morons working behind the pharmacy counter!
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I have a couple times.
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I go to Costco, they are just around the corner from where I live and they never have a line. It's a quick phone call, fill up and pick up. I'm in and out in 5 min.
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Recently my father's health insurance has switched to to Shoprite to CVS on some prescription meds. I guess it's cheaper for the health insurance or something. Gives more prescription meds (3 months supply instead of 1 month supply) than shoprite, but of course it will be more expensive since three month supply. Wish that CVS offer home delivery but they don't
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I’m considering switching to Walgreens. I’m so tired of the new crew at the CVS I use. I went to get my prescription filled and two days later I get a text they don’t have it, it will have to be ordered, and I’ll get notification when they do. Three days later I hear nothing so I go into the CVS and ask what happened to my prescription. The pharmacist tells me my prescription hasn’t been filled. Directly behind him on a shelf is the medicine I need, so I snapped, ‘It’s right there on the shelf behind you! Why can’t you just take that a put it in a bag?’ The pharmacist’s response was it will be ready in an hour. An hour, seriously? I feel sorry for people that don’t check up on their meds with CVS. I mean they order stuff. You would think they would check their machines to see if anyone is waiting for anything that came in, but they don’t.
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We get one of my husband's prescriptions at CVS (scheduled narcotic - can't order through mail like the rest of his meds). Fortunately it is the only one! I hate going to CVS. The service is terrible!
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CVS doesn't take my insurance, so I have to go through another pharmacy. They lost the contract years ago and haven't bothered trying to get it back!
My mom gets her's from Sam's Club and we know everyone there! They also know us, by name!!
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I use CVS. So far they are ding OK by me.
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I just started using CVS for my meds, but let me tell you, Walgreens has done the same exact thing. They gave my grandmother the wrong medicine one time. The bottle was even labelled correctly, but the pills inside were wrong. The problem is, these name brand pharmacies are all upgrading to those electronic pill dispensers, and I think that's where the error is coming from. The pharmacist is still responsible for loading the correct medicine into the machine, but I think sometimes they forget and leave the last bottle there and it dispense that medicine instead of the correct one. I always check my meds before I take them anyhow. I used to work at a local mom-and-pop pharmacy, and we always double checked that not nly the medicine was correct but also that there was the correct amount of pills as well. If you are ever unsure of what you are getting, you can check out a website called pillidentifier.com and it will ask for the color, shaoe, and any markings on the pill you have and it will tell you exactly what it is, generic and all.
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NOPE. My insurance company won't cover anything from CVS. Bummer, I used to go to Target pharmacy and they got bought out by CVS so I have to go to a different one now. Annoying.
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No. They are too expensive.
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They keep hiring cheaper help and younger that no work ethics.