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Pharmacies are a vital part of the healthcare system. They help local communities answer health-related questions and keep them in the best shape possible. However, it’s not just about medicine and prescriptions but also the people and the quality customer service they receive. Unfortunately, not all visits to the pharmacy are pleasant, and these instances down below are the proof. Scroll away to find times people left the drugstore frustrated and don’t forget to share your own experiences in the comments below.
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#1
Back Pain Remedy On The Bottom Shelf
Katie Allen 10 months ago
the CVS in my neighborhood does this with heating pads which are supposed to be for people with leg or back injuries and when I asked the woman there for help she started laughing.
Bored Cat (psps as pronoun) 10 months ago
Rheumatology department in the hospital I study in is in the 5th floor.
David 10 months ago
True, but exaggerated. There are five shelves visible in that photo and every one of them has pain relief products on them. The bottom shelf is back belts, an item that will not sell very frequently and has a slightly bulky box. Most folks with back pain (me for example) will be buying a pain cream or pill before a back belt. And folks who already have a back belt, already have one. It's not a consumable like a tube of pain cream.
Sophia Athene 10 months ago (edited)
I can't rise on my own from squatting down b/c I once broke my back. There are multiple back products on the bottom shelves besides a back belt but I guess you know it all based on one photo rather than it being an issue in many pharmacies. I have to always shop with another person to restock things from the bottom. So sorry to ruin your fantasy about the variety of bottom shelf back aides. I'm always overstocking for fear I can't get someone to.help when I need down there.
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#2
Pharmacy Reviews On Google
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
No. It's how they politely insinuate that you're a d**g addict and they don't want to fill your prescription unless a doctor confirms it. But..... they then proceed not to even call them. Happened to me many times, I used to get 3 schedule 2 d***s a month. Had to fight with those pharmacists until I found one who understood
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Lost Panda 10 months ago
That should be illegal... While I can understand if the Pharmacist said "This dr prescribed something that contradicts or clashes with one of your other meds. I cannot fill this for your own safety" but other than that...
Damned_Cat 10 months ago
Not being able to get the meds you actually truly need is wrong. That said, I have had a pharmacist not fill a prescription because it was highly contraindicated with other medications I was taking and the doctor never noticed.
Gregg Bender 10 months ago
CVS did it to me, then stopped carrying my med at all.
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David 10 months ago (edited)
Needs more info. No mention of where the doctor / script came from and if it was local. It was probably for a med commonly prone to abuse, like opiates / pain meds. At least in WA state (I think most states these days but not sure), most scripts are sent to the pharmacy electronically, rather than old school hand the patient a piece of paper. If it was for an opiate and the pharmacist was unfamiliar with the doctor, being cautious is not as outrageous as it sounds. Another thing not stated (but implied) is the pharmacy does not have an ongoing relationship with the patient. A lot of unknowns here that might justify the response.
Julia Ford 10 months ago
But the pharmacist isn’t in charge. If there is a prescription, they just need to fill it. All the hoops chronic pain sufferers go through, it is horrible!
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Upstaged75 10 months ago
This could have literally happened anywhere. People outside of the US use pharmacies as well. Where the hell do you think they get their meds??
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Bought 2 Lifesavers At CVS And The Receipt Was Almost As Long As My Truck Bed
Dusty's mom 10 months ago
Coupons!!! Just tell them you don't want a receipt. You can access your coupons online at CVS.com. They'll accommodate you.
Nikole 10 months ago
Seriously. I don’t understand why people bítch about the receipts.
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Michael Largey 10 months ago
Investment tip: Don't put your money in Big Pharm. Buy stock in the company that sells CVS its register tape.
Upstaged75 10 months ago
Here's one of mine. Nearly the entire length of my hallway. cvs-678aa5...7904de.jpg 
Mike F 10 months ago
Be careful, that johnson named Johnson will give you grief about your standard of measurement, lol.
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Gavin Johnson 10 months ago
Another American measurement? One truckbed? I thought it was bananas for smaller stuff, American Football fields for big stuff. How do I know how big a truckbed is without a banana for scale?
Katie Allen 10 months ago
the ink they use for those receipts makes it impossible to recycle the paper. Also, those coupons are ALWAYS for stuff I never use.
ManuelQue 10 months ago
I believe the receipts are printed on a thermal printer but that could differ in some areas. What is it with the ink that the receipts can't be recycled where you are?
Load More Replies... Nikole 10 months ago
Then just say or choose no receipt. Add the coupons to your card online. It’s not difficult.
Load More Replies... Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
And people keep saying we're actually don't better these days to protect our environment...
As of 2024, there were 46,230 pharmacies and drugstore businesses in the US employing more than 340,000 specialists. Upon entering the profession, pharmacists have to swear on an oath to “assure optimal outcomes for all patients.”
However, as we see from the list, that is not always the case, and working conditions are making it almost impossible to stick to their promise.
#4
At My Local CVS, Pushing This Button Announces Over The Pa System To The Entire Store "A Customer Requires Assistance In The Family Planning Department"
The shelves are only about 5 feet high, so almost everyone in the store can look over them while you awkwardly wait for an employee to open the case.
Earonn - 10 months ago
Ages ago Germany had a fun ad for condoms. A young guy nervously at the till, trying to hide the condoms he's buying under the rest of his shopping. Lady at the till tries to scan them, giving him a understanding wink. Condom doesn't scan, so she shouts through the whole shop "BERTA, (Berta being an old-fashioned German first name), WHAT'S THE PRICE FOR THE CONDOMS?" Guy almost dies and pretty girl and the next till makes some encouraging comment. it was meant to show that condoms were nothing to be ashamed of. Was pretty nice and got people talking about condoms. Well done!
Robert T 10 months ago
I remember a UK condom ad which featured a lady called Sheila Dawson. Our Chemistry teacher was less pleased, as her name was Sheila Dawson, and she got a lot of stick from the teenagers she was trying to teach!
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Suzanne M Boschen 10 months ago
There was a Scandinavian commercial years ago that showed beleaguered father in a supermarket trying to control his two year old who was having an Olympic sized meltdown in one of the aisles. A crowd had gathered to witness this spectacle when a ad popped up for condoms....
MC C 10 months ago
if this embarrasses you, you are too young or too immature to be buying condoms
Orange Panda 10 months ago
I used to buy condoms at Target. I'd get a few other things as well, just to add some cover for them, and who doesn't need socks. One day I had a parent and a young child in line behind me, and I did my usual. The cashier basically waved the condoms in the air so everyone could see, and couldn't understand why they were embarrassing me, a customer and a stranger. And then they noticed the child behind me. I hadn't thought about that in years.
Mike F 10 months ago
If people were actually USING them they should be free. It would probably take a bite out of the number of unplanned pregnancies.
