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  • Personalized customer care
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  • Frequent prescription errors
  • Long wait times for service
  • Inconsistent pricing practices

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2019

    I had a prescription fill at the CVS pharmacy inside Target in Montclair California on December 24, 2018. In the following week, I received FIVE automated phone calls asking various and unsolicited refill questions. After the fourth, I call this pharmacy in Montclair and asked to be removed from these annoying calls or at least have my phone number removed. The next day, I got yet another call. I called the pharmacy back and asked what gives? I was told the pharmacy could NOT unsubscribe me from these calls and that I would have to call 800-746-7287. And so I did. And I listened to another recording from CVS. How unpersonal. Did I finally get my phone number removed? Yes, there was an option for this. CVS - This is not how a big corporate pharmacy should behave!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2019

    I had a terrible experience with CVS at Charles River Park, the pharmacist manager was rude and unprofessional and he did something without my permission creating a delay on my prescription delivery. I have called the following day CVS customer service and I was asked all detail information so a specialist would have reach out to me within 48 hrs! Ahhahaha!!! I’m still waiting for a call! Seth at CVS and customer service are terrible. I will shop at Rite Aid.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2019

    Dear CVS, If there was a way to give NO STARS, I would. Jan. 4, 2019 My Wife and Care Giver went to CVS in Spencer Ma. to fill the #11 ** tablets to get me through the weekend as my regular meds would be filled on Mon. I am an old customer of CVS and it is written right on the prescription "Code# Chronic Pain due to active Neoplasm". The Pharmacist was rude and told her she had to go back all the way to the Drs office and bring them a "LOMN" a Letter of Medical Necessity"?

    I am a Stage 4 Inoperable G.I. Cancer Patient and a patient of the DANA FARBER Cancer Institute in Boston. They are wrong to do this and I am sick of watching some of my fellow Cancer Patients being tortured in Death and some driven to Suicide because of some self Righteous Anti Opioid Crusaders! If this is not illegal, it should be. Attacking those of us who are NOT the problem and least able to defend ourselves. I will BOYCOTT CVS as I had to with WALMART 5 Years ago, for bad service and Corp. Greed and the treatment of employees. So Goes CVS, No more of my money, they are not the only game in town. Won't you join me in this fight against the Corp Torturing of Terminal Cancer Patients by denying legal Meds for Cancer Pain? $$$$ the only thing they understand.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceProcess

    Reviewed Jan. 3, 2019

    First of all, I've always had good luck with the CVS Pharmacy - at least as far as filling prescriptions, in a timely manner, and at a reasonable cost. But last month I was out of state and filled a couple of prescriptions due to an emergency room visit. It was then that the calls and texts started coming in. They wanted to know if I wanted to refill the prescription or have them call my doctor to refill it for me. I replied "NO" to the texts, as requested, but they kept coming. Then I called my local CVS and the out of state CVS to see if they could stop the calls/texts.

    They said no, I had to call the corporate offices. So I did. And they couldn't do anything either. In other words, there is no way to stop this type of harassment from CVS, even if you call and ask. They have no process for it, so I'll just have to put up with it until the system decides I'm actually not kidding. It's a waste of my time, but not a waste of anyone's time on their end since it's all electronic. They really need to offer a way to opt out of these contacts. They are spam and not welcome at all. In the meantime, I won't be using CVS for my pharmacy needs. They are not advanced enough to handle my requests, so I will bring my business elsewhere. I do hope they solve this soon.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 3, 2019

    I went tonight Deer Park NY CVS for get a wipes and some stuff. Also I used my rewards. I spent first transaction $35. My other stuff I paid $21 but I couldn’t get $10 rewards. I want to return but store manager Jasmin said, "You can’t return." I was like, "Why not?" I just got that I was very rude and nasty. She hold me there 45 minutes. She don’t know how she return those stuff. She pay me back $18. She didn’t give me my $3. Also I used my $5 rewards. She didn’t give me back. I was shocked, "Why you are not give me my money back?"

    She show me her finger like I’m little kid. She started cry and other guy came. He started shaking, "Please leave. My manager is crying." I don’t know why he said I couldn’t get my $7 back. They are unprofessional staff manager and other person. They don’t know how they do returns. I was shopping CVS years. I spent more than $100 every week there but I’m not recommend shopping there no one. I was scared there at Deer Park CVS. Workers has a behavior problem. I never go there anymore for shopping.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2019

    My husband is now out of his chemo drug and the last two times we needed to order I spent hours on the phone trying to get it. At least to the last two times they were able to delivers overnight. This last time. We still don't have it and he was supposed to have it two days ago. Excuses, lies and incompetence. Evidently this how they run this business. We were told they were out of the drug. We were told it would be there the next day. We were told they needed a call from the doctor. We were told we didn't respond to their emails which we would never get. So here we sit without my husband's drug. He has a very aggressive brain tumor.

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    Price

    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2018

    Why I went to CVS twice today... I had a 40% off coupon that has to be used by 1/1/19. I decided to get some face cream. It was $29.99 at CVS or $18.00 with the 40% off. Online it was $18.00 and not bumped up to $30.00! So I left. I get home and my husband is looking for the thermometer. So, after spending too much time looking for it, I suggest we go up to CVS to get a new one and use the 40% off coupon. We see one but it's $19.99 or $12.00 with the coupon. I roll my eyes looking online and see that other stores have it for $9.98. It seems that any time I go into CVS and double check prices, they are so outrageously overpriced that I walk out. I now refuse to shop in that store which will only encourage CVS to continue ripping off people who think they are getting a good price.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2018

    My review is on the receipt. They are so long, wasted paper. If we have a CVS Rewards card why do they need to print out the humorously long receipts. It's totally unreal that when you go to buy and it's not a CVS brand the coupons you were printed out that are at least the length of a persons arm are of no value. Best thing, once you get your receipt look at it, rip off your actual receipt and throw the rest in the basket for someone else who might come in a need a product listed. I would rather deal with less paper. The weekly circular, email ads and rewards pts. are basically all we need. This is a world of technology. CVS join in.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2018

    My wife fills her prescriptions at the CVS Pharmacy by East Expressway 83 in Mission, Texas. The pharmacist is either not trained by CVS about customer relations/care OR CVS is in agreement about the way he treats customers. They had a disagreement so he felt he could express himself according to how he was feeling. He told her to go find another pharmacy and he treated her like dirt. We think it is because we are Hispanic that he feels he can talk whatever way he pleases. He said she was ignorant in front of ALL THE CUSTOMERS!!! We now wonder if CVS promotes this way of treating customers!!!

    When she walked out of the pharmacy she was physically sick. Her blood pressure was high and she felt like her chest was ready to explode. I feared she was going to have a heart attack! CVS needs to realize that the people they are treating ARE SICK!!! They need employees who are going to treat them with patience and professionalism, at the very least. We will definitely not be filling prescriptions there again. We have plenty of pharmacies to pick from!!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2018

    CVS keeps on filling prescriptions whether I need them or not. I have spent hours on the phone with my local CVS (Carroll Ave in DC) to try and stop this, but nothing seems to work. Not only do they fill them but the computer calls several times a day and leaves a message on my VM that my prescription is ready without identifying the prescription. When I try calling them, I am on hold for very long periods of time - right now I am on hold for 11 minutes. What a lousy way to run a business.

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 25, 2018

    I live in Valley Springs Ca. I am 70 yrs old and I use Medicare and Tricare for my insurance. I used to get my drugs at Foothill pharmacy until they were bought out by CVS. I recently noticed CVS had remodeled and expanded the pharmacy, but now as the only pharmacy in town, it is a nightmare. The line stretches all the way to the center aisle. I had just injured my back and could hardly walk. A kind lady that was already in line told me to go sit down and she would let the employee know that I should be next in line after her.

    After waiting a little over 30 minutes, I made it to the counter. For the next eight minutes I stood there in pain on my crutch only to be told they do not accept Tricare and my meds would be more expensive than Foothill Drugs store. Was it wrong for me to assume that when they buy Foothill Drugstore and acquire all of their clientele, they would provide equal or better service? I now have to drive over 30 miles into the valley just to fill my prescriptions. I guess they do not support the veterans. I will now relinquish my CVS card and no longer make any purchases at the Valley Springs CVS. I used to spend a lot of my military retirement pay at CVS for none pharmacy merchandise, but no more. I am going to miss the employees that work the rest of the store. It is not their fault I am leaving for good.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2018

    I have a $1.00 "reward", and I was told that I can't even use it to buy a .99 cent AriZona Tea. CVS is practicing false advertising ("Up to" *the amount listed, is bogus). From the store MGR at 50 West Jefferson, Phoenix, Arizona, CVS Facebook page, and their 1-800 number, all said the same thing... Their Extrabucks Rewards, is dependent on the MGR feels, not by the actual wording on their policy.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2018

    On 12-21-18 my husband was having a severe migraine. He ask me to call CVS pharmacy to see if he could take an over the counter medication with the pill that was already in his system. I called the store at 10490 Shelbyville Rd Lou KY because their pharmacy was still open. After two attempts and on hold for 10 min the second time waiting for pharmacy to answer their phone I called and got the front desk clerk. He was no help because he said “all I can do is send you back there again because I’m up front”.

    I told him to at least do overhead page because if my husband's migraine gets worse I’ll have to take him to hospital. He said “he would let them know it’s an emergency call coming back”. Once again, on hold for another 10 min. I finally hung up. Really?? This is why I am not a customer of CVS. I WARNED my husband because I’ve heard horrendous stories just like this. It’s understandable that you have a horrible rating. Guess my husband will be leaving you too. So sad. If they won’t pick up phone when it’s an incoming EMERGENCY CALL, why are they even open?

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2018

    I filled a prescription at CVS Pharmacy at 596 River Avenue in Lakewood NJ on December 7. It was a dosage of twice a day for 10 days. They only gave me enough for 9 days. I called them up and they said that doesn’t make sense because they always give an extra dose. That means that they shorted me 3 doses then. They told me that I need to call my Dr. My Dr called in a few more doses and CVS went and filled the entire prescription again and made me pay my copay again even though it was their mistake to begin with because they didn’t give me the correct amount.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2018

    On 12/04/2018 I entered the CVS at 8850 Valley View St, in Buena Park, CA 90620 to fill my normal perception, and was told to come back in 20 mins. When I returned in 20-25 mins to pick up my medicine up, I was told that my doctor had forgotten to put the date on the script; "LIE number 1" there was a date on the script and it was dated "12/04/2018".

    I looked at the script, and noticed the date was there and pointed it out to the Pharmacist, who begin to shout at me to take the script and go, embarrassed at how he was talking to me, I exited the store. I reached my car, told my wife what had happened, I went back into the store to get the name and license number of the Pharmacist to file a formal complaint. As I wrote his name down and asked for his number, HE SLAPPED MY HAND and told me to just go. I called the Buena Park Police and filed an assault charge against him. I will be pressing charges and I will be filing a lawsuit on CVS, and the Pharmacist personally.

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2018

    I applied for the CVS multi-dose pack where they put all your pills into conveniently packaged bags on a rolls to save time in putting together all my pills each month. Fantastic!! EXCEPT... They make you speak to a pharmacist every month to go over your meds even if there's no change. The issue is I have to wait on hold anywhere from 30-60 minutes to speak to a pharmacist. In the past few months I have had to wait on hold I could have put all my pills together for the rest of my life. Worst service ever. Hopefully they will automate this. Don't waste your time!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2018

    A week ago I placed a online order for 2 items that were in stock. My order confirmation said I should have the order by today's date which was one week later.

