i hate walgreens pharmacy

I WAITED 45 MIN for them to tell me it was EXPIRED ARE YOU KIDDING ME? That is their answer for their horrible service. [censored] that pissed me off. Go to a private pharmacy or Rite Aid. Was this review helpful? Even after they changed to CVS. On a positive note, I loved most of the employees. I can only hope the people whom they have made suffer from their idiotic run around to fill prescriptions prescribed by a freaking oncologist from a large cancer treatment center, that they get that back ten fold. I hope you are feeling better. I asked. I was told they had just given me three bottles. In the like 8 years I've been getting my script there. I just want you to know that you're not alone in how you feel regarding our pharmacy, however, if you would like to forward your feelings onto the company heads, send email to walgreens.com or ask the store manager for the number to the district office of your state. Current Walgreens Pharmacy Prices and Discounts. (The psych triage nurse and I do not get along and I refuse to see her in person. More like they care about your wallet. They care about money but they waste who knows how much on printing and posting repetitive already-established signs. i switched to the bimart pharmacy in Medford and they were very compassionate nd always had the meds ready on time. I have had good luck with a specific Walgreens in my town. I have never seen a store where that really happens. Walgreen's violated my privacy by discussing my business in front of a waiting room full of people. Can you imagine how it feels to have your spouse so Ill and you are lied to about pain meds? This isn't even all of it. are killing me right now and I'm short with my kids. But I think increasingly, physicians are pushing off all cross-checking of drug interactions on the pharmacists, rather than doing the work themselves, as they should. That is their license and lively hood. They are so overwhelmed with signs and stickers that they don't even notice them. Plus, I have an "account," so when I need a prescription, I never have to exchange money, I just say "Hey, can you please charge and deliver this?" Powered by Invision Community, The Orion Spur, or if you want greater specificitythe Pacific Northwest. If you really care then do something about it! Meanwhile I run out of Paxil. They try to keep their employees happy so that they won't leave. I breathe easier through my nose within minutes. I looked like shit yes, but maybe, just maybe, it was from being a mother of three with a horrible sinus infection). Are you kidding me,waiting 5 days for a prescription and shes looking at last years dateso I ask to speak to pharmacy manager JOEtell him whats going on and i also say im putting my experience review regarding this negligence on behalf of Walgreens and I said facebook Walgreens well Joe sat laughing and laughing Walgreens fb laughing stillI meant to say their website page and he sat laughing and belittle me for at least 3 min..and finally says come on Collleen listen to yourselfis this how a Walgreens Pharmacy Manager treats a person with a major issue with them on a needed medsand it could have effected me with hospitilization due to their negligence. "Oh I don't know if we can do this. And emergency supply is a courtesy, not a policy. At the end of the night, you see Amanda doing all her stuff AND the cooler. This particular one feels dirty, and the cashiers don't seem to have ten IQ points (or teeth) among them all. Mr. Lugo is one of those "special" managers though who likes to talk on the phone to his friends all night and claim he was busy with customers so I have to do his aisle plus the long list he gave me. I wouldnt be able to use it." I am so so so so so so so sick of this company using and abusing us. Even though they pay me 8 bucks an hour, it's wrong for me to hurt company profits by getting an iced tea for a quarter. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Pretty sure that its illegal for your boss to not let people use the restroom when they need to go. The counter staff is nice but nothing special. If you break stuff, it costs them a lot of money and new people always do. Today, I was at a big box and saw it was otc. Required was Prempro 03. mg/1.5mg, what was dispensed was Prempro 0.625 mg/5 mg. "If you sell this candy bar, you get a nickel!" No. Hate Where is humanity? And, with meds for kids, that is unconscionable. People's lives are in jeopardy. I had my medications transferred to UHC Optum service. There is an old man ahead of me who asks for his prescription. The employee evaluation is completed on a form online but you dont discuss your performance unless you ask to do so. Walgreens filled my mothers BP prescription at 5 mg. Let me talk to Dr. Now the liar is fired and living at home with mom. Now, not only does Walgreen Pharmacy think it has the right to treat customers rudely, it is also too incompetent to even fill a valid prescription. But