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Jan Moore 10 months ago
My husband and I decided to wait for our second anniversary to try and get pregnant. I went off birth control about 2 months before the date. I went to my OB/GYM and he had me get tested to see if I'd ever had German Measles, I hadn't so I got the vaccine. Then he tells me not to get pregnant for at least 3 months. My husband and I decided to use condoms. Even at 29 years old and married, I was still embarrassed to buy the condoms and waited till there was no one around to pick them up and pay for them.
#5
Walgreens Stuck Their Stupid Non-Removable Sticker Over The Dosing Instructions For This Medication. Every Box Was Like This
Fellfromthemoon 10 months ago
If that's OTC, then probably the greater problem is that the list of ingredients is not accessible anymore. Either you open webmd or some other site on your phone and look it up online, or hope there is nothing in it that you cannot tolerate. Then, at home you yank out the patient information sheet or go online for the dosage.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 10 months ago
Hopefully there is a patient information leaflet inside with the dosage.
Screeching Owl 10 months ago
If you bought it, when you get home just rip it off. What're they gonna do when you're in you're own home?
#6
Was Told To “Use Uber” If I Wanted To Pick Up My Antibiotics From The Pharmacy I Was Standing At
This is a Walgreens in a city. I don’t have a car. Not exactly sure how to “use Uber” to sit and wait at a busy drive thru. Wish I’d known ahead I could have gotten them sent somewhere else.
Remi (He/Him) 10 months ago
Walk to the drive thru like you're walking a bike and if they complain, say your bike is invisible
Michael Largey 10 months ago
Or if you're a woman, tell them you're on your menstrual cycle.
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Janissary35680 10 months ago
Would they be OK with a horse? A tricycle? A skateboard? A wheelchair? What if someone pushes me there in a wheelbarrow?🤔
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
This is just c**p. It's like they want triple protection from covid or something. But "use uber?" Get bent. I'd ask whoever is in line if I could hop on their car, pick up my stuff, and then get out
Bookworm 10 months ago
I hope that's not it, because a bicycle is doing absolutely nothing to protect anyone from covid, so that would make this stupid rule even more ridiculous.
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The National Pharmacist Workforce Study (NPWS) in 2022 has found that more than 60% of chain pharmacists experienced high levels of work exhaustion, while 80% reported not being satisfied with their job.
This is happening because of the number of tasks they perform at work that go beyond their original job description. Staff shortage additionally contributes to this issue, making pharmacists overworked and overwhelmed.
#7
Those CVS Receipts Are Finally Paying Off
Dusty's mom 10 months ago
You can get both receipts and coupons online. Most CVS have a little gizmo where you can tick off "no receipt". If you're in drive-thru, let the clerk know you don't want receipts before everything is rung up.
Upstaged75 10 months ago
Yeah, there are 3 options. You can get a paper receipt, you can get it emailed, or you can select no receipt. Things have changed. Probably due to all the huge receipt shaming and jokes. :)
Load More Replies... Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
Hey, at least you're saving paper! Besides, I personally would feel awesome if I were to wipe my @$$ with a receipt, just to show contempt for it
Brandi VanSteenwyk 10 months ago
Imagine if they would just lower the prices across the board, saving everyone money AND saving trees.
#8
The Pharmacy Sent Me My Chemotherapy Pills, One Bottle Per Pill. I Fear For When I Get The 6 Month Batch
HTakeover 10 months ago
Could be a judgement call from the pharmacist. There are a few reasons they could've done this but seems overkill to me. Basically, chemo d***s are very very bad for someone not needing to take them. Even touching them ungloved can cause negative effects. A blister pack would be a better way to keep them separated & sealed. But blisters aren't childproof and just one of these could kill a kid. The flip side is that given the purpose of chemo, there may come a point where the patient isn't able to handle this child-proof top and thus can't self-administer.
Kristin 10 months ago
Omg this reminds me of when I got my gabapentin, 580 pills so you can imagine the bottles I received. I was actually mad lol like seriously you can't be that dumb
Maartje 10 months ago
gabapentin is harmless, so I do not understand why?
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Michael None 10 months ago
This isn't the pharmacies fault. Likely the Dr. wrote a script for each week or screwed up the electronic prescription to make this happen.
Learner Panda 10 months ago
I think I would have stood at the counter, opened every pack, and emptied them all into one. Then told them to recycle the empties.
A dude who likes to drum 10 months ago
What is the point of that, like I genuinely see zero reason for them to do this
#9
CVS Stapled The Bag Shut Right Through My Medicine
Dusty's mom 10 months ago
CVS has a staple fetish. I swear they use a box of them on my family for a month's supply of prescriptions. I'd call them and tell them they need to deliver a new prescription to your home, and they're covering all costs.
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
That could contaminate your medicine. I would tell your doctor, and tell the pharmacists that they're liable for being sued for that mistake
Due to staff shortage, burnout, and employers’ focus on meeting quotas, 75% of pharmacists felt like they didn't have enough time to safely perform their duties, let alone be smiley and polite to customers looking for professional care.
#10
Walgreens Says To Use Qr Code To Check-In. I Waited 30m And When I Inquired About The Wait, They Said I Need To Check-In In Person As Well
Libstak 10 months ago (edited)
Had the same with a doctor for mum in a hospital. Had a zoom booking for diabetes specialist. I said we preferred telephone, was told no, had to be zoom. Fine, we opened ap and joined the queue, ap said please wait and do not leave queue. We waited an hour, doctor then ripped through me because i didnt ring to advise her i had joined the queue because how was she supposed to know i was there? Oh i dont know, check the queue for the ap you insisted the patient use sometime in the hour from the time of the appointment you expected her to be available in said ap for?
R.C. 10 months ago
I no longer scan publicly placed QR codes. My friend got hacked so bad after scanning one at one of those park and pay places. Granted, that one is quite big so the odds of it not being legit is minimal but I refuse to take the risk. Not worth the potential nightmare one mistake causes.
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
This is why I go off school and literally call the pharmacy and ask to soak to a pharmacist to set up my prescriptions and know when they're ready. Sometimes the old simple ways still get you the best results
Candi Cabaniss 10 months ago
I just lie and say I can't get my phone to work when I have QR codes.
#11
Amazing Discounts At The Pharmacy
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
This is the kind of c**p pulled on black Friday and cyber Monday as well. Just peel that sticker back and wow! It's 10 bucks more expensive! WHAT A DEAL!
Michael None 10 months ago
There's a code on every walgreens price tag that tells you how much walgreens paid for it wholesale. B R U S H C L E A N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. B = 1 R = 2 and so on. So you might see BEU on the tag which would be $1.83 wholesale price. You can literally decode their markup by just looking at the shelf.
Joshua David 10 months ago
Most people see SALE and grab. Im so bad at not reading things. I'll end up with the fat free sour cream etc. I've been better.