    I called customer service and they said the order has not shipped and they do not know when it will ship because they are so busy. I asked to cancel the order and they said I could not cancel. What kind of business is this? I will never buy or order from CVS again.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2018

    On 9/28/18 I pulled into a spot at CVS Burlington MA. The concrete bumper had a piece of re rod iron sticking out of it and my car got caught on it. The manager had to physically lift my car off of it. I immediately went to an auto-body repair shop... $500 worth of damage (latches out of alignment). I submitted quote to CVS for reimbursement and am still receiving no satisfaction after multiple calls, emails and almost 3 months. They keep referring me to their insurance carrier who refers me to their landlord. I was there to do business with CVS no one else. You would think CVS would put pressure on the insurance company or landlord to resolve this, or just resolve it directly with me. I will not give up! #CVStakeresposibility, #CVSdoesnotsupporttheircustomers.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2018

    I went to CVS Pharmacy located at 3343 W Montrose Ave Chicago at 5 pm to buy **. There is no button to call for assistance to open lock. I saw around if any employee can help. Then I went to cashier and ask to open lock for medicine. She said, "Someone will be there shortly." I waited 15 min, one employee passed by and I asked her to open lock, she said, "Pharmacy rep will help you." Pharmacy infront of where I need help but they seems busy. After another 10 min, same employee who passed by before, she came and said, "I open locked medicine, which one you want." I frustrated waiting for almost half an hour, I refused to buy and left the store at 5:30 pm.

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2018

    Over and over again I take my prescriptions to the CVS closest to my house and when I go to pick them up they mess up and I end up picking the meds in different CVS pharmacies. I end up driving to 2 or 3 locations. They make it so difficult for you. Plus the pharmacy technicians aren’t too friendly. I’m switching to another pharmacy. Bye CVS.

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2018

    I called in a Rx refill for my mother's **. When I went to pick it up they said it was $350.00, normally it has a $40 co-pay in the gap it goes up to $129.00. The employee at CVS told me the insurance didn't cover it. I called the insurance company. They said they would call CVS and try to get it straightened out for me. The insurance agent called me back and said she had called CVS twice, and they hung up on her. She suggested I called them the next day to see if they had it fixed. I did call them the next day to see if they had it fixed. They again told me the insurance didn't cover it. I called another large pharmacy and transferred the Rx. It went through their system fine and I paid the gap price of $129.00. This problem could put someone's life in jeopardy.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2018

    I have been going to CVS for many years now & all their locations treats their clients differently? I had a terrible experience at the Ratzer road in Wayne location and I emailed CVS corporation about my complaints and it's been weeks now and they still didn't reply? No apology no solutions, no answer what so ever, even after I emailed them again for not replying? It just shows that they don't care about their customers or the complaints received!?

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2018

    CVS mail order system is not working: My 97 year old mother who lives in AZ (I live in WA) is out of her heart/blood pressure medication today, Sun. 12/9/2018. Mail order uses UPS with no Sun. delivery & no guaranty she'll receive pills on Mon. either. No local CVS pharmacy has her medication in stock. Mail order pharmacy isn't open on Sun. so no way to transfer prescription to another pharmacy for emergency refill. CVS computer messed up so first packet of shipment is dated to be taken on 12/11 instead of 12/9 so all packets for next 30 days are incorrectly labeled.

    Countless hours spent over last few months with mail order care team & pharmacists trying to change system that calculates shipment to arrive only two days before meds run out with no consideration of weekend, holiday or no Sun. delivery. System also doesn't allow for correct start dates to continue meds--30-day supply doesn't take into account months with 31 days. After waiting 30 min. to speak with mail order care team, referred to store complaint line which took another 51 min. only to be referred back to care team who referred me. Don't use this service unless you want to spend countless hours on the phone and worry, not to mention possible injury or death.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2018

    Anytime I've ever had to deal with CVS they either, get something insanely wrong, lose my prescription, or are rude and condescending to me in person and over the phone. One time I was severely ill with the flu and it was already a struggle to get to the pharmacy, and they had the audacity to tell me that they 'forgot' to fill my prescription after I had already been dealing with them for 4 hours. Make me being ill even worse. When I was on birth control pills, I had to be on a very specific brand because of my hormones. Whenever I tried to refill my prescription, in which I had been doing for years at other pharmacies, they gave me the wrong pill. When I told them they didn't give me the name brand that I need, she decided to say "well I'm sorry but you're just going to have to deal with it, it's not my problem at this point" (that's actually in her words).

    Now they are harassing me with phone calls even though I'm using a different pharmacy, and I tried to call their 1800 number to make sure they stop calling me and I have been on hold for 23 minutes. If I could cancel CVS worldwide I would. They do not deserve to still be in business and I will do everything in my power to make sure I never buy from their store or pharmacy again, and no one I know does either.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2018

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    Hi there! I went to pick up a prescription today. I gave you a 1-star because my prescription was for 45 pills, they only put 10 pills in the bottle. I didn't realize it. When I got home tonight and got ready to take my pills, I called, and I got the head pharmacist, Barbara, and she's at North Charleston, South Carolina. Her phone number is 8437674500. She told me twice, first of all, I was in the wrong because when I gave the previous girl my pill bottle, and it said 45 on it, that I should have clarified that I wanted the 45, even though my insurance only pays for 10, every 15 days. Well, it's a new insurance, I didn't know, nobody told me. Second of all, then she told me I was in the wrong because I should have come into the pharmacy and asked them for a discount card, so I coulda got a discount on $23. So, I've gone through all of this aggravation to pay $23 to get my extra 30 pills as opposed to around, roughly, $1.23 for 15 pills. She said, "I'm gonna put you on hold and let you calm down a little bit." Instead of putting me on hold, she hung up on me. So, I tried to call her back and she left me on hold for 29 minutes. And I've recorded it right here, on my phone, and then again, on my phone, and then again, on my phone, for 29 minutes, and then 10 minutes, and then 10 minutes. Every time, she hung up on me, she didn't pick the phone up. She just went straight to a dial tone. And finally, on 5 minutes, she told me if I called again, she was gonna call the police on me and the police could come over and talk to me, all because I was asking her questions about why I got 15, and how was it my fault that I got 15. So, I intend on filing a complaint everywhere I can file a complaint on this Barbara, who left me on hold for...
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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2018

    I ordered baby formula and lipstick on Nov. 29 and it said that I'll be getting the product by Dec.5. I called on Dec. 5 everything to check if it was shipped and the customer service person said they haven't shipped it. I called again Dec 7 to the CVS.com to cancel my order and they won't cancel it. They said that they will ship my order next week before Christmas. That's already almost a month before it will arrive. Remember, this is a baby formula that I ordered and it's something that I needed ASAP. CVS.com don't care. Oh isn't it ironic that their Motto is "Customer Care"... Hah... what an insult... nobody care. All they care about is $$$.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2018

    I called CVS and selected the menu to speak to a pharmacy staff member. After waiting 15 minutes, then coming on during the 15 minutes TELLING ME to hold, and waiting even more, then coming on line and tone keys clicking and going back on hold. I was very disappointed and will be transferring my scripts to a different pharmacy on my insurance plan. Very poor customer service.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2018

    CVS is very corrupt, and I have switched to Walmart. My med at Walmart is $1.60 while at CVS it was $21.00. CVS corporate has “performance targets” and when met their upper management reaps the financial benefits. To meet this metric they automatically enroll prescriptions, whether the customer wants it or not. As a result, we get our prescriptions filled earlier than necessary. I’ve had as many as 30 pills left (no lie!) when I got a robocall that my med was ready for pick up. Even after I told them to remove me from the auto-refill and to stop the calls, they kept coming.

    This is to line upper managements pockets, and to people like me it feels like harassment; filling my med much sooner than necessary and then calling me every day until I pick them up. I had the last straw last weekend when a pharmacy staff member called my husband’s cell # trying to find me. I actually had them blocked from my phone. I now get my meds filled at Walmart, and am amazingly surprised at the difference in price. CVS has an ethics issue, and it’s a shame it is responsible for ruining a lot small family-run pharmacies. It’s very likely I will not shop in this store again, even for a hairbrush.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2018

    Every time I go to CVS and try to use my HSA card It gets denied. I then Go to Rite-Aid and make the same purchase, use my HSA card no problem. I just spent 45 minutes on the Phone with CVS and the Rep. said she hears this a lot. They tried to push me off to the HSA Card people, who I finally did call. HSA said there is no problem on their end and she did not even see where CVS tried to run the card. She said it would show up as a problem or attempt in their system. I am Done with CVS, They didn't even TRY to resolve this problem. Rite Aid Here I Come!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2018

    I picked up a prescription on 10/18/18. I started smelling something. I thought I stepped in dog poop. Nope. It was the medicine, **. I tried to take it back, but they told me, “That’s just the way it smells.” I did not attempt to take it back until 12/2 because I work out of town and haven’t been home. Now I am without my meds. Thanks, Mayfield, KY. You never fail to disappoint.

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2018

    I am a 64 year old female who just thought I would pop into CVS instead of some other big box store for some detergent. Store Manager "Jimmy" followed me around the store. I entered at 8 PM tonight and left the store within 5 minutes. If your store manager is that fearful, maybe you should consider closing your store at 5 pm. I detest being treated like I am about to stuff everything in your store inside my coat pockets. There is NOTHING in your store that would make me jeopardize my good paying day job. I am so furious. I will contact the Corporate Office in the morning when they are open.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2018

    Today I went to CVS Pharmacy on North Ave.in Elmhurst, IL. to pick up a prescription for my sick child. This was one of the worst experience I have had with pharmacy staff. When drive thru window opened the Pharmacy tech seemed annoyed with me. No reason as I just pulled up. The pharmacy tech that opened the window was so arrogant, unfriendly and unprofessional. Every answer I gave he laughed. The Pharmacist on duty was also arrogant, unempathetic & unprofessional for no reason. I asked her to repeat herself because I could not hear/understand what she was trying to say. I did not appreciate the bad customer service.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2018

    Within the last year+ I have been picking up prescriptions for an ill friend of mine. The prescription order & pick up process at this store (Store #6183... Derr Rd. Spfld. Ohio) needs to have a definite overhaul! We call prescription refills in & they give us a time for pick up, then every time you go in to pick them up they are not ready!! I have to stand in line 15 to 25 minutes. Then when I get to the counter, the prescriptions aren't ready! I'm told to come back in a few minutes, only to have to stand in line again 15 to 25 more minutes!! Something that should be a quick & easy process of about 10 minutes at most turns into an hour or so each time!! I suggested that my friend take her prescriptions somewhere else! That being said, I do not usually have this issue at Store #3452 Urbana, Ohio location.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2018

    I wish I didn't even have to give this a star. I've been on this medication for over 10 years. Never have I had gone through this much trouble and time to fill it. Staff at store 2168 very dismissive of my needs. They told me on 11/21 my medication would be in stock by Monday 11/26. I went on the website and it said Saturday, 11/24 by 1pm. I called and a pharmacist then tell me it will be filled on Tuesday, 11/27 by 2pm. This is a joke, right? You are going to change the day and time, now? My medical needs can no longer wait for your stores to own up to their mistakes when I have been struggling without the medication for some time.

    I have now been forced to go nearly a week without my medication I have been on for 10 years all thanks to this lack of transparency and dodging my patient's needs. This is unacceptable and an embarrassment on CVS. All due to a lack of stock, which I find pretty unbelievable. My prescription is actually very common so I’m curious why all of a sudden there’s a shortage of it. This would have never happened at Duane Reade. I will take my prescription and business elsewhere if this continues to be an issue in the future. For now, it needs to be resolved immediately. I also tried call customer care on 11/24 and was put on hold for over an hour. I couldn’t wait anymore so I had to hang up.

