Pharmacy is unethical in how they conduct business, closing early without notification for those who haven't picked up their prescriptions because there closed Saturday and Sunday, Received a notification at 2pm saying that they closed at 2pm then to find out Monday is my next chance to pick up my prescription. Don't use this pharmacy if you have to take your prescription to have quality of life. Looking through the reviews of this pharmacy I have no idea how they are still operating. Shame on the people who think it's ok to come and go as you please. Pharmacist needs to find another career because she doesn't have an idea that people have to take medication every day. read more

If you are staying at any of the area hotels in Altoona, PA - this Walgreens is a good location to stop in and resupply on toiletries, snacks, beverages, and more. It's located on Plank Road. I loved the way they have decorated their store for Halloween! read more

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Walgreens in Stuart, Florida is an excellent place to shop for most things. In my opinion the food shopping leaves something to be desired because their are not enough organic vegetable and grass-fed meat options. The typical retail clothing and hardware options are excellent. I recommend Walmart to anyone looking for a bargain. read more

I would leave no stars if this was a choice. The phone message plays and plays telling me there is one person ahead of me and my call is important to them!!!!After 20 plus minutes I realized how stupid I was for holding that long and that they are TOTAL liars! The impersonal phone message also told me the pharmacy hours were 9 AM - 7PM. Just another lie. I found out two days in a row by driving to the Altoona location that their hours were actually 9 AM - 5 PM on February 9 and 10. The notice they had taped to their door that their unconcerned manager referred me to allowed him to shift blame to me for being upset that I was unable to get my prescription 2 days in a row. A simple phone message stating this would have been nice, especially since I couldn't see the posted notice via phone. My little monthly contribution isn't of any concern to Walgreens and they're certainly not going to suffer any adverse effects from losing me as a customer, but regardless, I am moving my business to another pharmacy on Monday. And if by chance their young, passively rude and lacking in any form of even basic customer service skills should happen to stumble onto this post, I wish him a boatload of karma. May he be the recipient of the same disregard and lack of concern someday that he extended to me this evening. read more

I've never been more happier at a pharmacy at 9pm. My grandfather and I arrived at Walgreens in search of a blood pressure machine. We ventured to the back to discover they didn't have one. The Pharmacy Manager, Dan, apologized- and pointed us in the right direction for blood pressure machines that we could purchase. Dan ended up setting up the entire pump for us that we bought, and took my grandfather's blood pressure just so we could be sure it worked properly. It was so incredible to see someone so personable and willing to help us- I will definitely use this pharmacy whenever I am in Altoona. read more

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This is my go to place for toiletries, prescriptions, and cards. It is convenient, clean and well maintained. Parking is easy. The staff at both the pharmacy and the front check out are always friendly and helpful. read more

Whoever the blonde working today at 4:30 was, you are a horrible person, a giant trashy witch. Your pharmacy has went down hill. I've never been treated so disrespectful by a pharmacy. I hope you get stuck at work for a grueling amount of time and you get the customer from hell that ruins your week or even career. Terrible service, absolutely unacceptable attitude, I'm in no mood being this sick. You need to wear a shirt under your scrubs, you look so un professional and like you'd have an odor to your body... I can't believe I had to put up with something like you. Yuk... Don't come here if you want to be cut off when you speak and treated like crap, also, if you have any UPMC insurance they don't take it and demand you pay out of pocket.. holy hell.. we went to CVS and Walgreens was rude to them when transferring information. The hell with this place! read more

Its unfortunate I need to explain this to the pharmacy staff at the Altoona Walgreens, but I'll try. The pharmacist, known only by "Terry," not knowing me from Adam, may not overrule my doctor. How complicated is this? My prescription was ordered to be filled on January 17. Apparently, this was not sufficiently clear. I was chastised for having it filled "too early." I responded to Terry: "this means that you, rather than my doctor, decide when and under what conditions I get my medication. You don't even know what I have. You must not realize what you're claiming here. You don't decide, my doctor does. Unless you're claiming that either my doctor or myself are running a forging ring, please fill my prescription." I don't think he heard me. Usually, the response is something stupid like "its store policy." My helpless protests of "no its not, it can't be" always fail. On occasion, they'll say "CII drugs are treated differently." There, at least I can respond intelligently and utter, "For you maybe, not for me. There has never been nor will there ever be any DEA regulation that justifies pharmacists to treat CII drugs as distinct from any other relative to patients. The issue comes up quite often. That's my doctor's business, not yours." I do legal research for a living, much, though not recently, has been commissioned by firms dealing with DEA administrative protocols. Long story. Parts of Terry's Pharmacist's Manual relative to this stuff is authored by me. But who would believe that under such conditions? I guess I can't blame him. He just got irritated and walked away. Like me, Terry's not a people person. Pharmacists get a full medical education, just without the respect or the income. How irritated could I get? They deserve more respect. Of course, so do I. I was also surprised that Walgreens pushed this nonsense, since I've used them exclusively for years. The Walgreens in Chambersburg, PA, by contrast, is first class. Ultimately, I got it filled at the CVS down the street 30 seconds later, though using some crap cut-rate manufacturer - a stupid fight over a non-existent policy for nothing. See, I require a specific manufacturer for my medication, since I'm allergic to an inactive ingredient in most other generic versions. Walgreens alone carries the good generic pills (as far as I know). Since there's no Walgreens near me, I have to get to one when I can. Had Terry let me explain, he might have changed his mind. But I doubt it. Dr. Matthew Johnson Richland, PA read more

Very slow service from the employees that work in the pharmacy. Your staff acknowledges you standing there or being in line in the Drive-Thru and they continue doing what they're doing as far as conversations amongst each other or just helping the pharmacist do what he needs to do back there. To me if you are going to have someone working the registers then that's where they need to be at especially whenever they see that you were standing there and then try to ignore that fact. read more