#12
Just Noticed I Have Been Given The Wrong Tablets By The Pharmacist And Taking Them For A Month. Was Prescribed Blood Pressure Tablets (Enalapril). Received Anti Depressants (Escitalopram). Explains Weird Side Effects From Before Xmas
Dusty's mom 10 months ago
Contact your government's health board. These kind of mistakes can kill. If they don't respond, contact a reputable media source. Keep everything for proof!
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
This. You can literally sue the pharmacy chain out the @$$ for that
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Feathered Dinosaur 10 months ago
These ones have pretty bad withdrawal effects and just stopping them is dangerous. Which is why you should take and phase them out only under medical supervision
ElfVibratorGlitter 10 months ago
Really? When I stopped taking Lexapro (escitalopram) my psych just had me stop, versus like venafexor which was like literal hell stopping and I had to taper for like 3 months.
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Huddo's sister 10 months ago
At least if it's a new one. My pharmacists ask each time I pick up my meds if they are new ones too, and if they are they will run through what they are etc so you can work out if they are the right ones then.
Load More Replies... Jan Moore 10 months ago
I picked up a prescription and was not told it was the same d**g I was already taking but a different brand name. I got a little shirty with the part-time Pharmacist (also just out of school) about it and was told he didn't have to tell me. Not only should he have told me but should have put a sticker on the bottle.
“Pharmacists are so overwhelmed and worried that they’re going to make a mistake. It’s so easy to make a mistake under those conditions,” said pharmacist and labor advocate Shane Jerominski, who has a decade of experience working at chain pharmacies including Walgreens and CVS.
#13
So One Of My Prescription Pills From A Walgreens Pharmacy Turned Out To Just Be A Popcorn Cornel…. Is This Something That Actually Happens In The Real World Or Have I Definitely Slipped Into Some Hysterical Alternate Reality?
Robert T 10 months ago
I would have my doubt about how sterile that is, given that it is something that shouldn't be anywhere near the pills. A rat could have brought that in!
Bean Driller 10 months ago
Uh, medication (especially oral ones) is not sterile.
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aldebar 10 months ago
A more likely scenario is that OP took a kernel from their own house and put it next to the pill for internet clout.
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
Nah, you just got either the lazy, tired pharmacist who wasn't paying attention, or you got the one who thought you wouldn't miss a pull that they'd like for themselves
Brandi VanSteenwyk 10 months ago
These posts are all reminding me why I choose to not patronize Walgreeens. And to HE** to WalMart's pharmacy (who I used to swear by) while we are it. Just do what the (better educated) doctor/surgeon says to!!
#14
Maybe This Isn’t The Best Way To Get Kids Excited About Getting The Flu Shot At The Pharmacy
#15
Pharmacist At Walgreens Drive Thru Stapled My Card
Dusty's mom 10 months ago
They need to yank those staplers out of every pharmacy. They get staple crazy.
Mary Peace 10 months ago
The pharmacy I go to (in the UK) uses sticky labels on the outside of the paper bags. No staples.
Their work goes beyond putting pills in the bottle - they have to check the prescription for errors, check if the drug will be used in combination with other medicines, bill insurance companies, and counsel patients on risks. When workers are burnt out and busy, they are more likely to make mistakes in the process. Unfortunately, pharmacists' errors can have dire consequences.
#16
Looking Forward To Earwax Drops In My Eyes, Thanks Walgreens
Feathered Dinosaur 10 months ago
Outch waiting to happen. And infections, did I mention those?
Michael None 10 months ago (edited)
Stupid but also you are responsible for your own health as well. These are both over the counter meds so the responsibility to make sure you are using them correctly falls on you not the store.
Gavin Johnson 10 months ago
Walgreens designed / approved the labels. If you have poor eyesight or the allergy causes blurred vision then you may use the incorrect bottle. I do see your point, if you know they are similar then do something about it, use a red marker pen to colour the lid of the ear drop bottle and that’ll stop you using it in your eyes.
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#17
My Pharmacy Uses An Enormous Amount Of Plastic. I Asked Them If I Could Remove The Label And Recycle The Orange Bottles Back To Them And They Said Couldn't Accept Them
Each pharmacy is going through thousands of these bottles a month and there are ~80,000 pharmacies in America.
Tropical Tarot 10 months ago
Our city homeless shelter accepts recycled prescription bottles. Check with yours.
Brandi VanSteenwyk 10 months ago
THANK YOU!! I have boxes of used bottles that are all in excellent shape. And of course, the labels are removed immediately after the product is finished. NEVER EVER leave the labels on RX bottles that you toss. You might, like I did 30 years ago, get a call from your doctor office wondering why you asked the pharmacy to refill the medication that you finished 3 months prior (it had a weird name and was likely mistaken for an opiate by the dumpster divers in my complex.
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geezeronthehill 10 months ago
My small town veterinarian was delighted to take all our medication bottles after my wife's passing.
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
I used to have boxes upon boxes full of them. I find an easy way to get rid of them -' I cleaned them all up, removed the labels and sold them to the neighborhood street pharmacist for 50 bucks. Easy peasy and his product gets to look nice
Boo 10 months ago
In the UK, my meds come in blister packs and in boxes. Does yours come the same?
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Chucky Cheezburger 10 months ago
I like to reuse these lil bottles to store small nuts,bolts,washers and other assorted small parts.
Michael None 10 months ago
Healthcare in general is one of the largest producers of single use plastic products. I've worked in a IV room for the last 20 years. If you are worried about this one little bottle then I've got some baaaaaaaad news for you. This wouldn't even account for 1% of 1% of the plastic waste produced in one hour in a hospital pharmacy.
Huddo's sister 10 months ago
Still, it would be good if they could change what they can to reduce waste. I'm really thankful that there are a lot of pharmacies recycling blister packs now, for example.
Load More Replies... Kristin 10 months ago
This is exactly how I received my omeprazole and ondanestron this month lol both very small pills and I can't wrap my head around why they can just stay in the same bottle they receive them
HTakeover 10 months ago
I'd bet the original bottle isn't child-proof & this is something regarding that. IIRC, most medication has to be provided in child-proof unless you request otherwise or is unable (like liquid, or some that are required to be in original packaging).
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Amanda Hunter 10 months ago
And the media blame Joe and Jane Avarage for the abundance of plastic waste.
#18
This Store Policy In A Manhattan Pharmacy
Pencil 10 months ago
Totally illegal but probably only meant as a joke to satirize the "pink tax." Still a stupid way to go about it, though.
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Stannous Flouride 10 months ago
Probably a commentary on the "pink tax." The higher prices of things that are identical (razors, deodorants, etc.) but cost more when marketed to women.
MushroomHead22 10 months ago
and yet most of those products use the same materials/ingredients. the fact that we feel the need to separate the 2 is the problem.
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Matthew Savestheworld 10 months ago
Brilliant... Its to compensate for the built in "pink tax" that affects feminine hygiene products.
Sophia Athene 10 months ago (edited)
It's also razors, shaving cream, soap, brushes, etc. Anything that is stereotypically marketed to women at a higher price but is equal in form and contents marketed to men and sold at a lower price.