    My question for you and the CVS Corporation: why, as a Patient, when I did my job by getting my XR on time from doctor before I ran out, could your pharmacies not do their job by refilling it so I wouldn’t have ran out, like I’m now? Especially store 2168? Don’t you see how this is an issue? I've been in contact with representatives of CVS, yet no action has been taken to hold themselves or store 2168 pharmacy accountable. Disappointing experience overall. Their lack of attention to this matter shows how much they don't care and are willing to put patients lives at risk because they cannot keep up with the supply and demand. It's an explanation but not an excuse CVS!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2018

    I've been using CVS for several years and I usually use the one where I live 45 minutes away in San Diego. When I'm out of town I've used CVS in Temecula CA. I brought in a prescription for a narcotic anxiety medication. I went to drop off my prescription the young woman was very nasty to me. She made a comment about my Dr's signature as if it wasn't a real signature. She then brought the prescription back to me and said she'd have to call my Dr. It's Sunday so she wasn't going to be able to talk to him until tomorrow. Long story short I said to her that I have filled this medication here before when I was visiting my son's family. I asked her to please call my pharmacist who I know extremely well because I take 14 different medications. She refused and said it had to be the Dr. I asked her, her name because I told her I was reporting her. I then asked the pharmacist if she could help me? She said the same thing.

    I asked them to please look at my profile and they'd see I'd filled prescriptions for the same medication a few times. The rude young woman lied and said I never used them. I went to that particular pharmacy because I'd used it before. Said it was not true. I then I asked the young rude woman her name and she ignored me so I had to ask the pharmacist. Her name is Lexi and she shouldn't be working in a pharmacy setting or anywhere where the public are her prey. The Asian female pharmacist is named Jihye. Oh, the excuse they had to call my Dr. is because I was 25 minutes away from their pharmacy. CVS is making a whole lot of money monthly from my prescriptions.

    I take 14 different medications to sustain my life. CVS makes a good $5-7 hundred dollars in a month because of me. I'm going to switch pharmacies in January all thanks to being abused and neglected getting medication I so desperately need for anxiety. I'm a 59 year old woman. I don't need this and the abuse brought on an anxiety attack and I couldn't take the medicine required because I was in my opinion the young lady commenting on my Dr's signature and judged me.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2018

    Charges various on different CVS locations. I have contacted three times to CVS ExtraCare, CVS ExtraCare referred my concern to the local store. However the local store (Springfield VA store# 1398) clearly informed me that local store is not responsible for implementation of the billing/accounting system as how CVS applied to its coupon and tax. Local CVS cashiers are merely operators.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2018

    I have had my Ortho Novum 7/7/7 filled for the last year and a half at the 3780 Willow Rd, Glenview, IL location. In picking it up Wed 11/21/2018 it was filled with the generic which this location has been told repeatedly that my dr. does not want it filled with a generic brand. No call, no nothing. And all of a sudden I am told it takes 3 wks to get in? So I was directed to another one of their incompetent pathetic locations 35 min away 3434 Dempster St. Skokie, IL that reassured me on Wed that yes they did have the Ortho and it would be ready for pick up today Fri 11/23/2018, again filled with generic when I arrived.

    I left extremely annoyed at this point and upon calling back to complain, their rationale was that their last pack was on recall. I hardly believe this excuse, and again why wasn't I told before driving the 35 min before today. I have had it with this ridiculous pharmacy, and will ensure none of my friends, families nor acquaintances ever fill their Rxs here at any of your locations. Of course if you do not post this then you are well aware of your pathetic reputation as a pharmacy.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2018

    I went to pick up my prescription for ** because I came down with bronchitis and they forced me to come inside. They refused to serve me at the drive thru...I was prescribed 30mL but they only gave me twenty...and then as an excuse the pharmacist said the bottle measurements aren't accurate. So I said, "How am I supposed to take the right dosage if the measurements aren't accurate?" I told him "I'm filing a complaint". Racial profiling.

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    Sales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2018

    Hi! I have always shopped at CVS and have received numerous coupons. Your coupons are a waste of paper. I have not been able to use not one coupon at your store. I went to use a 25% off coupon today. I can buy one item with this coupon as long as it was not on sale. I chose ONE item. Well, apparently it was on sale--buy one get one for half price. Mind you, I did not want to buy two! I wanted the one item and still had to pay full price regardless of the sale. Yep, I could not use my coupon. I did not buy the item. I went to another store and got the item for cheaper and it was not on sale! Imagine that! Other coupons I receive are good for products I just bought and the coupon expires in two weeks. Well, I don't need the item in two weeks--they last longer than that. A two week window makes a coupon forgotten and useless unless you hand them to the customer behind you in line--then maybe all that paper will get some use.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2018

    After being released from the hospital I went to CVS Lincoln Ave Haverhill, Ma to pick up my prescriptions. I was told to come back in an hour. I explained I was just released from the hospital and was there a way to expedite my prescriptions. Pauline the clerk at the window got hostile and yelled "That is expedited ma'am!" Came back in an hour. She's still hostile and the Pharmacist came to the window. Her name is Leeann raised her voice and told me "not to ever raise my voice to her staff." Whatever happened to customer service! I called the next day to get their names and was met by a rude woman stating she was the manager of the pharmacy. Now I see why everyone was rude, she set the unprofessional way in which they treat people. She repeatedly spoke over me and pretty much called me liar several times. Today I changed pharmacies! Good luck staying in business with this attitude.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2018

    I had the same problem everyone else had; they had me searching for the thing they were out of stock of. They said I should call other CVS pharms, because they didn't know when they might get around to it. They said the pharmacist was giving flu shots, and I asked why don't they have a nurse do that? They're always too busy. So, I transferred all my scripts to Rite-Aid. They filled what I needed right away. When I called, all I had to give was my name, and the woman knew immediately the name of the med they had given me the day before. So much better!

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    Staff

    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2018

    Waiting for more than 4 minutes for someone to come to the drive up window is not acceptable service for me. I expect more. CVS is wanting to go to elsewhere. So I started my hunt for a district manager, which made me even more upset, 'cause they don't have them, or may do, but hide their numbers. This doesn't care about customers and it tells a bad story of long term failure.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2018

    CVS Multi Packs put my sister's life in danger because they did not communicate correctly when filling her prescriptions. The CVS help phone number added to the concerns by not relaying time sensitive and valuable information. The management team did not contact me back and my sister was not able to take the correct dosage of medication due to YOUR errors. The person who finally called me -- several days after the incident, did not correct the problem - she actually made it worse. I asked to speak to legal or someone who would take responsibility for the egregious error. I have not gotten a callback. I was told CVS was going to send me a gift card for my trouble. Really - a gift card? CVS put my sister's life in danger. Not once but twice actively AND they declined to offer assistance to correct their costly mistakes. Additionally they are not providing correct information to the consumers.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2018

    If I could give them a negative 100 I would I went in to have my prescription filled at store # 4068 and the count was supposed to be 60. They gave me 30 pills and refused to give me the rest of my medicine calling me a LIAR saying they gave me 60 pills which they did not. The pharmacist said her count was right that I would have to wait for an audit. They would call me back! Someone is stealing medicine and they need to be held accountable. I will not be called a LIAR so if you have a choice go somewhere else to have your prescription filled. CVS steals medicine!

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    StaffProcess

    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2018

    I shop at CVS in Laguna Hills, CA. No one at this CVS could figure out the insurance for a pharmacy product that my friend needed for her cancer treatment, to include the Manager, until Crystal stepped in and saved the day? She was great, knowledgeable, and took charge explaining the process to all. Thank goodness for her. Do yourself a favor and keep her. Her skills are most welcome and she turned a nightmare situation into a saved and pleasant experience at the end. Thanks to Crystal...

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2018

    The CVS here in Myrtle Beach on Saybrook has the absolute worst male pharmacist. I say male because the women that fill in are So much better. He will not come out from behind the computer to help the cashier no matter how many people are waiting in line. I have never seen a more lazy, inconsiderate pharmacist in my 40 years of being a pharmacy guest. Besides that, he thinks it's funny to lie about talking to my doctor when I was with the Dr at their office when they've called, yet he says he never heard from them. I even called back the same number they called to make sure it was the right phone number to that store. He told me that he called the doctor the day before and they said he never has called and we're upset that he would lie about it. And that's why I went there and was with them when they called this time.

    My script is still on hold even though the dosing changed causing me to be out of my medicine today and this medicine is one you can Not just not take. The side effects are terrible and they can lead up to deathly consequences. But this pharmacist doesn't care. CVS in Twinsburg Ohio gave my wife a very strong heart medication because they couldn't read the doctor's writing, or so they said, instead of the antibiotic she was supposed to get. CVS shame on you guys for hiring such terrible Pharmacists. I have 6 scripts presently there and my wife has almost 20. We will have to find another pharmacy now that we've moved here and Been treated like second rate customers.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2018

    This CVS pharmacy on 92 in Lakeland is the worst unorganized place for script. Not only that the pharmacist is very rude. Never go there again. I'm done! I been with Walgreens for years. They are very organized but a little pricey which is the reason changed to CVS. My med was cheaper but sometimes cheaper isn't always better when it comes to customer service!! CVS has the worst customer service ever!

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    Staff

    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2018

    Just when you thought CVS couldn’t do more to mistreat you... if you use extra bucks in purchasing items, you don’t get any type of compensation when returning said items. The coupon/refund policy changes so frequently and without notice... even the employees are unaware. It’s ridiculous and unfair. I returned items with a receipt for $22. Without a receipt I would’ve gotten $45. How is this fair?? Never again CVS. Honestly - Between pharmacy issues, disgruntled/rude employees because of poor treatment, and ripping off your “valued” customers, how are you even still in business? Any of your competitors would be happy to have my business and that’s exactly where I’m headed. Sorry it took me this long to leave :/

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2018

    I fell in CVS and broke a bone. The store's fault. One floor person on staff, that day. He said he was the manager. He was aware that I had fallen and did not fill out an injury report. Did not give me an injury report. Had to request one, the next day after being treated by a doctor.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2018

    If you do not want your medical information given to everyone standing around you it's best to not even step foot in this store. The current employees are extremely unprofessional!!! HIPAA means NOTHING to them!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2018

    Cheaper than Walgreens but the most unpleasant pharmacy staff. Repeatedly telling me I need to contact my doc about prescriptions I've been taking for years. Automated phone calls about scripts I don't need filled. Just one problem after another and always walking away feeling like they're telling me to drop dead.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2018

    Prescription was sent to a Palm Coast Florida CBS. I needed it in three North E 79th St., Miami CVS. I called the NE 79th St. CVS and was on hold for 20 minutes before I spoke to her pharmacy assistant. She then told me I needed to speak to the pharmacist to transfer off the script. I was waiting on hold for 27 minutes for the pharmacist and then was just contacted by them.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2018

    CVS called me to explain that a cheaper version of ** is available & I should speak to my doctor about a difference prescription. Next thing I know my doctor's office called me & ask if I authorized CVS to request a new Rx for the **. I did not request or authorize them to call on my behalf.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2018

    The WORST, incompetent mail order pharmacy. Trying to get maintenance meds filled at the same time so only one charge and one mail. ALL prescriptions were sent in at same time and qualified through insurance to be filled at same time. Three weeks later still getting meds and charges in drips and drabs. One of the meds was fraudulently charged to a credit card that had been removed. Really makes me wonder if getting the correct med, dosage, amount, etc... There must be a box on the application marked “idiot” and if checked you’re hired.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2018

    On several occasions I've had to speak with management in regards to my workers comp medications. I've went inside and spoken to the management to try to rectify the issues that didn't help. I had to go outside side to district manager three times. I never got back with me so I decided to move all my medications to Rite Aid where I now and have been experiencing better service. They reach out to help if there's an issue. When I look up and see all of the complaints and that the corporation of CVS isn't addressing these issues it tells me someone at the State Health Department should look into it.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2018

    I needed to fill my script, as usual, so I headed to the pharmacy in Stratham, NH. I was told they did not have it. Because it needs a new script from the doc each month, they didn't know to keep stock on hand. The pharmacist asked if I had filled there before because she doesn't remember this script. This was not a new script. They then told me that they wouldn't have normally ordered it because it is not a normal dose. Yet, I had filled it the month before. Next, they searched the whole state of NH. No meds anywhere so I would have to wait 48 hours before I could get it filled. This type of med is forbidden to be stopped cold turkey. I asked them about what I should do since I will have withdrawals. "Well, it depends on how you feel."

