This is an excellent pharmacy. The staff is always polite and knowledgeable. Ive used this…read morepharmacy for 40 years. The service is exceeded only by their wonderful ice cream. Doug W.

This is a great little boutique, gift store, and pharmacy, with a little bit of everything…read more They have plenty of home and garden decor. I always enjoy ringing the wind chimes. They have lots of what I think of as comfy old lady gear -- they have a brand of clothing that looks a lot like Lilly Pulitzer but is less expensive, cozy slippers, Vera Bradley bags. Great place to shop for Mother's Day basically. There's a full aisle of Hallmark cards, another aisle of wrapping paper and other gift wrapping items, lots of yummy candies including big brands like jelly belly and Russell Stover and a local section featuring Hellman's nuts and candies. They also have a full service pharmacy, and an ice cream shop at the front of the store.

Arun has been our pharmacist for years and years. My family has dealt with chronic health issues…read morefor a while now and we have never found such a kind and compassionate pharmacist as we have in Arun. He remembers your name, knows what's going on with your health, and also just genuinely cares about you as a person. The rest of his staff is fantastic, too. I couldn't say enough nice things about this business and the people running it. I got my friend's whole family to switch to Advanced Health Pharmacy and now they are spreading the word, too.

I have come to once again to Yelp after some years to sing the praises once again for Advanced…read moreHealth Pharmacy, the one on Oakland near Centre. The main pharmacists and others since have invariably been attentive and helped above and beyond the general care and caring. It has grown since the 22 years when I began as a customer. In all that time I have received exceptional attention. Once, recently, a single prescription was not delivered on time and when I called to find out what the happened the response was surprise with immediate remedying of the situation and bountiful apologies. Only once in 22 years and yet here on Yelp I read two negative reviews. Hard to figure out how that could have happened. They are by far the best and I have used many pharmacies in 5 cities of 3 countries. Thank you Advanced Health on Oakland near Centre!

I love this place. It must be a ridiculously tough thing for a locally owned pharmacy to survive…read morewith the goliaths (aka Walgreen's) on every street corner. Portage Pharmacy actually has a sterile compounding area. Compounding pharmacies are rare but can create and offer unique blends of medication that are more outside the box. As they say, they're as specialized as your needs. Kudos to owner Larry Curtis for maintaining a dynamic and proactive approach in pharmacology. Purvi Patel is a PHD pharmacist with an extensive background in both pharmaceutical and holistic medical approaches. Whether you have a question about a multi-vitamin or a complete lifestyle regiment these folks have answers and suggestions based on a huge and diverse knowledge base. Portage Pharm carries a product I've used for years called OPC. It's a powerful blend of anti oxidants that I believe have contributed to me not even having had a sniffle in over a half decade. As for prescription meds, the ones I've needed to pick up for my kids are prepared and ready expeditiously. Prescriptions and refills can be entered, transferred or refilled via their website. The employees are all friendly, courteous and service oriented. Hey Portage, let's get behind this place. Five stars all the way!

They told me it would take a half hour to get my scripts ready, so I ran a few errands that took…read moreabout an hour to leave some wiggle room. When I got back, there was some sort of mix up and it was going to take the pharmacist another 10 minutes (in theory). Still twiddling my thumbs in the drive through. Usually they're swift here, but not today.

We tend to use Walgreen's as (a) a pharmacy for procuring OTC Allegra D 24 hrs. for our seasonal…read moreallergies and as (b) a source for awfully cheap AA and AAA store brand batteries. We use this particular Walgreen's in Portage because the store and pharmacy are open 24 hrs./day, which is convenient for us because our hours are often topsy-turvy. And we like the BOGO deals on batteries that seem to be held every other week. And, now that I think about it, (c) we get our annual flu shots at this Walgreen's too. And (d) we buy occasional bottles of vitamins when they too are advertised as BOGO. But we don't fill prescriptions there, we don't buy candy or ice cream or greeting cards or perfumes there, and we don't bother with the photo department. We don't take the free Gazettes when they are running a promotional on that deceased newspaper. We don't buy make up or toys or stuffed animals or diapers there. We are always entertained by the ever changing center aisle which is updated for whatever holiday is near (e.g., the shelves were mostly empty today because all of the heavily discounted Valentine's Day paraphernalia that was leftover was gone). I think we bought a couple of strings of heavily discounted LED Christmas lights there once, in a panic, because no one else had purple LED lights. But Walgreen's did. The staff are decent but they generally leave us alone. My girl and I probably present as a couple on a mission when we walk in, so they pleasantly take our money and ask if we found what we were looking for, etc. I can't think of ever having had a bad interaction with a salesperson. We have a Walgreen's Card so that helps getting the BOGO deals on vitamins and batteries.

Grand daughter had her wisdom teeth extracted this morning. Oral surgeon sent scripts to…read moreWalgreens. Walgreens said they would be ready by 12:10. We got there at 12:45. The pharmacist said it would be 5 or 10 minutes more. In the meantime of waiting, they closed for lunch at 1:30 and were closed until 2 pm! Pharmacists don't seem to have any sympathy to hurting people's frustrations lady ne t to me was telling pharmacist that she couldn't wait another 20 minutes and her husband couldn't take other products due to a bleeding ulcer. I guess I was supposed to drive to Battle Creek to drop grand daughter off and then come back to get her s ripts! No sympathy out of these so-called health care workers!