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“Any simple mistake: the counting of medication, or even issuing the wrong type of medication could have serious impacts and even cause a death,” said Tony Bertolino, a lawyer who specializes in defending pharmacies and pharmacists. “There’s so much pressure on pharmacists to get prescriptions filled and to get patients in and out.”
#19
I Can't Even See What I Want To Buy. Thanks Walgreens
David 10 months ago
I can't quite read the labels but that sea of yellow suggests it is a Walgreens. Also the "FREE". Except in my experience, Buy one / get one free at Walgreens is often about the same price or a bit more than buying it not on sale at Costco or Walmart. I'm not a walgreens fan but go there sometimes with a friend who gets her scripts there.
Tom De Paul 10 months ago
I get on the Internet and order from Walmart for delivery. Problem solved.
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Bean Driller 10 months ago
Walmart has now got digital tags that they can change prices and products on. Thank Heavens. These tags should be outlawed as well as the giant cardboard product displays they put in the middle of the aisle. The waste!
Sand Ers 10 months ago
You think having the ability to change the price between the time you pick it off the shelf and the time you make it to the register is a -good- thing? That's what those digital shelf tags are for. So they can change the price on the fly based on instantaneous analysis of demand. (IOW, crank up the price after 5:00 when people are shopping on their way home from work.) If I ever see those in a store I'll be out the door, never to return.
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$300.00 Copay For A Name Brand Meds I Need To Take. This Is How It Arrives! Thanks CVS
Ylime 10 months ago
Does that mean the person has to pay $300 even though they have insurance?
Kaedyn Walsh 10 months ago (edited)
Yes. Copay. Not including the first deductible that needs paid 100% before the ins will cover whatever they cover. Let's say ins is $100/mth. Then deductible is 2000. Ins won't pay til that 2k is paid by you. Then the ins will pay between 60/40 (you pay 40% and they do 60%) or 80/20 (they pay the 80%). So the $300 is the person's copay. Oh and the deductible resets to 0 every year so each year you need to pay that all over again before insurance will pay their part. Deductibles can go from $0 to $12k or more depending on income and size of family covered, what the insurance covers and how good the ins is. It's disgusting. And of course the ins can decide to deny covering anything. So yeah .... It sucks.
Load More Replies... Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
It's happened to me with mailed meds. I just started going to the pharmacy in person again. Got tired of spilled pills that I had to separate for hours
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My Birth Control Prescription Didn’t Have Any Pills Inside
How is this even possible?
It was completely sealed so it’s not like I took them out and put the empty box back in my drawer and forgot. Luckily I have 2 more boxes so I’m okay for now but this is ridiculous. I can’t understand how this could have happened.
Dusty's mom 10 months ago
Possible theft inside the system. Contact your pharmacy immediately. If they don't respond, go to your government's health board. Still no response? Contact reputable media! Keep all packaging, photos and this post for proof.
Dragon mama 10 months ago
Manufacturing error. It's not unusual and any reputable pharmacy would set it right for you immediately
Matthew Savestheworld 10 months ago
Just a screw up at the manufacturer's packaging area. Just take it back and they will give you a new one
Mike F 10 months ago
Probably an auto loading error. So many Rx fulfillment places are automated.
Load More Replies... Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
Either diversion, wherein a pharmacist or someone in packing took the pills for their own use, or an honest mistake that you can get money suing for
Flavia Slag 10 months ago
I at one time got a sample in a box that was suppose to have a full dose
Michael None 10 months ago
How can you not understand what happened? The manufacturer had an issue at the plant and a box ended up not having meds in it and was missed. Pretty simple, occasionally s**t happens.
Each year, between 7,000 and 9,000 people in the US die because of a medication error. More than hundreds of thousands of patients also experience adverse reactions or other side effects related to their medication but decide not to report them.
#22
Installed Wheelchair Access Boss. Pharmacy In Poland
Debby Keir 10 months ago
Those not already in wheelchairs, soon will be as they trip over 'the ramp'.
Luke Branwen 10 months ago
I REGULARLY SHOP THERE! My mom has already tripped and fell on those death stairs.
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
When someone does die trying to go down that, you can be sure they'll tell Satan to send this guy a curse and a complaint.
#23
Pharmacy Stapled Receipt Through My Syringe’s Plastic Wrapping, So Now It’s Not Sterile. I Picked 4 Of These Up About A Month Ago And This Was My Last One, So I Didn’t Notice Until Today
Feathered Dinosaur 10 months ago
A sterile product is only sterile as long as the packaging is intact. The safety cap isn't airtight and bacteria or fungi could settle on the needle
Load More Replies... Brandi VanSteenwyk 10 months ago
The important parts ARE sterile as long as the plunger remained in place (not pulled entirely out) and the needle cap undisturbed. The nurse walks into the exam room ready to poke the patient with the syringes out of the packaging. And dentists have several lined up to use for numbing. Again, all out of the packaging.
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago
I think you mean: "they weren't always so neatly packaged, and the lack of sterility infected and killed some people".
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The Pharmacy Added A Mystery Pill To My Prescription. It Looks Almost Exactly Like The Other Pills
Dusty's mom 10 months ago
Take the pills to the pharmacy and ask them to explain. Follow the above information if you get pushback.
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
Google it. It could be the exact same med but by a different producer. I once got half a bottle of my Xanax from actavis, and another bottle with the rest from a different generic manufacturer
HTakeover 10 months ago
Different pharmas. One is ADHD, the other is blood pressure. I'd guess that whomever used the counter/sorter prior to this person's didn't clear it & accidentally left one behind, and that it was also missed by the next, possibly same, person.
Load More Replies... Joshua David 10 months ago
2 options. 1. Google the pill info and know what it is. Or 2. Take it in the name of a mystery buzz. Jk 😜
Weaponized Beef 10 months ago
Prescription is for an antifungal. Bonus pill is for ADHD or high blood pressure.
Chucky Cheezburger 10 months ago
You can find free pill identification sites where you enter shape, color and any imprints on them to find out what they are.
Kate Mothers 10 months ago
Do not take the smaller pill. Different number on it, so a different medication. Take it back.
painttheyellowsubgreen 10 months ago
You accidentally take one antidepressant, not such a big deal. All antidepressants use buildable half life models. But accidentally take a muscle relaxer and you could have a very bad day.
Load More Replies... However, some states are trying to get the situation under control. For example, Virginia banned quotas and passed regulations that ordered pharmacies to increase staffing until March 2025. California and Ohio also implemented rules that require pharmacies to have an adequate number of employees, which will help divide pharmacists' workload better and keep them from overworking themselves.
#25
Same Prescription, Bought Two Weeks Apart
Foxglove🇮🇪 10 months ago
In Ireland, prescriptions are capped at €80 per family per month, anything above that is not charged. Saves us a fortune.