I am also furious because I paid for this medicine (all 10 doses) 10 days ago, and now I see I was cheated out of my money. The only people who get any recognition are the management in forms of bonuses that no one else sees. I called about system messages about a delay on a fill on their app. I will reiterate the fact I cannot take it. She hadnt read anything. Are you still on 30 mg of Paxil, 5 mg of Zyprexa?" They must have minium wage pharmacist as none of them ever stays! Look how much they saved by not training the new hires AND the managers correctly. If you work photo, you are pretty much a slave. I think the pharmacy business is different here. They said it depended on the medication. I was shocked he did that. I have to believe that anyone with any influence at Walgreens does not read any of these complaints / complements. True, it's not the pharmacy's responsibility to provide multiple emergency supplies, but IMHO, any pharmacist or tech worth their salt should treat ppl respectfully and give an explanation that makes sense to their client/customer. Got prescrips and other goods at Rite Aid for 15 years. Jan 26, 2009 - Cashier in Clermont, FL Recommend CEO Approval Business Outlook Pros The discount, most of my coworkers were great to work with. No materials from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. I asked to speak with the manager and the manager never showed up. I finally had to leave. Hope you can get the red tape settled. I like a drive thru, so that is how I decide where to get meds.. I then sat another 10 min and then she came out and she gave me back my Rx and said it had expired. Took a few days to get Lamictal XR from them, they had to order.However, I bet few take this formulation. If I sell a 100 of these, I make five bucks. I strongly prefer and recommend a small family owned practice. He looked down at his DAMN desk and saw my paper sitting there and said, Oh it wasn't placed into the system, that's going to be another hour. None of the other employees read the employee handbook so they had no idea. I think that twat needs medication her damn self!) Joe refused to answere any questions with my concern and after his disrespectful comment and gesture in this matter ,I requested to speak to the store manager 3xs and he refused to connect me stating he is the pharmacy manager,yes but you are UNPROFESSIONAl .I called back spoke with store manager and filed a complaint with corporate. The pharmacist at Walgreens 45549 HWY 27, Davenport FL 33897 is a very unprofessional and rude person. A Walgreen pharmacist in Bend, Oregon had to have me tell her Fentanyl (pain med) could be refilled. Just saying. But their TV ads say they care about its customers. It's very reassuring to me to know other people are looking out for them. She was supposed to be at 2.5 mg. For 2 months, she was taking double the meds. It is supposed to be a two sided evaluation with the employee completing a form on their own service and the manager doing it as well but, of course, the store manager claimed an asst manager, Victoria, told us to complete the form before the deadline and she never did so the only performance evaluation that was completed was the manager's version of your performance alone. The constant badgering to sell the item of the month. that's very incompetent. Today, I talked to someone at Walgreen's pharmacy and told the person that I cannot locate the three bottle of Flonase that I was told I was given. If the doctor prescribes antibiotics for 10 days, then that's what I assume we need to do. My daughter uses the Flonase too, it works great for her. I asked about this and was loudly and rudely informed that the med was out of stock, and I should go pick up something else over-the-counter. Not only a new person hired, two new people hired within the month. I told him, yes, I had had that antiobiotic before and had problems with it. CVS and Walgreens employees hate when you leave your receipts all around the store because you think other people can use them: I was told that was 1-26 of 2022! And they really push the health insurance. Yeah because putting 40 pills in a bottle is a tough, time consuming job. It's beyond me why they can never handle filling my prescription on time. I'm almost certain they should have been $5.55 PER POUND for the markdown, but each package was marked $5.55. She got nasty and said come back at 2pm. But in any case, it is too late to make it right for me. I hate using chains. You will miss holidays with your family no matter how good of a worker you are. The pay is awful and you can get better wages in my area in starting jobs in similar type of retail, and the raises do not keep up with inflation. I always had to wait in line 10-15 minutes to get my prescription because some guy was yelling at the pharmacist or they were just really slammed. Shelves always stocked, prescrips always seamlessly filled. Ugh! You folks would do well to open your eyes and see that