    Next, they started checking out of state. They had no luck in the MA towns close. So, I said to try ME if I can fill it out of state. "Well, ME only has a few CVSs." I asked them to check it anyway. After checking one location with no luck, I asked them to look in Portland. One store had my stock. I clarified if I could get this script filled out of state and this pharmacy said yes, even calling the ME pharmacy to verify their stock. After a highly stressed 30m of the pharmacist, the cashier, and myself almost arguing, I was on my way to the pharmacy in Portland. When I arrived, I was told I was at the wrong pharmacy. Mind you, the NH CVS said my meds were at the one Portland CVS.

    Again, I went to the next location. This CVS had my meds but could not fill it. The pharmacist in NH told me incorrectly. Due to certain regulations, NH scripts cannot get filled in ME. I told her my story, called my on-call doc twice, and CVS was closing. The doc did not call back. I was at my wit's end, scared, and angry. However, this wonderful pharmacist decided to fill my script. I got very emotional, but also got my script. My doc has to call about the script on Monday to clarify my diagnosis. I was appalled at the lack of caring the NH CVS showed, appalled by their lack of knowledge towards regulations in the neighboring states, and couldn't believe how they would not keep meds in stock that a regular patient uses even though it is an odd dose/didn't have a refill. This isn't the first time the NH CVS has been in the wrong. I will not be using CVS in the future.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2018

    I have been without my meds for four days. It was supposed to be for one day but they didn’t get their shipment and didn’t even have the courtesy to let me know so I could have my doctor send the prescription to another pharmacy (any pharmacy except CVS) before the weekend. This is the second time in 3 months that this has happened. This is not an “exotic” medication so evidently CVS doesn’t know how to inventory and their supplier doesn’t know how to ship. No more CVS. I’m going to Walgreens for my pharmacy needs. Keep your fingers crossed that my blood pressure doesn’t go through the roof!

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2018

    Has had my prescription on back order and won't be ready to pick up for a week. Unreal! Good thing it's not life threatening. But it is very much needed. Switching pharmacy! Individuals should be able to trust the pharmacy to follow through on refills for their own peace of mind!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2018

    I have had prescriptions filled at CVS for years, mostly because I travel a lot and it's convenient to be able to access pharmacies everywhere. But today was the last straw. My doctor called in my prescription twice and both times the pharmacy claimed never to have received it. It's now been over a week since the ordeal began. The second time I had to bother my doctor on her vacation to say she had to call it in again and now they are telling me to call her a third time. This has happened so many times and I don't know why I keep going back for more abuse. But that's it. I'm done. Switching everything to Walgreens. I don't know how CVS stays in business. This is for a med you aren't supposed to stop cold turkey so I now have a long weekend of side effects to look forward to.

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    CoveragePriceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2018

    CVS is the most difficult pharmacy to deal with. My challenges have been, 1) receiving the wrong medications and having to return it to receive the right medications on more than one occasion. The pharmacist stated that it was a clerk that filled it and it wasn’t checked prior to being released to me. 2) I was told they would not fill a prescription because they were prohibited from ordering that medication due to cost. I have insurance AND I pay for any medications not covered. However they said, they could no longer order it. It is NOT a controlled medication either. Took prescription to pharmacy one block away and had no issue filling it within 10 minutes.

    3) Although I request my refill medications with enough notice through the online app or through their automated phone service, more often than not when I arrive to pick up my medication, as I am completely out or I have one dose left, they still have not ordered the medication, although I have submitted the request 4 to 5 days prior to needing it and I will go several days without medication. 5) “Ready Fill” prescription are not ready when promised and are often out of stock. 4) The constant turnover of employees in this pharmacy seems to be higher than at any business I have ever seen.

    One “long term” pharmacist told me they are very short handed and have trouble keeping pharmacy clerks. This is concerning as this seems to affect the service and accuracy of prescriptions at this location. I am currently in the process of moving my prescriptions to another pharmacy, which will greatly increase my cost as my insurance uses CVS and their prescription plan as it’s preferred provider. I am doing this to insure consistency with my prescriptions and to avoid the continuing discrepancies, policies, and mistakes at CVS.

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    CoverageStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2018

    I went to The CVS on 14636 HWY17, Hampstead NC 28443 to get a prescription filled. On this prescription the GoodRx plan was $14 cheaper this month. They both lied and told me that it was against the law to fill a prescription on a discount card if I had prescription coverage thru my own insurance. Was told by two other pharmacist at other pharmacies that that was not true and I had a VERY HELPFUL PHARMACIST AT THE NEXT WALGREENS to fill it on my GoodRx card and saved me $14 dollars. HAMPSTEAD NC CVS PHARMACY ARE CROOKS!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2018

    I was scheduled to have an infusion this morning at an infusion center over an hour away. Upon calling the center to confirm delivery yesterday, I was told it hadn't arrived from CVS Specialty. Call CVS Specialty and was told that they called my doctor and Coram infusion center at 3 p.m. yesterday to confirm some details. They did not hear back so the medication was never delivered.

    Why was this process of confirmation of details done at 3 p.m. yesterday and not the day before or earlier in the day??? In addition, why didn't CVS call me to tell me that they could not deliver the medication. I otherwise would have driven over an hour to find out that the medication wasn't even on site. I have never experienced such a lack of professionalism, caring, or organization. The stress of a 5-hour infusion is bad enough without having to worry about whether they delivery will occur correctly. I plan on writing to the Better Business Bureau and every top management professional at CVS Specialty I can contact regarding this. This is not the first time this has happened. Clearly customer service is not their priority.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2018

    I picked up my medication at CVS Pharmacy in Seabrook, NH and on my profile, I could only take a particular generic brand and they gave me the wrong one. They should have told me, but they didn't and I experienced withdrawals. Bad experience with pharmacist!

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    Process

    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2018

    I experience continual CVS Specialty Pharmacy errors and CVS requires I return their incorrect shipments before I am able to receive my correct order. This occurs every month. On a monthly basis, I miss medication doses as a result of pharmacy errors. I have documented every CVS Specialty Pharmacy error and incident with dates and detailed descriptions. Blue Cross of California requires my scripts be filled via CVS mail order, I have no other choice. I have filed grievances with Blue Cross of California without support or success. I cannot understand the logic of how this process of continually needing to return drugs sent to me in error, and how this is a more efficient method versus going to my local pharmacy.

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2018

    My doctor forwarded the prescription of (FML eye drops, **, 0.1%, to CVS. I called later in the morning to verify they received it. I was told it was not in stock. The woman advised they would order it and it would be in the next day. I asked if she could guarantee it would be in the next day and she advised, "yes." I was told to come in around 3:00 PM. The next day I called before going in. I was now advised that CVS does not dispense FML drops, that I would have to go somewhere else.

    When questioned I was told that headquarters would not allow it to be dispensed. I was given the copy of my prescription to take somewhere else. Now what could be so wrong with these eye drops that a pharmacy would not dispense. I could see if it was ** or some other taboo drug. In any case I took my prescription across the busy street to Walgreens. I can't believe the incompetency of both of these drug stores, not to mention their behavior to the customer. Well, I am sincerely disgusted with the lack of courtesy to the customer. I will be looking for another pharmacy and it won't be CVS or Walgreens.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2018

    2 pharmacists said they wouldn’t fill my scripts, even though they were due. Both were very mean and judgmental, laughing at me, calling me an addict, breaching HIPAA. They refused to hear me out. Hung up the phone, slammed the drive through window, walked away from me. HORRIBLE customer service.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2018

    CVS has good prices, but they HAVE to in order to keep any customers, because their employees are HORRIBLE! Especially the pharmacy department! But now they've made "deals" with companies across the nation to give them "preferred pricing" (which is business lingo for "we will give you the same discount as everybody else, but the CEO will reap more benefits") Unfortunately for me, the company I work for signed this deal with the devil and I can't get my prescriptions anywhere else except this hell-hole company.

    I've tried different locations and they are all the same. Even the Yelp and Google comments are all the same for locations all over... VILE, CONTEMPTIBLE employees, and untrained, sadistic store managers. NO such thing as professionalism at THIS company! They won't have any of that! Nope! Professionalism, customer service, human decency, and ethics are obviously something this company has completely eradicated from their entire culture, stores, and employees.

    I recently spent THREE DAYS trying to pick up an order because NOBODY WOULD WAIT ON ME!!! I've tried many different locations over the years, and they are all THE SAME! And on top of that, it took almost TWO YEARS for them to stop contacting my OLD doctor for my meds, even after I went up there in PERSON to tell them, and stand there and have them LIE to me, telling me they changed the info!!!! And it's apparent that this company is vile and contemptible, as many reviews online are about CVS managers degrading, harassing, and tormenting what few employees they have... Whether they are behind the counter, on the floor, or in the back.

    CVS can't keep business, so they have to resort to schemes and ploys to trick companies out there to sign up with their pharmacy services... Which leaves THEIR employees "up the creek without the proverbial paddle". And employees like me, who HAVE to have their meds on in a timely manner just can't do it, because this company is USELESS! If you are a company or business and looking for a pharmacy plan for your employees, DON'T USE THIS ONE! I think employees would rather pay a bit more for a legitimate, PROFESSIONAL pharmacy than have to deal with this 3-ring circus of disasters!!! I know I would!!!

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    Staff

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2018

    CVS is a preferred provider for the Medicare Part D Plan I have chosen. While the plan I have is excellent and among the best I have had my years of using Medicare, CVS is the worst pharmacy I have used. Because it is the only preferred pharmacy near me, I feel stuck. The last 3 times I have filled a prescription with them, the prescription has not been ready when I arrived to pick it up. I called the pharmacy line at 7 pm on Monday and requested pick up for 11 AM. I arrived to pick up my prescription at 5 PM and was told it was not ready and it would be at least 30 minutes before it would be filled.

    This is the 3rd time in several months I have encountered the same problem so I asked to speak with the manager the last two. Each time I was given the same answer: "We are understaffed and corporate is aware of the problem and working on it." An elderly lady just in front of me was back for the second time to pick up her prescription that was still not ready. She had gotten a ride to the pharmacy and could not wait any longer. Maybe CVS needs to review its salary structure and consider what it needs to do to make CVS an attractive place to work.

    The employee working the counter clearly had no interest in helping any customer picking up a prescription and made no effort to find out why the prescription was not ready. When she told me "30 Minutes" she did not confirm that with the pharmacist and I suspect had I not spoken up, I would be returning to the pharmacy later this evening. Medicare plans should choose pharmacies that will efficiently and correctly fill prescription and provide adequate staffing to get the job done. CVS needs to step up.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2018

    I have been using CVS Oakland CA (Lakeshore Avenue) for over 10 years or more? First let me say that my experience with the other staff has been great. They would explain everything I needed, asked the right questions and friendly. They recently hired a new Manager, Mai?? ( I think she came from Walgreens). After numerous surgeries I have proven chronic pain. I took my prescription in on Saturday. She told me my doctor needed to provide a pain management, so I asked what form he needed to complete. My doctor completed the form and was faxed to the pharmacy. I went to take the prescription to Lakeshore, was told to come back in an hour. Called to check, was told form not received, went back to doctors office, was shown confirmation they received, faxed a 2nd time.

    Spoke to Mai? (Manager), she told me my doctor did not complete properly. I reminded her that this was the form she had given me. She then put me on hold for more than 15 minutes (additionally after 25 minutes in queue). Came back. Told me one would not be there until Wednesday. I said, "Okay, what about the other two." At (5pm) she tells me she was NOT filling anymore prescriptions because she was cleaning up behind other staff. So at 5pm she is not going to fill any more??? Right! CVS needs to hire BETTER staff.