Maples Dad 10 months ago
Free in Scotland, which is great considering I take 9 a day and am moving up to 12 next week.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 10 months ago
I understand why it says "KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN". Children don't carry that amount of money on them.
ScarletRos 10 months ago
I’ve had that experience at Priceline Pharmacy also. And different Pricelines charge different amounts!
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
Yeah that's totally a ripoff , but I can see it happening in other countries. I'm in America, and if I didn't pay for health insurance my mess would cost about the same.
Beth Wheeler 10 months ago
Try blinkhealth.com. I was on a med for a while ago a couple of mos my insurance stopped paying for it. I started looking for coupons and found blink health, their price was cheaper than my insurance copay. You can do a price search, put in the name of the med, strength, how many times a day and how many days. They aren't always cheaper than insurance but they have been most of the time for me.
ScootyPuffJr 10 months ago
One of mine went up $3000...took me several hours on the phone to find out what happened. Finally got a rep who admitted it was the company's fault because they screwed up so many claims and reimbursements the year before with their copay card that helps cover the cost.
Ruth Watry 10 months ago
Our pharmacy keeps a 3 day inventory, and when they purchase meds, they go online and find the cheapest for that day. It saves my employer money. It is cheaper than a national chain pharmacy. Often my co-pay is less than the $10 or $20.
#26
I’ve Put The Viagra On The Shelves Boss
Debby Keir 10 months ago
Like that the cat flea treatment is ALSO on the kids medicine shelf....
Michael Largey 10 months ago
Well, if you want to have children, Viagra may be helpful in some instances.
Khavrinen 10 months ago
UK: Puts Viagra right out on the shelves where anyone can pick it up. USA: Locks up the shampoo so no one "unauthorized" can get at it. "Home of the Free", yeah, right.
Sven Grammersdorf 10 months ago
Viagra is a prescription medicine in the USA
Load More Replies... Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
Wow. I can imagine the look on the dad's face and questions for daddy when little man asks what viagra is for.
#27
At A Pharmacy In UK. 8 Items On The Same Order Came In 5 Separate Plastic Bags
Carbonel 10 months ago
Ours stopped using paper and switched to plastic. 😡🙄
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Doodles1983 10 months ago
It was an order from wholesalers to the pharmacy. Not a patients dispensed meds.
JLo 10 months ago
See-through bags? So everyone knows what meds you are taking? So much for privacy rights.
sturmwesen 10 months ago
I think those arrived bundled at the pharmacy ... one bundle per person/order and are not yet handed over to the customers
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Bought These Off A Walgreens Shelf 3 Days Ago
Blue Bunny of Happiness 10 months ago
Fun fact, my Dad once had a job as a tampon tester (okay, so it was testing the quality of the kapok used in them, but that doesn’t sound as good!)
David 10 months ago
Blue, I never realized kapok was used for tampons. Reading about it, it makes sense. But I became familiar with the word from the late 70s / early 80s navy because there were still kapok life vests around. I think I just assumed it was something that floats. Putting the two together, I'm guessing the flotation came from the trapped air and water proofing materials were used to prevent the life vest from just absorbing the sea water like a giant tampon.
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KatSaidWhat 10 months ago
OK, ignorant woman here - how does a tampon expire if still in packaging?
Upstaged75 10 months ago
It doesn't! That's probably just the manufacturing date.
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Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 10 months ago
Tampons don't have a used by date. That's manufacture date. And they aren't sterile, so they last forever.
#29
24-Hour From 9am To 5pm
Verena 10 months ago
It would be correct in the Netherlands. Lots of pharmacies have an automatic distributor to serve clients outside of opening times. We are in a rural area with no emergency pharmacy anywhere near a 1h drive, so they invented a mechanism that can distribute medication remotely. No idea how it actually works, but it does.
Maples Dad 10 months ago
You put your date of birth and name into the machine and it dispenses your medication.
Load More Replies... Bean Driller 10 months ago
Yeah we don't have a 24 hour pharmacy either (120,000 people live here and we are 20 min to Boulder) but you have to drive almost 20 miles to get to one that's open after 9pm. When you are sick. When you are in pain.
Michael None 10 months ago
Obviously the 9am to 5pm is when the store you are currently at is open you git.
#30
The Way My Prescription Was Filled
Blue Bunny of Happiness 10 months ago
Pretty standard at English pharmacies. A lot of meds still come in 30 day packs but GPs prescribe in 4 weeks ie 28 days. The pharmacist then has to snip off any excess tablets and dispenses them in another prescription. Admittedly, it looks like they’d been stockpiling these ones!
Robert T 10 months ago
Used to be. Pretty much everything now comes in packs with anti-tamper seals.
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Damned_Cat 10 months ago
Reminds me of the time I got a prescription that was a huge bottle with 30 individually wrapped "sample" pills. How does a big retail pharmacy even have those?
David 10 months ago
DC, Was it free? I don't think pharmacies are supposed to sell samples that (at least used to be) they received for free. Long time ago when I was broke I had a doctor more or less fill a script with a handful of sample packages, but there wasn't an actual script and he didn't charge me. Just stuff he handed me in the exam room because I had no insurance and he took pity on me. I've never received 'sample' products from a pharmacy. It makes me wonder if other pandas have.
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#31
Think I'm Getting The Point Across?
BrownEyedPanda 10 months ago
I hate to say this, but unfortunately it is quite necessary. Some customers simply can't or won't connect the dots.
MushroomHead22 10 months ago
theres a mall close to where i work, and they have a liquor store in the mall. the entrance/exit are on the outside of the mall, but ever since covid they closed the entrance from the outside, and you need to enter from the inside of the mall, whilst the exit remains operable leading you outside. there is a sign on the entrance notifying patrons that they must enter by the mall. the sign is roughly the same size as the door. i have seen numerous people try the door, not once, not twice, but at least 3 or more times, on many occasions before reading the sign.... so yes that "does not accept cash" signs all over are absolutely necessary.
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#32
This Isn't New We All Know Prescriptions Suck But This Is Literally A Pill I Need To Not Get Ill And Have Cysts All Over My Ovaries. And I Do Have Insurance, The Pharmacy Just Refuses To Run It Unless I Yell At Them In Person
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
Yeah you're gonna have to find a new pharmacy and have your dic call them first to confirm and make sure they get your insurance info. This is f*ckery pure and simple
Brandi VanSteenwyk 10 months ago
Discount cards to the rescue!! Often better than insurance and keeps corporate from getting richer on your suffering.
Dav Carro-Ripalda 10 months ago
Your health system sucks. I am very sorry you are the best example for the land of the freedom, but in extreme capitalism, the freedom is bought with money: no money, you are a slave, always working to stay afloat
#33
My Pharmacy Sold Me Expired Contraceptives That I've Been Taking For A Month
Michael None 10 months ago
It's amazing how many people are freaking out about this kind of thing. The employees at pharmacies are people too and very busy in most cases sometimes mistakes happen. Most likely any pharmacy you've ever been to is only 99.9% accurate. You try filling 1000 scripts in a day and being that accurate!