you have competition in the market. Hopefully all the Pharmacy jobs will be replaced with automated AI robotic devices. Please DO NOT add attachments that contain your or other peoples personal information, if you dont want it to be visible to the public. Sue,I know it is a lot for them, but they took on the job. If anyone needs an expert on Walgreens let me know. We got there (Friday) 1:08 and we were promptly told come back later we are closing for lunch. Well, except for the one pharmacist and the one cashier. Again, they tell me I need to schedule an appointment and they WILL NOT give me an emergency supply. For me I can't even miss one dose. Its 11 PM and Ive already sat in your store for almost an hour and you tell me I have to wait another, due to your irresponsibility? I'm pretty fed up with them. Kyber Ninja. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. All I know is that I will NOT patronize their shit pharmacy that I spend thousands of dollars a year at. (I've been on the other side of the phone/window). Yes, that is so much cheaper. All went well as I talked to the tech who assured me they had the identical thing otc. Next time I am going to CVS. Probably not. They just lost us as a customer permanently. I reached out the corporate offices. At home, in the ver commercial area I live in, we use a family owned pharmacy that does everything Rabbit said. At Walgreens, Complaints of Medication Errors Go Missing 415 A Walgreens pharmacy in Times Square in Manhattan. If they don't renew prescriptions without appointments, then that in an issue to take up with your doctor, not the pharmacy. Someone has to stand up for the underdog, so it will be me. I go to pick it up. I heard Walmart was cheaper so I started going there. Not by any means saying that you are. Surprisingly, all the full time employees work one or two hours under the required number of hours to receive health insurance. Exactly. Always leaving costumers with out medication. Walgreens is firing at the Bottom to cut cost when they should be firing at the Top! Thank you for letting me vent. Janet,No, I would not sit for 90 minutes, either! Walgreen, however, is once again putting some kind of a block from filling it. "Well I don't think we can fill it. Well last month, the pharmacist practically reprimanded me and told me to come in and get an emergency supply to last until I got an appointment scheduled. All authorized vaccines have been deemed safe and effective by the FDA, and as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, CDC provided Walgreens with allocations by jurisdiction to ensure equitable distribution across the country. This is a community for Walgreens Stores. I will go back to Walgreens one more time, and that will be to chew some major ###. Knowing that I could not receive it. Walgreens is mulling a sale of its pharmacy automation business iA, which could fetch up to $2 billion, Bloomberg reports. If you work under a certain number of hours a week, you lose your health insurance. The only time I dealt with walgreens was when my pdoc faxed a rx for zyprexa to the walgreens across the street from the CVS I use. Boss make a dollar, I make a dime, thats why I poop on company time. They keep telling me to come in when the car line is long or other reasons. The pharmacy techs can never find anyones prescription. Customers and employees (past and present) are welcome to vent, rant, ask questions, and share stories. No person ever waits under 15 minutes for a transaction. The manager also never talks to you in person about your performance but youre supposed to check off on it online as if you have discussed it or "be taken off the schedule." You got your emergency 5 day supply. To have them fire me shortly after suffering from a misscarriage. My husband has terminal cancer. Ive had managers micromanage. Walgreens covered it all up. The transfer pharmacy had 3-month prescription, but somehow Walgreen could only accept one month. If I had not called and questioned about not getting three bottles of Flonase, I would still be without any at all. Anyway, I get a letter in the mail saying they have to cancel the appointment. Um then why did you tell me it would be ready at a certain time? Good for you for standing up for what is right. I feel so much better since I quit that medicine! Pharmacy's fault. After just having Covid my lungs are in not good shape. She also says we will look at the tape to see then who picked it up! I was told that was 1-26 of 2022! In a statement to CNN, the company said it. Up until yesterday. We had to go around and sit in line once again. This all should just be automated at most pharmacies to save everybody involved from immense suffering. Sucks. I think they were about $1 the last time I bought any.I was able to do 8 weeks of morning and evening meds. It is so boring. Its definitely illegal to deny people breaks. I think I'm lucky with my local Walgreens. Every time I walked in the office, he