i hate walgreens pharmacy

I asked for my refill of a albuterol for a neubilizer. I had a third shift person tell me that this happened to her. Up until yesterday. So many things to complain about. People that fire their employee that is pregnant and just miscarriaged? The Walgreens pharmacy on the northeast corner of Vanderbilt Beach Rd. We got there (Friday) 1:08 and we were promptly told come back later we are closing for lunch. 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. Ive had managers micromanage. I've been working for the company since June. 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. i switched to the bimart pharmacy in Medford and they were very compassionate nd always had the meds ready on time. [censored] that pissed me off. I stood in line for 1/2 an hour only to be told I should take a seat as it was going to be about a 90 min wait! This all should just be automated at most pharmacies to save everybody involved from immense suffering. Edit: It looks like the posts I was referring to are no longer hereso this post probably doesn't make very much sense. I hate Walgreens, and you should, too. That does NOT mean doling out meds against regulations. This review was chosen algorithmically as the most valued customer feedback. Walgreens says Express Scripts was offering below-average reimbursements for the more than 80 million prescriptions it fills annually for Express Scripts members[8]. Also, fifteen minute breaks. In a statement to CNN, the company said it. The co-workers vary but, out of all the management, a few or several will have bad attitudes. Jack, totally agree. Even after they changed to CVS. With that being said, Walgreens is just a terrible place to get your meds. By What food deals or any deals have you found. To have them fire me shortly after suffering from a misscarriage. This is the first time Ive ever spoken publicly. I think every Walgreens is different and you can't generalize over the hundreds of locations they have. Funny, I NEVER have problems at CVS, which will get all of my business. I know the process of filling a prescription can be an immense task when you are short on staff or when the pharmacist is extremeley slow. Seriously though, these people SUUUUUUCK. yes 2021! You are obviously doing something wrong. no I havent used it in a year. I think it is because they are so overwhelmed with work, and probably are short-handed as well. The pharm never seemed to understand that there was anything wrong with their violating the man's privacy. Thank you for letting me vent. Ridiculous. 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. I will never spend a dime in that store. Perfect every time. I asked to speak with the manager and the manager never showed up. They tried to charge all 3 people hundreds to thousands of dollars for each prescriptions. The amount was returned to my card. Yeah because putting 40 pills in a bottle is a tough, time consuming job. Pharmacist (Former Employee) - Phoenix, AZ - February 12, 2023 They work you to death and don't have enough help, very stressful. The Walgreen Company is an American company which operates the second-largest chain in the United States of America behind CVS Health. Well I ran out again. Enough said. He actually called me back, but he did nothing to either help me or to reprimand his employee. Then I'm done for good. There is an old man ahead of me who asks for his prescription. Our family uses CVS but my parents use Walgreens. This is a huge problem! Its definitely illegal to deny people breaks. Ugh! Got prescrips and other goods at Rite Aid for 15 years. To top it off I had a "talking to" telling me to tell employees to talk to management about breaks because another person told me she hasn't gotten a break since she started and I said she's entitled to those breaks. For me I can't even miss one dose. They are grossly understaffed! We had to go around and sit in line once again. Kyber Ninja. I explained to her that I just talked to someone here this morning. Can you imagine how it feels to have your spouse so Ill and you are lied to about pain meds? I reached out the corporate offices. CVS doesnt seem to have these issues. I literally saw Tony outside smoking a cigarette while another girl, I called her Amanda because I have no issues with her to reveal her name, did his work. When she came to live in my town, the new physician caught the error from her old dr transferring her records. My daughter used to use Walgreens for herself and her kids. To Jack W: The Pharmacist has the right refuse to fill any scrip for any reason. More like they care about your wallet. I called them, scheduled the appointment. Always leaving costumers with out medication. I literally saw Lugo talking on the phone for hours every night to his friends while we straightened his aisle and worked. Your not alone, rude by pharmacy staff is putting is mildly. 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. Like how lazy are they? He refused to give me one mixed amoxicillian and one unmixed powder, even though that's the way my insurance said it had to be filled, because it expires in 14 days after being mixed. Plus, I think techs do a lot of the work. Probably not. They switched the generic brand of Paxil they carried, which I started taking and promptly realized that it wasn't working. We also had notes saying straightening isn't optional when we have a manager and 1 employee (me) closing at a time and it gets busy so there isn't a lot of time to focus on straightening, as well as a note saying we are no longer allowed to go to the bathroom unless we are on break. I refuse to use any chains. Definitely Walgreens in Columbia, SC (rosewood drive) Sucks. Because I said the way we were treated wasn't right. I Hate Walgreen's. 230 likes. Cheryl,The big box was $9 ish while Walgreen's was $20.45. There is no system of organization. I had to open a workers comp claim due to a dog biting me at my weekend job. I will tell Tommy. They don't train people. 