#34
My Pharmacy Gave Me 29 Pills In One Bottle, And 1 Pill In Another For My 30-Pill Prescription
Dragon mama 10 months ago
The pills look different. So likely they ran out of one and had to switch to one from a different manufacturer and by law they can't go in the same bottle.
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
Exactly. This happens more issue than thought. In an above post I explained how i once had to pick up my Xanax and half was one generic and the other bottle had the rest from a different manufacturer
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4 Months In A Row This Has Happened. Every Month I'm Forced To Ration My Meds Bc They Are Always Unavailable When It's Time For The Refill
Lisa Wittwer 10 months ago
I'm on a narcotic pain med and I have to call the pharmacy 3 days in advance every month to make sure they order enough to fill my prescription. Luckily, I have a good pharmacist who isn't an a*s about it. Here it is a state law that if you accept a partial fill, you can't get the rest later.
David 10 months ago
Lisa, What state are you in? I'm in WA state and I've had partial fills several times. I don't recall if any of them were opiates. But all were situations where the pharmacy didn't have enough pills to cover the prescription but knew I needed some until they could get in the rest. I've seen the same at least once for a friend.
Load More Replies... Upstaged75 10 months ago
I have a prescription for a controlled med that needs to be ordered every month. So every month I contact the pharmacy ahead of time to make sure that it gets ordered and is in stock when it's eligible to be refilled. I learned to do this after getting screwed a few too many times. I don't care if they think I'm annoying - if I'm not proactive they won't do it until I remind them.
Bored Sailor 10 months ago
At my doctor's office when I went for surgery they have a sign hanging to not use CVS they run out of pain meds all the time.
Chucky Cheezburger 10 months ago
CVS seems to love doing this.They would never have my meds in stock and would have to order them from...somewhere. But they wouldn't order until the refill date of the script.
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
This is unfortunately why many people with legitimate, chronic pain who actually get prescribed fentanyl often find themselves just getting a 10 dollar bag from the guy on the corner. If you have a tolerance to that, the street stuff is less deadly than you might think.
#36
My New Pharmacist Put My Ointment In A Pill Container...why?
Brazen 10 months ago
Mine did the same thing to me two months ago. My husband is at a different pharmacy and they gave it to him in the original tube. It just seems weird to me.
Debby Keir 10 months ago
Possible reason is that they bulk buy that particular cream - it's cheaper and they can dispense it for several people and make more profit. It's what they used to do 50 years ago (very few things were in tubes in those days) The reason they stopped is that if it doesn't get used up fairly quickly, it can go 'off' before the use by date, though I can remember a time where nothing had use by dates.
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Maren Villadsen 10 months ago
Don't understand why pharamacists are even touching you medicin. In Denmark you get in the originale packaging. No touching by anyone but yourself. If you need 28 pills but there are 30 in a pack you get 30. No mixing pills mistakes can be made
Brandi VanSteenwyk 10 months ago
Frankly, I would rather have it this way. Especially if it's expensive. I always feel like I am wasting several milligrams in the scrunched up tube.
#37
Just Saw This Little Buddy At The CVS I Went To Pick Up My Rx. Where To Report?
Upstaged75 10 months ago
Oh no, a tiny evil mouse!! LOL. If you live in certain areas they're everywhere and it's impossible to keep all of them out. Believe me, we try! The last little bastard got in to a bag of almonds and was trying to keep a stash under my couch. Although that's better than the one who climbed in to the heat pump and broke the fan. Yes, I'm an animal lover. But are either of them still breathing? No. The cat's not talking but I'm pretty sure I know what happened. ;)
#38
Walgreens “Actual Size” Label Compared To The Actual Size
Deborah 10 months ago
Like me. I love it when meds have 'actual size' photos. I've never run into this before.
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I Ordered A Box Of Tampons From CVS And They Sent Me These
Debby Keir 10 months ago
Well, suggest you pop to the supermarket instead, rather than ordering such everyday stuff 'online'
R.C. 10 months ago
As someone with a family member who has physical disabilities and on bad days can't leave the house I suggest you stop thinking inside your own little bubble. And even if they did it for no other reason than they just wanted to; who cares? Also, sounds like you're in Europe based on, "pop to the supermarket". There's no popping anywhere in Canada and the US. Pretty much everywhere requires a car/bus.
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#40
Made Vax Appointment For My Elderly Mother; CVS Confirmed, And Then Canceled The Evening Before Because They Didn't Have The Vaccine. Then They Emailed Saying Sorry She Couldn't Make It And Were Canceling As Per My Request
#41
I Need Antibiotics And My Doctor Prescribed Them To Me To Take Two Per Day For Five Days. Only To Find Out That There Are No More Boxes With 10 Tablettes, Only 8 And That I Need Another Prescription. Opened The Box And There Are Literal Two Empty Places. I’ll Have To Get Another Box For 2 Tablettes
John Dilligaf 10 months ago
"shrinkflation" by the d**g manufacturer. Used to be 10 pills per pack, now 8. Same price (or higher) though.
#42
The Amount Of Trash That Comes With My Monthly Prescription
Upstaged75 10 months ago
Yeah, birth control comes with a ton of extra stuff. Mine has little storage pouches and stickers you can put on the pack. It all just goes in the trash. I already know the days of the week, thanks. ;)
Debby Keir 10 months ago
The only 'trash' is the wrapping and the info (even if you have been on it for years) is for your benefit. You wouldn't be happy if they just came loose in an envelope.
Brandi VanSteenwyk 10 months ago
In a litigious society, this is called reassurance... that the corporations can say "We told you so!"
#43
The Pharmacy Line Today At Walgreens In Capitol Hill (Broadway And E Pine)
Damned_Cat 10 months ago
And at least 6 people in that line are also trying to buy several non-pharmacy items each with two items that won't scan at the sale price.
Michael None 10 months ago
Most likely the person at the front of the line didn't bring their new insurance card and refuses to move. I've worked retail pharmacy before and people are quite rude and walgreens management will give them a gift card to calm them down instead of backing the employee.
MushroomHead22 10 months ago
honestly just leave a note with what you purchased, the exact change, and walk out.
Upstaged75 10 months ago
That's the line to pick up prescriptions at the pharmacy. It's a felony to do what you're suggesting.
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At A Local Chemist Waiting Area
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago
The arm of the chair was mostly like damaged by normal wear and tear, and then someone's made a horribly bodgy "repair" using tape and what looks like some sort of paper - possibly some sort of paper towels used for cleaning? Whatever, it's not the fault of the customers.
Load More Replies... Brandi VanSteenwyk 10 months ago
Idiotic patrons ripped the original padding off. Leaving a dangerous shank there. At least someone tried to lessen the danger.