I love this little pharmacy. Rarely any wait. The staff is always friendly and knowledgeable…read more 1000 times better than going to a hectic store.

This place absolutely sucks! I have no idea why anyone would shop here, employees are awful,…read moreeverything is vastly overpriced, they have "sales" even those are a joke. Please leave so we can have literally anything else.

Had my prescriptions transferred here from the Shaver location after I moved, and I'm still…read moreregretting it. They haven't gotten any of my scripts filled on time in almost a year, given 24+ hours to fill them. Nothing complicated or controlled substances, several of the medications have been blister packs that don't require pills being counted. They always ignore my comments about not giving me the pack containers with every refill (these are separate from the pills) because it's a waste of plastic and I can just reuse the old ones. Nope, I still get one every time. I requested a refill Monday morning to pick up Tuesday evening, and as of Wednesday morning, it still hasn't been filled. I'll be transferring away from this place soon.

Absolutely do not use this Pharmacy. I have made 4 separate visits to pick up a prescription I was…read moretold would be ready. Each time I received a different story about why it wasn't ready. Everything from "we didn't fill it because it's too expensive" to "we have to order it" to "it isn't made anymore so "we will call your doctor for the generic equivalent." Today it went back to the "it's too expensive and we have to order it" to "the doctors never call us back" and ending with the pharmacy tech throwing up her hands saying"I don't know what to tell you...I don't work in the mornings". Absolutely no attempt to problem solve. I have had many such issues over the years with this location so I think they have run out of chances.

Great customer service! The associates are always nice and asks if I need help looking for…read moreanything. Definitely sign up for the Walgreens free membership card which has a lot of perks and coupons! They do have weekly deals. You can either check them online from their website or grab a paper when you go in the store. Have tried the pharmacy only once asking for a suggestion and getting a single prescription. Pretty fast. The service at pharmacy can sometimes be off due to their rush hours.

After returning from travel overseas, I have been experiencing symptoms typical of flu or Covid. I…read morewent online to see who offers professional testing to diagnose my illness. Walgreen's website offers in-store testing by appointment. Assuming that your pharmacists and aides have been given training I made an appointment for Sunday, September 27, at 8:30 at the3 Walgreens on Shaver Road in Portage. When I arrived, I was informed that the pharmacist and aide have not been trained and could not administer the test or read the results. They advised me to arrange an appointment at another store. I drove the twenty minutes back home and called another store on Westnedge and Whites Road in Kalamazoo and asked the customer service person in the pharmacy there if they administer the in-store test. That person replied in the affirmative. So I drove thirty minutes to that store. Upon arrival I was told that they could do the test or I could buy the test, take it home and do it myself. The customer service person told me it was the same test. She said it was right here and pointed at a blank wall inside the pharmacy cage. When I asked, where since she was pointing at a wall, she told me that it was on the other side of the wall she was pointing at. When I asked which test I should choose, she answered curtly, "Whichever one I wanted." Overall the experience I have had with Walgreen today is enough to make me not return, ever.

Great store! Wish we had Rite Aids by where I'm from but we only have Walgreens and CVS....Store…read morewell kept, staff knowledgeable, and got a quick flu shot all while making a quick snack stop on my way to my friends house in Portage. Thanks Rite Aid for a pleasant surprise while in town!

Constantly poorly stocked & understaffed. Pharmacy refills are often a pain due to long wait times…read moreand lack of stock.

Found my new go-to grocery store! I've been on the hunt for…read morewhitefish dip anywhere in the Kalamazoo area ever since the Portage D & W closed and I finally found it. Transcendent! Seriously spent 10 minutes describing it to some friends tonight ... Silky, airy, just the right amount of smokiness. Paired it with a loaf of Sarkozy sourdough bread and a nice white wine. La! Staff was super helpful -- seemed like every corner I turned someone asked if they could help me find anything. They've got a taco bar, gigantic Mediterranean bar (stuffed olives, etc.), and a wonderful weekend selection. Can't wait to explore more!

I got there just one minute after nine urgent needed milk and eggs, but couldn't go in cause you…read morewere closed already so I gotta run to Myers or some other place out-of-the-way

This Walmart used to be dingy and I used to refuse to go there; I would rather travel extra miles…read moreto the one on the opposite side of the town. During this year, they have done ample renovation and expansion and the aftermath seems to be great. The floors are clean and the grocery side seems to be so nice and organized. Well-lit as well. This is one of the stores that have a lot of clearances which can be as low as a $1 at times on clothes. They have also fixed the buy online and store pick up to be faster and more convenient. The systematic value of this Walmart has gone up this year, I can say that for sure. The customer service can be a hit and miss.

I generally avoid this store, as I prefer using the bigger & better stocked site on 9th Street…read more But this is the only Walmart in the county with a gas station, and the price for gas is often significantly cheaper than almost anywhere else in Kalamazoo or Portage (the nearby Meijer's on Shaver often mirrors Walmart gas prices). And the bathrooms are clean.