If I could give it a NEGATIVE amount of stars, I would. I have worked in the healthcare industry for over 20 years, and if I ever treated my patients the way these pharmacy employees treat patients, I would only be employed for a short time.
It is almost impossible to connect to a human being who works in the pharmacy. This is not Round Lake Walgreens' fault, however. Automatically connecting all incoming calls to some call center (in some random country, I'm sure) is a CORPORATE and abysmal decision. I am not oblivious to the fact that the volume of prescriptions that these poor people have to deal with, 24 hours a day, is something that I could never deal with. Why is it the individual patients' fault (problem) that the orders never stop?
I have several chronic illnesses that require several medications. I am a great historian concerning my medications, when my refills are due, which ones need a prior auth, and how much each should be. I have been CONSISTENTLY "talked down to" at this pharmacy. They ALWAYS think they can talk OVER me; however, I am pretty assertive and do not allow such behavior. If a person feels overwhelmed by or possesses a negative attitude towards the environment in which they are employed, they should seek DIFFERENT employment!!
The cherry on this Round Lake Beach Walgreens Cake is their (insert expletive of your choice here) attitude towards and judgment of those of us who take Adderall. I suffer from narcolepsy and must take this medication whether I like it or not. I take it as prescribed, don't sell it for cash, and the physician who prescribes it for me should be the one to decide how this medication is handled. I am not sure exactly when it happened, but somehow the "friendly neighborhood pharmacist" I used to see as a child had morphed into being narcissistic and judgemental with a God-Complex!!
As the old saying goes, "Just because you wear a white coat, that doesn't make you a doctor". Pharmacists have complete discretion concerning when your "Schedule 2" medication can/will be filled. It doesn't matter if your PHYSICIAN calls them and gives them a VERBAL INSTRUCTION of when to fill the prescription...they do as they see fit and then hide behind the following statement; "It is MY license on the line if you are getting this refilled too soon". Therefore, should this narcissistic bully decide they don't like your "tone of voice", the words you are choosing, or "the looks of you", guess who isn't getting their medication when their PHYSICIAN WANTS THEM TO HAVE IT!
We have the DEA to thank for this. That does not excuse any form of discrimination or mistreatment of a fellow human being. We are NOT all "drug addicts" or sub-human.
Just treat others how YOU would want to be treated or how you would want your mother treated!
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