#45
Bought Acne Patches From The Store, Opened The Package When I Got Home And It's Empty
Went to my local CVS near a college to buy some pimple patches. I didn't think I needed to open the box to check if there are any patches inside, so I just drove home with some other groceries and thought that was that.
Came home, took a nice shower, cleansed my face, and was ready to use this brand of patches for the first time. When I opened it, it was just empty. Nothing. Thank God the store is willing to help me get a new box when I called them about this.
Mildly infuriating that I have to go back outside in the cold to get a new box, I was so ready to unwind from work too.
#46
The Paperwork That Came With My One Prescription. My Current Dose Requires Capsules In 3 Different Strengths, So The Pharmacy Gave Me 3 Copies Of The Patient Info
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
Yeah but in American pharmacies they just take a sheet of paper for each med and staple them to the bag. THAT just looks ridiculous
#47
This Wheelchair Ramp In A Local Pharmacy
#48
Went To Take The Antibiotic Prescribed To Me At The ER, And They Accidentally Gave Me 25% Of The Wrong Antibiotic
I have a very bad jaw/throat infection, doctor sent me to ER because it's dangerous to have an infection in that area. Did all the ER stuff, get my prescriptions and head home. I am really careful with antibiotics because I have a very bad allergy to one of them. This one is an antibiotic that I am not allergic to, Clindamycin.
So, I read the little orange attachment to the label that describes what the pill looks like "Light blue, oblong shaped capsule printed with a C and a 40". The first pill on the top of the bottle is blue and oblong, but printed with something different. I google it quickly to make sure it's still the same antibiotic, and was surprised to see that it is a totally different antibiotic (Doxycycline) that is used to treat STDs (among other things!) This has never happened to me. I'm guessing I should just go back to the pharmacy and they can refill it?? So weird that manufacturers would make them look so similar.
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
First Google to see if they're the same stuff just different generics. If it isn't that, then it's pharmacy time
ANN VALERYEVNA Sokolovskaya 10 months ago
Lol doxycycline is also commonly used to treat respiratory infections in pet rats (and many other animals).
Upstaged75 10 months ago
And lots of other things in people as well. Not sure why they're so focused on the STD.
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#49
CVS Gave Me The Wrong Perscription Today
Brian Woodcock 10 months ago
Pill ID says it is amitriptyline so you shouldn't feel depressed about it.
#50
CVS Won't Take No For An Answer
Upstaged75 10 months ago
Yeah I hate the text stuff from CVS. I do it all on their website instead and it's way easier.
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
Maybe try N or STOP? those usually work for me with that annoyance
#51
Trying To Read This Sign At My Local Pharmacy
Mad Dragon 10 months ago
Did you get a text letting you know your prescription is ready? If not, let us know and we will fix that for you!
#52
Pharmacy (Meant To Be Selling Health Products) Selling Tobacco
Carl Roberts 10 months ago (edited)
Walgreens is basically an expensive, oversized 7/11, they're not a pharmacy in & of itself.
David 10 months ago
Carl, True. They also sell alcohol. And toys, cards, candy... quite a few items that are not "pharmacy". I think it is fair to say there are very few pharmacies in the US that sell ONLY medications. They branch out to make ends meet. The pharmacies I see that don't sell other stuff are usually in some 'anchor' location like Costco, Fred Meyer, Walmart etc.
Load More Replies... Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
Only CVS ever made the point of removing all nicotine and tobacco products. Walgreens, Walmart, Randall's, Sam's club, and Kroger even still sell tobacco products. It's all about the profit for them
Michael None 10 months ago
Next do the candy aisle, the liquor aisle, the food aisle and the cosmetics aisle. All are also unhealthy.
detective miller's hat 10 months ago
All pharmacies here (NY state) sold cigarettes until quite recently when CVS decided not to sell tobacco products anymore.
Michael Largey 10 months ago
A pharmacy can't make much money if everyone's in good health, can it?
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago
In the UK, no shops are allowed to display cigarettes any more, and I've never seen a pharmacy selling tobacco ever.
#53
The Pharmacy Close At 7:00 Pm Pharmacy Line At 6:51 Pm
Weasel Wise 10 months ago
Exactly. You can't comprehend a long line minutes before an establishment closes unless you know how long each person has been standing in line. /s
Load More Replies... Upstaged75 10 months ago
Maybe they just got off work and couldn't be there any sooner? Thankfully mine's open until 8pm.
#54
Must Be Free Then
Lost Panda 10 months ago
I think they should have just labeled it Card Only. The second note is what made everyone confused
#55
"Free Of Artificial Dyes"
Carl Roberts 10 months ago
I get the point they're making, but neither of those statements are true. The primary difference between the two is that the night side contains an antihistamine (which causes drowsiness as a side effect), while the day side doesn't. There's no stimulant in the day side to "keep you awake".
Feathered Dinosaur 10 months ago
Wrong, the daytime pills contain phenylephrine, which basically acts like adrenaline. Common side effects are restlessness and excitability.
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Ace 10 months ago
Now turn the blister packs over and read the other side. In any case, no, the daytime one will not "keep you awake" all day, the nighttime one with antihistamines may help some people sleep, but it's not gonna "knock you out".
Feathered Dinosaur 10 months ago
Funny story, my mom used these once and slept through two days. That was years ago, but still. If you're sensitive to antihistamines you shouldn't take them during daytime or even at night if you have a hangover the next morning
Load More Replies... Debby Keir 10 months ago
and if you turn the packs over, no doubt you will see the words Day and Night.
Tobias Reaper 10 months ago
the only difference between the 2 is the night time one doesnt have caffeine in it so you can take it before bed and sleep it wont knock you out
Ace 10 months ago
I suggest you re-read the label. No caffeine in the day one, but antihistamines in the night one.
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When Your Kid Has A Fever And All The Infant Medicine Has Been Hoarded
#57
Tubed Back To The Pharmacy With This Note
Feathered Dinosaur 10 months ago
It's the expiration date of the packaging. When the packaging fails the content won't be sterile anymore. You really don't want to inject mould or bacteria intravenously
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Debby Keir 10 months ago
The 'expired' ones can only be used for eye washouts (chemical spillage)
Brandi VanSteenwyk 10 months ago
I work within the health system and not a single doctor I know would refuse to use this. Hell, in our profession, even band-aids expire. Ridiculous. Luckily it means that the free clinic down the way can use these things that are perfectly fine.
#58
Same Tablets, Same Dose, 2 Stores From The Same Suburb. $7.39 vs. $23.99, Over 230% Markup. The Consumer Has No Idea What They’ll Be Charged Till It’s Too Late
lenka 10 months ago
This is in Australia. It is not true that the Consumer has no idea what they’ll be charged. You can always ask your pharmacist about the cost of the medication. We cant see the brands here but I suspect that one of these is generic and the other is branded. Chemist Warehouse will almost always sell the generic brand in the first instance. It's one of the reasons its so much cheaper, but you can you can always ask your pharmacist to supply you the generic brand.