    These people are playing God by questioning a Doctor's prescription. Why not look at each patient separately. There are signs if someone has a problem. Today is 10/1/3028. The last time I had these filled was 8/10/2018. So why the rudeness to patients. Treating people like criminals. People who have stock with CVS should DUMP their stock. Let's see what happens when people like Mai are out of a job!!! Walgreens is even. I will check my portfolio to see if I have stock!!!

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    CoverageStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2018

    After getting my pain medication for almost 6 years, on August 31st, 2018, I showed up at CVS in Truckee California (monthly routine). I had the horrible experience that the pharmacist David **, refused to fill my prescription. He came up with a false policy that he was not going to fill my prescription because we had gone through this before and the issue was that after almost 6 years getting my prescription filled there at that location (same exact pharmacy) he yelled at me and clearly told me that he had told me in the past, that I WAS OUT OF THE 50 MILE RADIUS, FROM THE LOCATION WHERE I HAD GOTTEN MY PRESCRIPTION FOR THAT MEDICINE, IT WAS ** 10 325. It was during the long Labor Day weekend, he told me that I was more than welcomed to go to other pharmacies to see, if they would fill it for me. I did, they refused to fill it.

    I drove to Auburn California to get my medicine, they also refused to fill it, because in the hard copy, my doctor forgot to write why that medication was being prescribed to me. They told me, they had to talk to the doctor before they would fill it, so I had to wait, until after Labor Day weekend to go pick up my medication. I had to drive 140 miles, TWICE = 280 miles. I told the pharmacist in Auburn CA, that the reason why I was there, was because Truckee pharmacist refused to fill my prescription because I was out of the 50 mile radius. They told me that the policy, was a lie. They told me to file a complaint against that individual, David **. I called the 1-800 number and filed a complaint, so, supposedly, at the end of this month, I’ll go back to that Truckee CVS, and I will find out, what is going to happen. I just want my medication as I have done it for the past almost 6 years.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2018

    The website says a particular location has "minute clinic" with the capacity to give b12 injections. Not true. I called to confirm and was told I could get my injection and was told, "yes." I arrived to find they have the injectable doses, but cannot actually deliver the injection. Staff there tried to be helpful, but couldn't do anything. Another location has a minute clinic and when I called, the person said, they "should be able to give the injection". After 40 minutes at the first place I would really like to know for sure. B12 deficiency causes extreme fatigue, so it's pretty annoying to travel and stand around for 40 minutes and not actually get the injection. It seems like the staff are overworked and don't actually have good information. Seems like a corporate issue.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2018

    Late afternoon Sept 21, 2018, I really had a bad experience & very disappointed at CVS PLAISTOW NH, a ** male cashier. He is very rude and racist, being said that because he treated me differently than other colored customers. He should not be working as a cashier, the job doesn't fit in his ugly attitude. Working as cashier you have to know how to approached to all your customers, not a selected in colors because we are all human being, approached them nicely, answer them nicely without raising your voice, if the customer ask a favor answer them nicely not to get mad and showed your very ugly attitude, act more professional to all your customers not just selected.

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2018

    I always speak to my favorite CVS staff except for one. The staff at this branch is phenomenal and really know their stuff except for one mean young lady. She was very rude to me and my children when I came to purchase my medicine. She messed up my order previously and I tried to be friendly to her but it didn't work. I asked her to take off one item because I didn't need it. She instantly got an attitude and got mad at me. She tried to void the order but made a mistake and put the order as paid and I had change when I didn't pay anything. She asked me to sign a refund receipt which makes no sense since I didn't give her any money. Hummmm...she got really upset with me and kept repeating the total in a very nasty way.

    I was waiting on my medicine and I had to walk away so I wouldn't hurt her feelings. I asked my son who is 12 to get the medicine and she had an attitude with him. I feel like if you don't like your job someone will be more than happy to receive it. Let someone else who is nice and respectful receive it since you don't want it. I will be praying for this young lady because she needs it.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2018

    Would not refill prescription from Dr Because of interaction with my other meds. ** has the same interaction as this one pain pill for nighttime. I'm 67 yrs old. Have never taken pain meds. I broke my foot in a boot for 3 wks. I'm in pain, you can see my boot! Who is she to say or to call my Dr. Now she says she is going to profile me to other CVS Because I told her it wasn't right. Never go here.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2018

    I am signed up to get calls or text when my prescriptions are ready. I have them on autofill. I have been using CVS for several months. I switched from Kroger to them because they are closer and I can walk there. They get my medicines messed up, they do not fill them until after I am a few days empty, they never let me know that they are filled. The people working there are not friendly and have it together. They are not quick in filling the prescriptions either. I think I have only gone one time in several months and the clerk actually smiled at me and had a correct prescriptions ready and on time. Other than that I have to call or go back and have them make it right every single time.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2018

    I have really never cared for CVS Pharmacy because they have no compassion towards patients. I called in a prescription and for almost two days it had not been filled. I called them and they said they were out and their supplier was out, and did not know when the medication would come in. How is it that they did not bother calling me to explain. Then the tech said all of the local CVS do not have this medication, that I would have to call around to different pharmacies to see if it was available. I have to call? I have never in my life heard of this. What is going on CVS? I so done with you, I can tell you this! I will never return to a CVS, and have all of my meds transferred to a different pharmacy. Unbelievable.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2018

    This is the worst pharmacy ever!!! I will never fill my prescriptions here again. I had to get my prescription and my Doctor said to fill it that day, then they don't. Then one-time last month I picked up the prescription on the 18th and they said I didn't pick it up until the 21st of August because I used my BofA debit card so it doesn't go through until the 21st of August but I picked up on the 18th. Now I could go through a seizure if I don't get it picked up. I would give this "pharmacy" negative stars if I could. I am going to another pharmacy and will never ever go to CVS after this last time because I have to. It is the worst. I don't think the "pharmacists" know what they are doing.

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2018

    I take on a regular basis a prescription for hypothyroidism. ** or another NATURAL based thyroid medication. I've let the pharmacy know in advance 9/06/2018 and it sends back a text reply that they're placing a special order for it. I give it a couple of days... NOTHING. 9/13/2018 I receive another text message saying the SAME THING. FOLKS, I'M DOWN TO 1 (ONE) PILL. I called the pharmacy this morning, What the ** did I expect??? "We placed the order, call back this afternoon." UNACCEPTABLE. I can see from the other reviews on here that I'm in "good" company??? Didn't CVS take over Aetna??? MEH...

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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2018

    CVS is trying to play doctor. Refused to fill my medication because a cheaper alternative was available. This is not the drug my doctor prescribed, nor is my insurance company forcing this change. CVS wants me to jump through hoops for them to fill it. Not happening. Transferred this medication to Walgreens and had it filled with no issues. Will be transferring all of my prescriptions over to Walgreens now.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2018

    The CVS in Broadway Oakland California sucks... The employee are all racists. They discriminate between people. They are rude... I was surprised when I ask a lady to show me where the medicine are she didn’t help me at all. She was doing nothing. Sitting at the counter and playing with her phone. When I got angry and she realized I was angry finally she came and show the medicine with her legs. She even did not bother to point out with her finger. She pointed out with her leg... Men she might thought I am asian and cannot do anything. She is a piece of **.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2018

    I gave birth to my son who is a micro preemie. His lungs, brain aren't working together yet and he's on ** to help his neuro system remember to breathe and to help him out. It's fairly common for preemies to have this prescription. Came time to refill this important medication and CVS has decided that all of his specialists are wrong and won't fill it. My little guy is connected to an apnea monitor, pulse oximetry monitor and is on O2. CVS hasn't reviewed any of his medical equipment logs to know whether or not he needs it. His specialists review all that and as of right now his little body still needs the **. This business is playing with people's health and it's wrong! They are going to end up killing someone. Eventually pulling this garbage.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2018

    The first & worst experience I ever had at 61-15 Metropolitan Ave. (Store: 00549) in the Pharmacy Dept. by the Pharmacist by the name of ** at the Cashier. Myself and the previous customer in front of me were turn away and interrupted/cut off by ** while we were asking a simple question in regarding a medication and text from CVS that ** could have easily checked and given us an answer. We were told to go to another Pharmacist and get an answer from them. I’ve had my prescriptions, my son’s prescription and my mom’s prescription sent and picked up for the past 12 years and never gotten treated or answered like it was today Sunday, September 9, 2018 @ 3:39PM by **. Her customer service was extremely poor and unprofessional. This woman should get some customer service courses or given a excellent training from one of the great employees at this store.

    My question to her was “Why I received a few text from CVS asking if I want some of my son’s prescription to be filled and now it’s not ready to be picked up? How is it that my son has one prescription ready and not the other ones I typed YES TO BE FILLED?” These type question are usually answered by the Pharmacist at the cashier. I would understand if there was a long line more than 5 customers on line but there was only 4 customers including myself and the customer in front me. Pharmacist by the name of ** very rude, unprofessional and need a lot of customer service training. I feel like she should be kept at the back dealing with the medication instead of being at the Cashier, information dept or at the Fill out Prescription department.

    I’m always giving a extremely excellent review / survey about this store because everyone at this location (Store#: 00549) are very friendly, helpful, respectful, patient, very organized, very clean and very informative. Another issue I would like to point out. Pharmacist: ** should not be using someone else name at the Register because she was using the name ** as her user/login. I know ** name because I read her tag but a lot of customers would think they were helped by **, CSHR#: ** because that’s what the receipt says.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2018

    I went to CVS to shop and presented my card to the CVS coupon machine and was given a 40% off coupon. When I tried to use it the register would not accept it. The cashier was worthless. I left the store and called Corporate only to be put on hold for 26 minutes. The first person I spoke to was worthless. I asked for a supervisor. I spoke with a woman named Bryn who was helpful. She told me. A $12 CVS Extra credit would be applied to my card. I went to the CVS the next day and there was no $12 rewards assigned to me.

    I called CVS a second time and spoke to an unpleasant customer service person who assured me that he would take care of crediting me $14 on my card. When I went to the store two days later I was told I had no CVS card or credit!!! They offered me a new card and I told them to keep their card and I would never be shopping with them again. Bottom line CVS has pitiful customer service and they have lost me as a customer forever.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2018

    I decided to transfer my prescriptions from Wal-Mart to CVS because the location was convenient. Seven months into my experiment, I never dreamed I'd be so stressed out over the monthly filling prescriptions until I moved to CVS. The staff will do anything, literally ANYTHING, to get out of filling your prescription correctly and on-time. They will ask you personal questions in front of strangers and demand answers or else. They will treat you like a criminal if you need something controlled and they will never respect the doctor's orders if they don't want to. They will lie, conceal info, double-file scripts and double-bill your insurance and treat you like you owe them a favor because they rung you up! You can protest, you can report, you can complain. They are clearly used to hearing all of this judging by their reactions and clearly just don't care.

    They love to make you wait in one line only to be sent to another and then laugh about it behind customer's back (saw it happen). To say I won't shop at another CVS is obvious. To say they don't care is also obvious. I don't expect them to change, so I changed to a better pharmacy. I have to say though, it is gut-wrenching to watch CVS staff berate and belittle seniors who need some assistance. Some of the stuff I've witnessed is downright shameful. Encinitas seniors citizens... Be very wary of CVS Pharmacy 455 Encinitas Blvd. Encinitas CA 92024. They hate you. They hate your existence. They just want your money.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2018

    Class C [?} Prescriptions were sent to CVS Spencer location last Thursday to be refilled. Saturday went to store to pick up prescriptions and ask about the two in question. Clerk looks them up on computer and says, "No we don't have them." Tell the clerk the prescriptions were sent last Thursday; they look some more. "Oh, yes we received the prescriptions, but we don't have them in stock." Ask to talk to the manager, pharmacist comes over. Both of pharmacists are new, the prescriptions were sent to their manager, who has to order them due to being class C narcotics, but can't say whether they will be filled in a few days, or a week. Pharmacist says to call after hour doctor, tell them and THEY will find a pharmacy that has the medication - Right. Tuesday (day after Labor Day) call CVS and ask whether the scripts were filled.