was eating and/or talking on the phone to his friends or girlfriend on speaker phone. Walgreens 62 reviews Claimed $$ Drugstores, Cosmetics & Beauty Supply, Convenience Stores Edit Closed 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM See hours See all 24 photos Write a review Add photo Save Location & Hours 1620 1st St Livermore, CA 94550 P St & O St Get directions Edit business info Amenities and More Health Score PASS Powered by Hazel Analytics Please try to be thankful for this convience. ComplaintsBoard.com is a leading complaint resolution website on the Internet. I decided to give the mail order another try. The Walgreens pharmacy on the northeast corner of Vanderbilt Beach Rd. If you have Sam's Club membership(or know someone who does and can pick it up for you)they sell a 6 pack of it under the Member's Mark brand for $25 ish. I am calling my doctor to see if there is another service I could use, but I doubt there is. I will never spend a dime in that store. Which is made perfectly *obvious* by your even bothering to respond to this thread. OMG Walgreens is the worst; they can't get anything right I'm dumping them and going over to Safeway or Walmart! This will surely increase the credibility of your complaint. It specializes in filling prescriptions, health and wellness products, health information and photo services. I give them another chance and another chance, hoping that maybe they would get a little better at what ever they are running over there. Get rid of you Walgreen's stock now as the Bottom is about to fall out Especially in the Miltary areas of the nation! I am very much done with Walgreens and will not give them another chance after so many tries. Do you expect the pharmacy to dole out free samples as if they're the cosmetics department pushing minis of Pantene Pro V shampoo? To Jack W: The Pharmacist has the right refuse to fill any scrip for any reason. They are always really busy and the staff are always running around practically bumping into each other but they all manage to be cool. The time it would take to drive somewhere else, pick up the meds, and come home, I would still be in the drive thru waiting for my walgreens refills. When other managers work, they do aisle 10. Up to 50% off clearance. On May 9th 2022 I can finally leave the house ,I go in person to speak to them and the pharmacy tech says nope to soon to fill,you just picked it up May 5th 2022There is NOWAY I picked it up I was in bed with Covid. Every time I get a prescription filled there, it could be 8 hours later and they still won't have it ready. I have recently read that there have been many problems with the Walgreen's pharmacy. FUCK Walgreens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I ask Pharmacist to provide in writing either the Law or procedure where would state that he can refuse to fill out prescription unless additional contact with doctor will be establish. I literally saw Lugo talking on the phone for hours every night to his friends while we straightened his aisle and worked. Even doctors don't want to deal with Walgreens. SUCKS. I hate them. what if the insurance doesn't pay for it you next fill? I am furious over this. They did not care how much pain (actual physical pain) they made me suffer. It's not the new person's fault for breaking stuff either. I felt like hell and shoulda been in bed and by this time had heard enough of her bellowing, so did not bother to hold back as I told her what I thought, and called her the unmitigated bitch that she wasshe got all self-righteous of course (didn't have to put up with such language, told me never to come back, blah, blah, blah) I proceeded to tell her where to go and what to do to herself as I was departingcomplete with approving glances from the elderly customers still awaiting their fate!!! And thanks, non-existent anti-trust law. EVERY month my prescription is delayed. Much cheaper. They are very busy at times so I go at off hours. use them. I am so irritated with this! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. That does NOT mean doling out meds against regulations. There is no system of organization. You said something about the triage nurse. Same employees, but now everything royally sucks all the time. Well I ran out again. No thanks.I'll just come back in a couple of hours.For many years I used the Target pharmacy at my small local Target. Because of Covid I am not picking up all of my parents' medications. They have been horrible for the last 6 months. Let me guess. I now use: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00171KTP2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1Now it certainly can sting when you've got a touch of inflammation. For example, with the item of the month. I had to insist on it. Service 134 Value 110 Quality 98 Positive reviews (last 12 months): 8% View ratings trends 14 See all photos Yeah I'm not a fan of Walgreens either. 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