Brandi VanSteenwyk 10 months ago
And the patient can refuse to accept the product at the higher price and have the RX sent back to the other pharmacy. Again! Use discount cards!!
Load More Replies... Dragon mama 10 months ago
You can tell from the labels that one is brand and one is generic so it is a false equivalence
Cheryl Ramsay 10 months ago
I live in the US. I usually get medications from my secondary provider which comes by mail. I had one 'script that I ordered from the local pharmacy. They charged me $178.00 for a month and it was the generic for a inhaler. My usual provider charged $75.00 for the non-generic inhaler. Don't be fooled by the term "generic".
Remi (He/Him) 10 months ago
You don't have an online system to see how much meds cost in different pharmacies and if they have them in stock? I've mostly needed to use it as one med had some supply chain issues a couple of years back and you don't want to go to five different places to ask if they have them until you find one more than once
René Sauer 10 months ago
Is it also the same manufacturer? Looks to me like two different ones. But such a massive difference is still incredible.
Nils Skirnir 10 months ago
In Australia should never be that markup. Or that difference in price for prescriptions. Pharmacist only maybe, but not this
#59
Pharmacy Tries (Badly) To Hide The Maximum Retail Price
Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
We import our d***s from Europe, Japan, Canada, and India mostly. They are, after all the ones with the giant manufacturing facilities. Some ARE manufactured in the US but most aren't.
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago
The original post doesn't specify the country. Why assume this isn't an example of bad practice in Spain. I mean, the language appears to be Spanish, which for some curious reason I most associate with Spain.
Load More Replies... Weasel Wise 10 months ago (edited)
The pharmacy employees are the dodgy ones for trying to hide the expiration date, it has nothing to do with the maker. Also, why Mexico? 21 countries formally consider Spanish as it's national language. "These pills have Spanish on the box and then THE PHARMACY EMPLOYEE blacked out the expiration date. This is dodgy. They must be Mexican." Say you're a bit racist without literally saying you're a bit racist. Finally, does the red pill go down easy?
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The Pharmacy In My Pharmacy Is Closed. I Was Supposed To Pick Up My Diabetes Meds Here. Didn’t Get A Call, Message, Nothing
Weasel Wise 10 months ago (edited)
How unrealistic! The pharmacy is run by HUMANS. Humans get sick, etc. (And some businesses have a hard time keep humans working for them cuz they're terrible employers.) But OP, you're right! When things go sideways and no other HUMAN is available to work on short notice, that establishment should call every possible client that might show up that day and inform them of this excruciating mishap. God forbid the customer not attempt to wait until the very last moment to fill their vitally required medication. The pharmacy is at fault for not warning everyone that HUMANS might have personal needs. /s 😮💨🙄
Dav Carro-Ripalda 10 months ago
I can see options offered, two other same street numbers to go to. Probably you drove here, so i do not think getting again in your car and driving to the nearest option will be so excruciating.
#61
One Sign Didn't Seem To Be Enough
Tucker Cahooter 10 months ago
No doubt this is a reaction to previous experiences with customers
Upstaged75 10 months ago
Looks like they're cleaning up for the night and collected all the signs.
#62
Great Job, Pharmacy. Now I Know Exactly Where These Came From
#63
Installed The Fire Suppression System, Boss. Local Pharmacy Fire Sprinkler
David 10 months ago
GA, NOT effective. If that sprinkler goes off, most of the water will go up into the drop ceiling and then dribble down, instead of being sprayed out in the intended pattern to cover the area. The water hits the top of that "star" plate and the spreads out sideways from there.
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Our Local Pharmacy Trying To Spell Herbst (Autumn)
#65
This CVS Bathroom Sign
#66
Crazy
Carl Roberts 10 months ago
How is it "unbelievable"? It's an over-the-counter generic product, they can sell it whatever quantity they want.
Aileen Grist 10 months ago
In the UK you can only buy 2 boxes of 16 at any one time.
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Kris Fireheart 10 months ago
You can get plenty of stuff otc in America that would seem ridiculous. However I'm more jealous of Canada, where you can pick up a bottle offer l over the counter of 555s, which contain Tylenol, codeine, and caffeine without a prescription at all
David 10 months ago
Not unbelievable at all. Costco sells large bottles of the common generic d***s. It's a lot if you are one person but if you have a large family not as much. I agree 500 is a bit much, but the real "crazy" is how much name brand manufacturers overcharge. A current example is Diphenhydramine (aka Benadryl). Walgreens - 48 pack of Benadryl $13.49. Costco - bottle of 600 (Kirkland brand of same thing) $8.99. Do I need 600 Benadryl? No. Do I want to pay 1.5 X as much for less than 1/12th as much product? No. When I traveled to PI I took Diphenhydramine and Immodium (also cheap from Costco) and just left the extra with relatives over there when I left.
Brandi VanSteenwyk 10 months ago
I buy these here in the US too. There is nothing unusual bout it at all.
Ace 10 months ago
Used to be more like 20 dollars last time I got some in a Walmarts. Price has dropped quite a bit in the past 15 years.
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The Rubber Handle Things Are Like This On Every Shopping Basket At CVS
Upstaged75 10 months ago
The ones at Trader Joe's do that too. I just slide them back. It's not rocket science.
Weasel Wise 10 months ago
The humanity! How can anyone shop with the handle grips not exactly where they should be?!?!?! /s
#69
Wait The Pharmacy Is Only Open For 1 Hour In The Morning?
Carl Roberts 10 months ago (edited)
That's not what the sign says. It says the pharmacy will be dedicated only to Covid vaccines from 9am-10am.
Upstaged75 10 months ago (edited)
Whoever posted this one is an idiot without reading comprehension.
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Mike F 10 months ago
Right? My stuff comes in 90 day supplies, in the mail, at no cost.
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Lost Panda 10 months ago
One of the good things about Japan. There is usually a pharmacy within a short walk from most all doctor's offices. The worst I have ever been told is "We don't have that on hand right now, but we will order it and give you a call when it arrives"
Huddo's sister 10 months ago (edited)
Usually like that in Australia, but more and more medications are having shortages at the moment. Things like ADHD medications, iron infusions and diabetes medications and forcing people to shop/call around more. Also hospitals are having shortages of IV fluid bags.
Load More Replies... Mike F 10 months ago
Right? My stuff comes in 90 day supplies, in the mail, at no cost.
Load More Replies... Lost Panda 10 months ago
One of the good things about Japan. There is usually a pharmacy within a short walk from most all doctor's offices. The worst I have ever been told is "We don't have that on hand right now, but we will order it and give you a call when it arrives"
Huddo's sister 10 months ago (edited)
Usually like that in Australia, but more and more medications are having shortages at the moment. Things like ADHD medications, iron infusions and diabetes medications and forcing people to shop/call around more. Also hospitals are having shortages of IV fluid bags.
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