I don't like to write negative reviews, but reading other customers reviews, plus my experience with them today forced me to write.
I scheduled for my family of 4 to have flu shot, scheduled at 3:45 pm, and didn't get to call our names until 4:47 pm. I get there at 3:40 pm, there is one customer a head of me in line, it didn't get to me until 4:00 (20 minutes stand in line). Then the girl help me check in, said that they can't find our information or insurance, which I have to provide for her again, I told her that this is NOT the first time we been to this pharmacy, they should have all the information on file plus our insurance is the same. We sat there to wait for our turn, then it turned out to be 1 hour of wait, I get frustrated and want to cancel our appointments, but then they call our name. FYI, there is not much customer there, just come and go, but I'm not sure why they are so slow.
When the pharmacist call us, which she called my daughter who is 14 years old, so I said I will go in with her just because she is a minor. This flag me that if this pharmacist is new or she even know the medical guidelines that minor patient WILL HAVE to accommodate with parent/guardian. Then she ask my daughter to confirm her birth date, which my daughter provided for her clearly, then she just stare the paper in her hand for a good 30 secs to 1 'minutes, this started to make me wonder if she got the right paperwork since there are 4 of us, AND my big concern is if she got the RIGHT VACCINE.
After she give both of us the vaccine, I ask if I can get a proof of all the vaccines for all of us. One, I need to submit to my work, and two, for upload to our PCP for our immunization records. She told me that she is not sure if she can do that because she never done that before. I told her that I been to this pharmacy before and I always ask for the proofs for the same reason, and they always provide that for me and not sure why she told me that. As I wait out side, I saw she ask the staff, this is really concerning me. She is the pharmacist, did she really know what she doing? She doesn't know the policy or protocol of the pharmacy OR medical guidelines?
Not to mention, while we in the room, she drop the paperwork in the trash, pick it up, open the shaft container lid, AND give injections to us WITHOUT changing the gloves. I work in healthcare so all these details caught my eyes. This pharmacist definitely needs more training on medical guidelines, protocols, and policies.
Should I be concerned and worried? YES, I am. I was concerned about the sanitation, safety, and most of all if we received the right vaccine. And guess what, it been done!
I will change pharmacy, even if this pharmacy just down the street from my house.
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