Walgreens Pharmacy

I have read quite a few post here about walgreens and the shortages. There is no shortage. It is a lie. Yes, they are only aloud to order 4 bottles of 100 count per week. Here's something you may not know. Walgreens has a black list. If for some reason, you look like a addict or say something to piss off the pharmacist, you will make that list. Then, you can forget ever getting it filled at any walgreens pharmacy. They don't want the hassle nor want to deal with the DEA. I have seen someone make that list before. The pharmacist pulled out a card and wrote something down, later he entered it in the computer. Now, on a good note, I stayed with my same walgreen and same pharmacist and have never had a problem. I read these forums and got all worked up and expected a problem today. Last night I called them and was told it's not in stock. However, today I walked in anyway, and an hour later walked out with my filled script of 180 oxycodone 30's. I hope I've enlightened someone. Be blessed.
Sincerely
Brian

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All pharmacies have a list of people that have been flagged, that is completely normal.

As to the issue of people not being able to get their medications filled, it goes way beyond just being a problem with Walgreens.

It has been occurring in various states all over the U.S. and in all pharmacies.

Learn more Oxycodone details here.

I'm glad you got yours filled, but there are many others that are still having problems.

As to them telling you on the phone that they don't have it in stock, but then having it when you go in, that is also completely normal. If they can't see the actual physical prescription, then they have no way of knowing if the person on the phone is a legitimate patient, or a potential thief. Thus, any over the phone requests for information about getting controlled substances filled will usually result in your being told no, they don't have them.

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Id really love to know where you got them filled at ...I swear i will not tell anyone. we were with cvs for over 10 yrs never ever had a problem our pharmacist would have us call a week ahead so he could make the order. well he decided to go back to school told cvs he wanted to step down to part time so he could do both. next time we went in he wasn't there. now there is no pharmacy manager to order the meds ..and im very upset by this. because now we can't get them filled overtime we go into a place ...they Dont know you so they say either they don't have them or im sorry we only carry those for our regular patients and we're not accepting any new patients...my mom has terminal cancer FIBROMIALGIA NEUROFIBROSIS...pancreatits she can't take ibuprophin or morphine or aspirin ...and lives off of social security 801.00 amonth we cannot afford 3-10.00 a piece im hotly freaking im having to take her every other day to Baptist South hospital because she starts having seizures when meds start wearing off ...i honestly don't know what to do this time doctor wrote her for 15mg because i was having sooooo much trouble finding it .....i really really really need someone's help if you can help or know anyone who can you would not only be an angel but a life saver...they don't think she is gonna make it through this time and i don't want her to be in agonizing pain where she can't get out of bed and spend as much enjoyable moments with me and her 3 grand kids ...they don't understand it either so they are having a very difficult understanding all this...
if anyone can help us it would be such a blessing

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thank you and god bless
ndtanaka family

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