    Pharmacists says both of the new pharmacists are not allowed to order the medication without training and it might be a week or two before they can order the medication. So CVS opts rather than taking care of their business and filling prescriptions to just leave the patient in limbo to figure it out, absolutely inexcuseable and willing be looking for another pharmacy. As a follow up, the pharmacist checked their other stores and NONE of them had the needed medicine; would have to go to several locations to pick them up. What a poor way to run a business! Sincerely hope you go bankrupt!

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    Punctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2018

    Pharmacy won't refill early, Pharmacy won't refill late. A Terminal Patient that gets Abused every time we deal with CVS. A Simple Cough Medication for sleep. They treat it Like ** or **. When a Patient is Terminal they should make amends not excuses.

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    CoverageStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2018

    CVS made a decision to use 20d & 40d bottles. I've Contacted them 5 times to request they reconsider & also include the usual 13d size.The last few times I received refills the bottles were huge and unmanageable to store, that is when I started calling and doing surveys. I work with the elderly who have many prescriptions. Many of us know of, or have family who can have as many as 30 prescriptions. Just imagine the inconvenience that CVS... that stands for Convenience, Value, and Service is heaping upon us by making this decision.

    The regular 13d bottle is 2 3/4" H, 1 1/4" diameter. The 20d bottle is also 2 3/4" H but now 1 1/2" diameter. The 40 d bottle is 3 3/4" H with a 2" diameter. Folks with many cannot store such large bottles. Cost to manufacture- Will this also affect our cost? Cost to dispose of- Our landfills are going to be full of needless, unnecessary waste causing major inconvenience and no value.

    I received a 20d bottle and my pills were teeny-tiny, only covering the bottom of the bottle. I suggest others seeing this same issue, purchase their prescriptions at other places that use a bottle to accommodate the size of the pills. I know that's what I'm going to do. Speaking with the district manager of my CVS where I purchase my meds it was clear, even though she wasn't part of the CEO's, CFO's, and whoever made the decision, she thought our conversation was a complete waste of her time. Let's all think of the ailing, the elderly, the cancer patient, who all have many bottles. Let us all become involved if not for us, but for other who are now in this terrible position.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2018

    I hate that AETNA chose CVS for the preferred pharmacy for 2018! At least every other month when I bring my prescription into my local CVS store, they don't have my medication and tell me it will be a week or more before they will have it! Then I'm forced to drive to every other CVS pharmacy to find my medication because it is a narcotic for chronic pain! I never had this problem with Walgreens pharmacy! This is so frustrating! And because it is a narcotic, another pharmacy will not fill it! I hate CVS and when it's time to pick another insurance company this year, if CVS is the preferred pharmacy, I will choose another insurance company, which is sad because I really like AETNA! I have been with this CVS since January, almost 9 months now and they don't order my medication and know I have been getting my prescriptions filled there! I really hate CVS and have filed a grievance with AETNA so they hopefully won't use CVS anymore!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2018

    I had a double lung transplant 8 months ago! When I came home I sent all scripts to CVS. I go there 2 times a week to pick up scripts and at least once a week there is an issue. Either rude staff, abusive pharmacist, incompetent staff or pharmacist! Today was the last straw! A tech told me my insurance refused to pay for a script (they have paid for the last 8 mos.). The pharmacist last week told me I needed a script from Dr. to have a med given dry instead of being mixed. Dr. sent the script and pharmacist refuse the order. Of course I am transferring away from CVS. I worry about my mental health dealing with such incompetence.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2018

    5 years ago, I could go to any CVS Pharmacy in the country and receive professional and quality service. The employees may not always be in a fantastic mood? But I totally trusted them and my prescriptions were filled properly. I would take my white bag with the receipt for my prescriptions stapled to it with no reservations of my prescriptions having any errors. I would leave the store with no regrets of having had my pharmaceuticals filled at that CVS Pharmacy.

    In these last two years, especially, the stores have changed for the worse. Regrettably, I have started using different pharmacies in the last month. Things have gone downhill for the CVS company. This can be verified on the web if you read any articles not written by the CVS Corporation. Look into the value of the CVS Corporation and the many other companies they have accumulated. Their value should have gone down a little bit perhaps but definitely not as much as it has. (I would like to add, if you were having issues at Kroger pharmacies? Guess who has taken over them as well.)

    I have worked with a local CVS pharmacy for over 10 years filling my prescriptions and they know me well. I would receive personal phone calls if there are any questions concerning my prescriptions. If the pharmacy was unable to fill a prescription in its entirety? A pharmacy would be able to provide a few tablets until my prescription could be filled completely so I would have medicine as I waited. The list of nice things my local CVS Pharmacy and other locations would do to help me is very long. These are my highlights. In these last few years? The entire pharmaceutical staff has become disrespectful and rude to all customers.

    I am in a small town so everyone knows everyone. My local pharmacy would know everyone's name when we would walk in the door and always ask how certain members of our family were. I was surprised to notice, along with this friendly environment slowly ebbing away, an extremely fast change in staff, particularly in these last few months. I wanted to know what was going on.

    I should backtrack here. Instead of saying every staff member is rude and unprofessional? There are staff members who are still attempting to be very helpful, as helpful as possible, and trying to help. It's just the CVS company has their employees'/managers' hands tied and they are now unable to help very much if at all. The frustration I can see in my CVS staff friends' faces is heartbreaking.

    So I went online and simply searched "CVS problems." Wow!! That's when I realized I was having the same staff problems many of you have stated. The staff at the CVS locations have legitimate complaints. I believe the staff at the CVS locations are overworked and underappreciated by CVS. Not uncommon for staff at any company, but CVS is becoming a particularly difficult company to work for. In years past, I would rarely see a sign hastily written and posted on my CVS door asking for new staff. Today? Every time I drive by? There is a "Help Wanted" sign up.

    You can search online and find many former CVS employees and current employees stating their issues with this company. There are a lot of things CVS is doing to their employees and asking them to do that is downright despicable. CVS is definitely telling their staff that their customers are to be handled differently if they complain. The staff as had to choose, job? Or us, their customers? As for the actual CVS pharmacies? CVS is cutting back in a lot of areas in their pharmacies (primarily pharmaceutical availability) and leaving their employees to handle facing us, their consumers. I think it is terrible what CVS is doing to their employees! Putting them in the position of trying to explain what is happening.

    I did a lot of research. I mean months and months of research about CVS. I interviewed employees and former employees. I read countless posts from consumers... posts from employees of CVS... many articles that CVS publicized about itself... information proving how much CVS's value has dropped, especially in this last year, 2018. I finally went to the CVS website and contacted their corporate office. Loaded with my information and references, I started speaking with an uninformed consumer affairs representative. She quickly realized she was in over her head with me as I knew more about the CVS Corporation than she did. She transferred me to a "regional director" of CVS. Probably the director for my area.

    The conversation with her went well until I challenged her on many points. I did not tell the director I already knew the answers to several questions I was asking. She was misdirecting me as much as possible away from my questions. She repeated some of her same answers over and over. Suspiciously, these repetitious answers for the same I had been hearing, almost word-for-word, as the answers I had been given at the CVS stores. I kept bringing her back to my questions and finally told her what the answers were. At this point? She became rude and started yelling at me. She said everything the CVS pharmacies do is exactly as policied by the FDS and CDC. This was her only defense of the CBS Corporation acting as it has been these last few years toward their consumers. Of course they're following FDS and CDC guidelines. Otherwise? Our government would have closed their doors.

    That was my first call to the CVS Corporation. Since contacting the CVS Corporation by that phone number at their website, I have called the corporation two more times. Both times, again, the Consumer Affairs person immediately directed me to another director. The reps in the conversations both of these times were not messing around. I think my name was already on some list as a troublesome person perhaps? That is fine. (FYI: Are you aware that CVS will add to your medical file at their pharmacies whether or not you are a "troublesome person?" By "troublesome person"... I mean a person who simply asks questions, wants staff to check things like are their prescriptions being filled with the number of tablets requested by their physicians, ask enough questions of the pharmaceutical assistance that the pharmacist needs to come out to answer questions? This is something I have known for 20 years.

    Oh, and a tip I have learned from CVS pharmacy staff, always have a >staff member< open your bottle and check the number/type of tablets inside to make sure you are getting the quantity/product prescribed >>>prior to you ever touching the bottle!<<< Once you touch it? CVS cannot correct anything if there is something wrong with the prescription. Even if you are given an incorrect medicine. Also, they are no longer allowed to give you a few tablets to hold you over until an order comes in, in most locations. This is slowly being weaned away from all locations. So please, if you want to be certain your prescription is correct? Ask the staff member/pharmacy cashier to open your bottle in front of you and confirm everything is correct about your prescription. Even if others are waiting behind you in line I would do this!)

    Back to my calls to the CVS Corp "Director" reps: I continued repeating my questions. As before, they went unanswered and I was usually directed away from my questions. Again, those repetitious answers I'd already heard countless times from their store locations and other corporation representatives! I am starting to believe they have some sort of a script to rally questions from consumers like me. Consumers who are truly looking for answers to CVS problems.

    I ended my conversations all three times by telling these directors the answers to the questions I have been asking. These people were dumbfounded and did not expect one of their consumers to know what has been going on at the CVS Corporation. Everything is online. It is easy to find. You, too, can easily find this information. If nothing else, just bring up the thousands of posts you have seen from CVS consumers complaining over and over about the same problems at CVS over the past three years. The representatives really do not want to hear this. Which is great! But they need to know we know! We need to tell them!

    I urge everyone, instead of posting your complaints about CVS online and speaking out at your local CVS franchises/stores, please go to the website for CVS. You can contact CVS Corp. by letter, email, or by telephone. Be prepared! You do not want to speak to the initial person who answers the phone. You want this person to transfer you to another person. And perhaps another person after that! These are the people who are able to report your complaints down the correct pathway to be heard by the necessary people at the CVS Corporation. Having worked in the consumer industry all my life? I can tell you from personal experience complaining to a cashier, pharmacist or even a store manager is of no use. You must get your voice heard in the corporate office!

    CVS.com. The website is easy to remember. I posted it above this passage. The more consumers who contact the CVS corporate office directly the better I believe we will find our stores improving their service to us. I strongly urge phone calls over emails and letters. Emails and letters generate those already prepared consumer responses which usually do not even address what you have just complained about. Phone calls are more personal and are always recorded. You are also in more control over the direction the conversation goes. I, personally include true compliments about my local stores, so the CVS Corporation knows I do not have a personal vendetta against their store brand. And I don't. I have always liked their stores in the past I would love to see them return to the way they used to be. That is why I have posted this very long message.

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    Reviewed Aug. 19, 2018

    I needed to pick up one prescription, purchase ** and for the third time cancel an automatic refill on a prescription that I did not want. The cashier was snippy and wanted me to re-order my customer requests. During the authorization for ** which is a controlled substance, the computer crashed and the cashier had to go to a second register. I was then denied the ** because the system thought I had already just purchased it.

    Instead of correcting the computer error, the cashier suggested my grandson use his ID to purchase a controlled substance. I was the one who is purchasing **, not him and technically it’s against the law to do such a thing. The automatic refill on a prescription that I did not want I had requested twice before to stop. The cashier told me that if I did not want the prescription I should’ve informed CVS before. I had done that two times already. If CVS is going to have an automatic refill system that will harass its customers, it should make very sure that it is operating correctly and only refilling prescriptions customers request.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 17, 2018

    In general for the past two years I've had nothing but trouble from this pharmacy. Whether it's not having enough medication in stock to fill regular, ongoing prescriptions to filling them past date. Every month I call and ask, A. "When can it be filled?" B. "Do you have enough in stock?" C. "So if I come in on such and such day at a predetermined time I should encounter no problems correct?" Every time the answer is affirmative to all three and every month the day arrives and there's a problem. In turn I've stayed calm, spoke with management, and raged like a maniac all to no avail. Do yourself a favor and stay far away from this absolute joke of a pharmacy.

