Walgreens pharmacy staff walk out, citing unsafe working conditions
Walgreens pharmacy staff walk out, citing unsafe working conditions
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Hi, I am an independent pharmacist.
If you have an independent within 5 miles of you - USE IT. The time driving there is negated by how much faster your meds will be ready. And it's actually fun to visit an independent that staffs well vs. A corporate place that sabotages itself.
I feel like on Lemmy this should be preaching to the choir :)
I finally switched to an independent one after years of using Walgreens. Walgreens was fine for the most part until I changed names. Then the system could not figure out who the fuck I was and the staff could never successfully merge my accounts. Annoying but whatever. What made me switch was Walgreens having the policy of not filling misoprostol and mifepristone in states where abortion is restricted. It is not illegal to give those drugs in those states but Walgreens decided it was best to not fill those drugs in those states.
wait what? A pharmacy in the US is allowed to deny you prescribed medicine based on some arbitrary state level rules that do not affect the prescription medicine itself?
Generally in the US, anyone can refuse a service for any reason unless it's expressly prohibited, like race.
My psych recommended a local one that's been fucking fantastic. Rolling through rheumatoid arthritis meds at a kroger or walgreens probably would have ended with sudoku without them.
I've had chain pharmacists gaslight me about getting meds through insurance. It was my fault they were calling the wrong number and I must not understand the process. Somehow my independent has never needed more than a day to get anything worked out.
I can leave the clinic and by the time I get to my pharmacist (like 5min) my scripts are ready. They know my name and ring it up as I walk in. I fucking love it.
How do I find you?
I googled pharmacies and 100% of them are supermarkets and major chains. I'd love to switch.
Try 'independent pharmacies near me?'
Very Helpful! Thank you!
I found a couple and already reached out to them!
And if my other comment doesn't help if you pm me your city I can take a look as well.