I don't usually write reviews, but my experience at the CVS in Beaufort NC warrants it. Last Wednesday and Thursday, we dealt with pharmacists that were absolutely NO help. On Wednesday, the pharmacist said flat out NO, that she would not call my husband's Orthopedic surgeon to try and facilitate his prescription. He had seen the doctor that morning and a herniated or bulging disc was suspected at L3 level. Husband was in severe pain and had spasms for 4 days before he could be seen. We knew that a prior authorization would be required for the prescription because it was an opioid. When we asked the pharmacist to call the surgeon's office, her answer was emphatically NO, she wouldn't do that. We were not able to get through at the doctor's office and believed the pharmacist would be able to! At pharmacy closing time, my husband still had no pain med. The next day, we called not only the doctor, CVS and but also our Medicare provider. I spent hours on the phone trying to figure out where the issue was. At approximately 3:30 pm on Thursday, we were told the prior auth was approved and was at CVS for filling. A call to the CVS informed me that the pharmacist was the only person that could fill an opioid script and she was involved in giving flu shots until at least 6:00 pm. The pharmacy tech said to call back after 6:00. When I did call back, I was told it would be at least another hour. My husband finally got his pain med at 8:00 that night...36 hours after leaving the surgeon's office. When I went through the drive-through, the pharmacist happened to be the person that checked me out. I was not very nice...told her I had never had a pharmacist refuse to call a physician's office on behalf of a patient. Also told her that I would be moving our business to an independent pharmacy down the street. She replied that she was sure they'd love to have my business! Again, I was pretty upset over the entire issue and was not nice to her. I asked the Lord to forgive me and moved our business today! Do yourself a favor, take your business to a caring, independent pharmacy. The " mom and pop" drugstores actually care and will help you! We had never dealt with CVS before we moved here a year ago...never again!
My husband is not a drug-seeking addict, hasn't had an opioid script since his hip was replaced 9 years ago. Maybe that's what the pharmacists thought and why they were so unwilling to help us! read more