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    Reviewed Aug. 17, 2018

    The pharmacy techs are very hateful and snappy. I've had my feelings hurt and I left crying twice last month. I've been getting someone else to pick up my meds. I couldn't even get the makeup and lotions, soaps, air fresher, Canned nuts. I could keep going but, now I'm just still a little upset no one speaks to me that way ever. I don't know if I can shop the retail and I NEED TO SO BADLY!!! Please help me and show me you care about me as a 23 yrs I've been going to MY CVS. Well maybe 20 yrs. Thank you.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2018

    I picked up my prescription and noticed when I got home it was only 2/3 what the doctor wrote. I called. After a while on hold, they said they hadn’t had enough. When I asked when the rest would be available, they wouldn’t answer. There was no note on the prescription that it was a partial fill. I’ll now have to make another trip and hope that insurance won’t give a problem about it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2018

    Bought generic ** tablets. 100 quantity. Needed them urgently for allergies at night. Used may be 15 of them. It's really weak and bad. Doesn't work as it is supposed to. Bottle says it's from rising but manufactured by Unique pharmaceutical labs. Don't buy this. It's just a waste of money. CVS should have better quality check. What a shame. All I am is out of money... $32+ and tax. Very disappointed.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2018

    We went to my son's make a wish on Cape Cod a mo. ago. He needed a refill on a seizure med that is a controlled substance. I had to get it filled while on Cape Cod. I immediately went and changed pharmacy back to CVS locally after it was switched to Cape for this one script. It went thru, back to Holden, MA. I went to refill it this past weekend. I had to change pharmacy online again, even though I'd already changed it. I put thru refill in Holden online. It went thru. I checked in morning before going to pick up. I noticed it had somehow not gone thru so I resubmitted after changing location of pharmacy for a 3rd time!! I called pharmacy and they told me it had been filled on Cape Cod and there was nothing they could do.

    I had to call the doctor and get a new script because it was controlled. It was Saturday. After paging doc, speaking with her twice, confirming it would be submitted in Holden, I called to check. They did not have the script. She called and didn't fax. Pharmacist (only one at this branch that is decent-Jamie), had to page doc. Finally, pharmacist called to tell me she could put it thru but didn't have enough pills for a full refill. Website needs flags for certain scripts, flags for certain diagnoses, flags for families with more than one special needs kids. THEY ARE NOT DOING WELL.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2018

    At one point in time I went to CVS, the customer service was horrible. Transferred to Meijer, Customer service was wonderful, never had an issue. Recently my employer went into an agreement with CVS, So to keep co pays down "I MUST" use them, Have had NOTHING but TROUBLE. First month, didn't have medication in stock. Spoke with the pharmacist and explained that I take this routinely, they agreed to keep in stock, Month 2 went well. Month 3 needed prior authorization, finally got that taken care of. Next month out of stock, call different CVS 15 minutes from my house, not enough to fill.

    Called another CVS 45 minutes from my house. Nope can’t help you. My CVS can’t even order my medication for 10 days then another 7 to get it there. What a joke, they don't care about their patients. Can’t keep their word or commitment, No offer to transfer meds, or recoup my gas, nothing. All I get is very Uncaring, unfriendly, and totally unsuccessful customer service. I hate going there... Will corporate call me back to take the complaint... NOPE sure won't.

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    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2018

    6 months ago I obtained prescriptions from a CVS Pharmacy. I was so dissatisfied with the service that I switched to another pharmacy (Kroger) which is fantastic. Recently I was notified by the CVS Pharmacy that I had 2 prescriptions ready to be picked up. I no longer take those meds, and never requested that they be refilled. Additionally, I did not and never would request anything like auto refill. Is that illegal, or just gross negligence? No wonder CVS has such a poor consumer rating.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePriceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2018

    When CVS asked that I come back after an hour, when I would drop off a prescription at their drive-thru, I did not complain. If I went inside the store? The same day? The wait was usually 8 minutes at the most. Then, CVS started telling me they needed at least 48 hours notice prior to prescriptions. These are prescriptions I would call in for refills. CVS would have my refill information already because they had already filled the prescription the previous month. I did not complain again. I did notice, if I walked in, and handed them my prescription bottle for a refill? Again, my prescription was filled within 8 minutes. Weird, huh?

    Next, having allergies to a multitude of chemicals especially binders, fillers, and pharmaceuticals, CVS has always been accommodating in ordering the generic form of a prescription if they did not have what I needed in stock. They never questioned it. They either already had another generic in stock? Or they would order the generic I needed and I would usually wait two days.

    In the last 2 months? CVS decided to only carry one generic of any prescription I needed filled. Lucky me, the one generic I would be reacting to and so I requested they provide another generic as I had done before. I asked for the generic I was able to take. I was told over and over again, they could no longer do this. Not only was this no longer allowed, even for the purpose of a customer having an allergy to a certain generic, but all of the pharmacy employees claimed they never knew what brands they would receive until the brand came in.

    So I called their customer service line. I was transferred to a so-called Regional Pharmacy director each time. Again, the repeat of stores not knowing what they are going to receive until they receive their pharmaceuticals to fill prescriptions! And no, this person even claimed CVS at never special-ordered generics so therefore will not change that policy. (?)

    Now, I am starting to complain. I did some research, asked around, discovered if my prescribing doctor would put his signature on the prescription line indicating "dispense as written," instead of the other line they sign 99% of the time, which says something like, "substitutions are allowed," I would skip the whole generic fiasco and get the brand of my prescriptions! Happy day! My physicians were more than happy to do this. Fortunately, my insurance will cover brand name pharmaceuticals as well as the generic of the same pharmaceuticals or prescriptions.

    The first time I gave this prescription, with my doctor's signature in the, "as written" line was the first time staff at any CVS location started to be rude with me. But I waited my 48 hours and the prescription was indeed filled with the brand and not any generic. Again, happy happy day! But... My physician wrote the second prescription for the same medication, signing again on the "as written" line... surprise! That generic I'm allergic to was in my prescription bottle. I had the pharmacist opened it because they have a policy which I understand that if a customer touches a bottle and then disputes the medicine inside the pharmacy is unable to change the prescription inside the bottle.

    Now the pharmacy department at CVS is getting very angry. Instead of verifying that they had filled a requested brand name prescription with a generic of that prescription? I was told I had to receive a prescription for that pharmaceutical with whatever they had gotten in. How many times have I heard that line? I'm continually told CVS has no control over what each store receives. Not wanting to give in, and knowing there must be a way to handle this, I went to another pharmacy and found out more about how prescriptions are written. In order to receive the brand of a prescription? And not a generic of a prescription? Physicians are to sign the "as written line," AND write the actual name of the brand of the prescription in the center of the prescription, where they write the dosage and the chemical name of your prescription. Yay! Now I know what to do!

    I return to my favorite CVS location and happily and over my correctly written prescription. Happiness again, I receive exactly what the doctor ordered! I have the brand of my prescription in hand period again after a two-day wait. I did notice the pharmacy staff had changed their attitude towards me and were becoming surly. What on Earth did I do? The second time I brought this same prescription in again, written again with the brand name in the center and the doctor signing on the "as written" line... I wait my 48 hours, have the person at the pharmacy window open the bottle so I can see what is inside (I have learned to be careful and do everything right), surprise! Inside the bottle is the generic again!

    Okay, at this point I could write another long essay about this particular generic and CVS is relationship with this company. I definitely believe the reason this generic has taken over this medication's market at CVS is because CVS is getting a great deal on this medicine. I mention this, because I believe this is why CVS is having trouble filling all prescriptions! CVS has step back from helping the customer and stepped forward pharmaceutical companies who can give them the best price. It does not matter that the company has been in trouble multiple times by the FDA, and the FDA has even shut the company down from doing business with American companies. Now at CVS? The customer is no longer their concern. Their concern is the bottom line only! (Another phone call to the regional pharmaceutical director confirmed all of this.)

    Back to my prescription, CVS claimed my doctor never wrote in the brand name on that prescription. I saw it. The brand name was there and he also signed off on the correct line! So now CVS has decided to lie? I am now feeling that prescription at another pharmacy, one that is not a chain pharmacy. It fills my prescription in 5 minutes and they have taken note of my allergies and the generics I cannot take. They have never had an issue with me. I am thrilled to be one of their new customers!

    Foolishly, I had a refill coming up with another prescription last week. This is a common, very common, prescription. I have no issues with any generic forms of this prescription. I called in the refill information to their robo phone service. I received a weird text from CVS concerning this prescription. I was told there was a special delay. I assumed the usual 48 hours. I called and was told yes, I needed to give the pharmacy 48 hours. After 48 hours, I had not received another text stating the prescription was ready. So I called. I was told that same line again! They do not know what prescriptions they receive until they are delivered to their location! Apparently, this extremely common medicine was not being delivered to the store even though they definitely had me waiting and probably others as well! Now I am truly starting to get angry!

    After 5 days of waiting, I finally received the text. My prescription was ready. At this point? My husband was angry and ready to get involved. So he went to CVS to pick up my prescription. I wished him luck, right. When he returned, he said they kept repeating the same line to him over and over. Something about them not knowing what medicines they would receive to dispense until their deliveries arrive. Wow, if I had a quarter for every time I heard that line from CVS! The truth is, CVS is purchasing their medicines for their pharmacies according to which medicine is available at the best price. If it is not available at a good price? They simply do not order it. Mark my words, if this is not happened to you yet? It probably will. And if you too need to get the brand of your medicine and not the generic? CVS will fight you with all they have to keep you from getting that brand!

    Being over-the-top angry now, I avoid CVS at all costs. They were my favorite store, hands down. They had a pharmacy with a staff willing to help me all they could. Now, the head honchos at the corporate office is stifling these employees. They are not the same people anymore. They're definitely being stressed out! I will probably call their corporate office again. I do not believe anything is going to happen to bring about change to any company unless we as consumers speak out. If anyone is interested? You can find their customer relations phone number at their main website. Calling your local CVS is useless. When you do call customer relations? Ask to speak to a regional director or someone higher than the minimum wage person that has been hired to filled your complaints.

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    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2018

    I had been having terrible side effects on a birth control I had taken for years. When CVS was Target Pharmacy, I was fine. About a year - 2 years ago it changed, when I started having side effects. I finally talked to my doctor who saw they had changed my prescription 6 times within the last two years. They put a sticker on saying “it's the same medication, just not the same brand”. This is a lie. In fact, they changed my prescription to a completely different medication from a monophasic to a biphasic birth control that my doctor doesn't even prescribe due to side effects! When she places an order in to recify the situation and has it written to not change it from the name brand... I notice that they gave me the generic! So please if any of you have adverse side effects that you never used to have on your medication... Check and see if they were playing doctor and completely changed your medication!

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    CoveragePrice

    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2018

    CVS activity promotes and advertises that "they care about customer's health" They have stopped selling cigarettes and have opened "health clinics" in their stores. They own CVS Caremark prescription drug plans, which I am a member (pay into). CVS Caremark does not cover **. The cost is $450 dollars even with ** coupons. Please tell me why this drug is not covered? Why does the CVS pharmacist recommend alternatives like nicotine patches and gum? Why has the cost of this drug risen over 75% in one year? I am disgusted with CVS.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2018

    I am a senior citizen who lives in Manhattan Beach, CA. Because of limited mobility, I used a CVS pharmacy near my house. I had an extremely bad experience six months ago: I dropped off a prescription for three medications. After a 20-minute wait, my name was called and I stood in a "Pick up" line to pay. By the time I got to the front of the line, I discovered I only got 2 kinds of med. I inquired about the 3rd one. The clerk did not know why and said: "If you want to know, you have to stand in another line, for a reply, from another person. I did.