12230 Atlantic Blvd Jacksonville FL 32225 (904) 221-1546 Claim this business (904) 221-1546 Website More Directions Advertisement Refill your prescriptions, shop health and beauty products, print photos and more at Walgreens. Not only did Walgreens refuse to fill my prescription, they actually through my veterans voucher away. He just prescribed it anyway. Um then why did you tell me it would be ready at a certain time? Why? Wh Yes, when I filled them, I sat and watched a movie. Walgreen, however, is once again putting some kind of a block from filling it. On a positive note, I loved most of the employees. I've been on this shit since I was 17 - look in your records assholes! NEVER WILL I FILL ANOTHER Rx at Walgreens! "How's it going?" Our regular pharmacy doesnt carry Fentanyl. The online system is horrible and inaccurate. Alice,That was a great deal on the beef. That was a big mistake. Or she claimed not to know it. There are no normal hours and no normal holidays so, unless you are a top executive, there is no real reason to work here as a career. I got my Paxil and hopefully will feel better but the withdrawal affects, brain shocks, and black spots I keep seeing (aren't those visual hallucinations?) And, I would not realize I actually needed a new prescription. Pharmacy's fault. I will be reporting this to someone higher up than techs, weekend pharmacist, and weekend manager. Investigation by the California State Board of Pharmacy finds that a Walgreens . Then I still didnt get my break until I called the district manager. All of my medications but one (a schedule 3 pain pill) are free. In the like 8 years I've been getting my script there. EVERY month my prescription is delayed. Otherwise, I might use them because it would just be easier for daily use. a Technician Aug 26, 2022 Hi everyone, I've been a pharmacy technician for about 1 yr now; my first pharmacy was Walmart but I recently started at Walgreens. SUCKS. Share your photos and videos with others to prove the truth of your words. If I did not, I would have cried when I went to Walgreens. Just wanted to switch tomorrow since new year is starting. The pharm told me, "we're allowed to use the medication again if the consumer doesn't pick it up." 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. At long last, the bitch called my name to pick up my meds, which required waiting in the same fucked up line all over again. Go to a private pharmacy or Rite Aid. Now my wife will not have a Rendezvous with me. For hundreds of people, every single day. As of this evening I am done with Walgreen Pharmacy. I think they were about $1 the last time I bought any.I was able to do 8 weeks of morning and evening meds. Anonymous. Took a few days to get Lamictal XR from them, they had to order.However, I bet few take this formulation. Walgreens has a policy that you are supposed to get three a shift. His medicines are on auto refill, but they are never ready. So, basically, no reason for me to sell it because she gets the credit for it and I don't even get my whole nickel. At home, in the ver commercial area I live in, we use a family owned pharmacy that does everything Rabbit said. By the way, I got my prescription at Walgreens for the two years I worked there. Please dont tell me that Walgreens hiring new people has anything to do with trying to save the company money on paying for our health insurance. It is a complete disaster. No thats insane. I was recently exposed to covid and had to take the mandatory 5 days quarantine until I got the results for my covid test as negative and my then broke my tooth off because it's old and messed up. You got your emergency 5 day supply. Thank you and Fuck off. I have had good luck with a specific Walgreens in my town. What if you doctor decides they shouldn't renew that RX? Instead of losing out on having two people work photo for 1-2 weeks, they lose thousands more when the new person breaks something, has photo business non-existent for 2-3 days and the cost of having a technician come out PLUS the new parts. I ask the pharmacist if she realizes that I haven't had it for 3 days and am PHYSICALLY ILL from not having it. Do it on the last hr of your shift. The previous year I was never even told there was an evaluation! YES! I feel so much better since I quit that medicine! Catch these people and give someone who is polite a chance to take their job. Ill just leave it as, I hope that one day, each of those behind the pharmacy counter have an urgent matter that they must take care of with their last bit of strength, only to have to listen to, Welcome to Walgreens, located on the Northwest Corner of Sumter and Price. Seems like the doctors themselves should be watching their own patients/prescriptions more carefully!Forgive me if I've already mentioned this, but I used to take Flonase (Fluticasone) until it just plain stopped working for me. Then I leave after calling the pharmacist a few choice words. They waste your time telling you that their automated system will call you back (when it doesnt) or finding excuses why their system went down. Id offer a bit of levity about going down, but theyre ugly enough at that location that - like their filled prescriptions - no one gets it. If you work under a certain number of hours a week, you lose your health insurance. I bet you make a lot more than five bucks with your bonus for ME, not you, selling this stuff, huh? I gave it to the tech and he said it'll be about 30 min. Its not a laughing matter Joe and is your tech apable of beig behind the counter with the negligence she bestowedYour lucky I didnt wind up in the hospital..get your act together before you kill someone! I would be using another pharmacy/drugstore after all that. What do you do with a company like that? One night, I searched my room to no avail. If anyone needs an expert on Walgreens let me know. They are interfering with my medical care, and I am thinking about suing. I will not shop there again because every time I enter those stores, they make it very unpleasant experience. Quit OP. On top of that, I like some of the repeat customers and I dont feel like harassing them to buy a candy bar every single time that I see them. Consultants working on a corporate report were told to drop safety complaints. Nothing is worse than going thru brain zaps and head shifts. But the worst thing was she said I could pick up the perscription that night. 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i hate walgreens pharmacy