    After another ten-minute wait in the SECOND line, I was told that my insurance company did not approve payment for the 3rd med and that they (CVS) had texted me to explain the situation- as they always did, she insisted. I slammed my smartphone down on the counter and asked her to go through all the texts that I received within the last 45 minutes. No text!!! I then agreed to pay full price, from my own pocket. At that point, CVS agreed to dispense the 3rd med except that now, it will be another ten to twenty minutes wait, a THIRD time, in another line just to pick up the missing med. I walked out and called the CEO of CVS to file a complaint. One of his henchmen explained to me "that's how our system works." I explained to her that CVS' system stinks and needs to be improved. I never heard from CVS again.

    Fast forward: Earlier today, I was grocery shopping at a Target on Sepulveda Blvd, Manhattan Beach, only about 3/4 of a mile of the CVS store mentioned above. There is another CVS pharmacy inside this Target. Against my good judgment, I stood in line to buy some **. After 20 min wait, I was in front of the line, just to be told that I stood in the wrong line (CONSULTATION) to buy **. This medication does not require a doctor's prescription, therefore the CONSULTATION or the DROP OFF line do not apply. I had to stand in the PICKUP line to buy **. HOW WOULD A CUSTOMER KNOW THIS UNWRITTEN AND RATHER QUAINT POLICY OF CVS CORPORATION??? It is very obvious to me now that CVS does not care to correct its customer service problems. I am no longer a customer of CVS.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 31, 2018

    What I don't understand is CVS got all the Fagen pharmacies locks, stock and barrel and the treatment you get is attitude. Half the time you have wait two and three days for your meds. Your doctor fax your scripts. They tell you it's a two hour wait. You get there and it's not even ready. They should have left like it was!!! The young man that answer the phone got smart with me. I told him when I got there. He needs to learn how respect older people. He claim it was not him. I told him I know his voice. The girl that was with thought it was funny. They need to be check.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed July 30, 2018

    If I could give the CVS in both locations in Portsmouth VA a zero I would. I have had nothing but trouble with CVS since my husband started working for a company that requires us to use them as our prescription company. Most of the time I can’t even get my medicine at either pharmacy that’s closest to us. I’ve got to drive over 50 miles to a CVS that carries a certain medicine I take because the CVS just two minutes from me won’t order it!!

    Today both locations in Portsmouth had me running between the two of them because each said the other could fill my prescription but when I got there surprise they gave me the wrong information. I sincerely hate the customer service as well. I am told one thing on the phone and another thing when I get there. They are so rude in the both pharmaceutical stores. I’m calling my insurance company after this review to corporate and I’m also going to find out if I can switch to another pharmacy which I think I can but I’m required to pay more!! It’s worth it. If we are paying for insurance we shouldn’t be treated like dirt beneath their shoes!! CVS doesn’t care about anything or anyone!!

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    Sales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed July 24, 2018

    Those poor CVS workers... the CVS coupon policies are incredibly difficult for anyone to understand. Either the cash register computers don’t work or ads are misprinted. There is always a long line because the cashiers have to leave their registers to show customers where items are. I would never work at this place due to corporate not caring about efficiency or their employees.

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    Reviewed July 23, 2018

    The experience that I had today with CVS pharmacy has really blown my mind. I dropped my prescription off roughly around 10 AM this morning and around 2:30 pm I went to pick them up in the drive-thru line. When I got home I noticed that one of my prescriptions which was in liquid form didn’t have the ingredients that’s within it listed, didn’t tell me whether it had to refrigerated or left out, nor did it come with a measuring cup or syringe. Didn’t think it was a issue so I decided to call back and speak with someone, the first call I made to them I was hung up on. I assume that it was just a phone issue so I called back and spoke with the young lady who actually filled my prescription and I explained to her what was going on.

    She placed me on hold for 1 to 2 minutes and another person answered the phone and stated CVS pharmacy as I was trying to tell her I was on hold. Guess what happened... the call was hung up again. So at this point I’m a little upset so I decide to drive back to the pharmacy. I was greeted at the pharmacy counter by lady who was very friendly. Without being rude I explain to her what happened to my prescriptions and me calling in and being hung up on twice. She was very sympathetic and understood why I would be upset and she tried to help however she did not know the answers to my question so she asked a guy who was standing beside her.

    She informed him slightly of what's going on. His expression on his face looked as if it was a big inconvenience for her to ask him the questions. There was no friendly attitude. There was no greeting. There was no apology on his behalf. There with bare minimum effort of him trying to help. He simply looked at me asked what I need. I told him I didn’t know if the medicine need to be refrigerated or not...he simply said no. That it doesn’t need to be refrigerated. I’ve then asked him about the measuring cup or syringe that didn’t come with it and how was I to measuring the correct amount that I need it. His words to me was, "It doesn’t come with it."

    He looks back at the young lady that was trying to be helpful and tells her go get me a syringe. Now anytime that I’ve ever received medication in a liquid form I’ve always received a measuring cup or a syringe. I could be wrong and maybe CVS pharmacy has a new guidelines to where they do not give those out anymore. The young lady comes back with a measuring cup and she again for the second time apologize for the mistakes that her coworkers made and I thanked her for that and left the store. When I got home and pulled out the measuring cup I realize that the measuring cup did not have the measurements that I need it.

    So I called back and ask for someone who was over the pharmacy department and I was transferred to a different department to where I had to ask for her again. Once she got on the phone I explained to her everything that happened she was very apologetic about everything I explain to her that that measuring cup that I did receive did not have the measurement that I needed. She asked what was on it and I told her. She proceeds to say, "Well you could drive across town to the store she’s at and she can give me a measuring cup or you can just at the 10 mL line. Just pour about half of what you need." At that point I was a little shocked that I was even given an option to eyeball the correct amount of medicine that I need it. I just calmly agreed with her just so that I didn’t come off rude and so that I could end the call nicely. Once the call ended I called corporate office.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 23, 2018

    There has been more than one time that I was given the wrong medication. When I went back the pharmacist 3145 W. 3500 S. at 11:15 pm started screaming at me, laughing at me. He said he could not take the medicine back though it was given to me two hours prior. I can understand that but they’ve done that in the past when they messed up and gave me the wrong medicine. This pharmacist does not know what he’s doing, he’s rude and obnoxious. And the staff there are just as horrible, given me wrong advice, treating me like I’m an idiot I don’t know anything, talking down to me. It is by far the worst pharmacy I’ve ever been to and I will never go back there. Make sure you check your medicine really well before you buy it and leave the pharmacy. In fact get another pharmacy. They’re idiots. Do not trust them.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 22, 2018

    In the past 3 days I've been in 2 CVS stores in the city. 1) I needed 8 hr **. It was locked up and as I didn't have time to go find the manager and get it unlocked, I bought the CVS brand (which is why they lock up the most popular brands, to force you to get their brand). 2) I needed ** cough & chest congestion adult syrup. Again, it's locked up because it is a popular brand. I asked the pharmacist to call for an employee to come with the key. He called. I waited.

    After 5 minutes, I asked him again and he had to go to the front of the store and find the appropriate employee, who said he would be there in a minute. I asked "Why are these locked up?" He said, "Because they steal them." I said "No, it's because they're forcing customers to buy the CVS "equivalent" but I want the **." If I had any choice I would never set foot in CVS again. Regrettably, they grabbed all the locations near me. I believe this is an evil corporation. They force their brands on everyone. I wonder if the staff is unionized?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 21, 2018

    I went to the CVS on Rock Barn Rd in Conover NC on 7/13/18 after leaving my dr office. I carried with me my prescriptions to have filled. 2 of which were pain medications. I have SLE lupus, arthritis, DDD, fibro and many other issues to the point I was just approved for disability by the government. L. ** called me to the counter and told me she would fill them this month but would not fill them again. It is below the NC limits for narcotics and it is her job. Who is she to refuse to do her job? I know there is paperwork now from the state she has to fill out but again it is her job to do so.

    Who is she to question my pain level and what the dr has decided I need? I am the one in pain and with a family to care for. How dare she. She did this in front of the staff and all the other customers there in the store and made me look like a drug addict. Some days I am good and could walk all over town but most days I am on a cane and barely get around and without my meds I don't. How do I handle this? What is my recourse at this point?

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    Reviewed July 17, 2018

    I have moved all my prescriptions from Fry's to CVS, simply because CVS has a drive thru. I have had nothing but grief and trouble ever since. Now, today, they do not have my prescription and will not have it before tomorrow after 2 p.m. that is 20 hours and I have ran out. This is the 3rd time this has happened. I would love to get it to them early but it is controlled and I must have it refilled at the same time each month. I am just about done with these clowns. The store number is 7836 at McKellips Rd and Stapley Dr., Mesa AZ. BEWARE, you have been warned.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 16, 2018

    This is a recurring problem which I have mentioned to my local pharmacy staff as well as reps who answer the CVS customer service #800. It is how CVS has designed its website to deal with new Rx. CVS makes it impossible to request online a new Rx on file which has not been filled previously. A customer in that situation is forced to have a conversation with a person in the local CVS pharmacy. That is a waste of time for both the customer and the pharmacy staff who could be assisting other customers. Today I wasted 10 minutes before I even was able to speak with a person to request my Rx. It is a problem which could be fixed by competent IT staff. I have used the websites of two other national chain pharmacies, and neither of those websites presents this problem. CVS simply chooses to ignore the problem and the inconvenience it causes customers. If I was not required by my insurance carrier to use CVS, I would not.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed July 13, 2018

    At approximately 1:55 pm today (July 12, 2018) I went to the CVS on Pleasant Run and Blue Grove in Lancaster, Texas. I went to the pharmacy and ask the young lady behind the counter for some assistance in locating Magnesium Citrate. She stated that it was on aisle 13. I responding - I looked on 13 but didn't see it. She then ask the pharmacist (a lady) and she responded by tell the young lady to call for a store manager. The manager came promptly and attempted to assist. He wasn't sure about the supplement drug either. The pharmacy department still do not attempt to assist. This is AWFUL and RUDE customer service. I will NEVER enter that CVS again.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2018

    I have ordered refills on medication twice. Each time they say it will be ready in an hour. I couldn’t make it that day, so I came the following day to pick it up. Both times they told me it was not requested to be refilled nor was ready, but they will refill it if I come back 30 minutes later. Whoever is answering the phones and taking my information isn’t entering it in the system. It’s very upsetting to go to CVS each month to find out my medicine was not refilled and not there. This is in Lewisville TX on Main St. 972-436-3553.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 5, 2018

    The pharmacist was rude and nasty after I submitted a pain medication Rx. He refused to fill it initially, would not call my doctor to resolve the matter several days later but was hostile towards me.

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    Staff

    Reviewed June 28, 2018

    Try going into CVS and checking expiration dates. It seems their stocking staff is stocking new product while leaving expired and old in the back. They should be rotating the stock by dates. Note: I am not an employee, but, a relative of mine is.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed June 26, 2018

    I tried to drop off my prescription at CVS, just drop off, not get it filled right then. I was told it wasn’t time yet. I told them, "I know, I’ll be back to pick it up later in the week." I was then told I’m not allowed to drop off a prescription early. I can’t come in until the day it’s due to be filled. They can’t “hold” any prescriptions. What? But, if it would have been called in, it wouldn’t have been a problem though. I have been dropping off my prescription early every month and picking it up a few days later for a few years now. So it’s not like I’m a new customer.

    So I asked when CVS started doing this and he had the nerve to say “For a really long time now.” Seriously? That’s not true because I just did it last month. It’s normal for people to drop off prescriptions early so it will be ready when it’s time to pick it up and they don’t have to wait. Personally, I don’t like having to wait in the store for 45 mins while they fill it. He acted like I was doing something illegal. He actually shut the window in my face. It’s always a hassle with them. I’ve been dealing with it for years but this time just put the icing on the cake.

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    Staff

    Reviewed June 26, 2018

    The staff at CVS Pharmacy inside Target are friendly and very customer focused. They are very knowledgeable about the medications as well as all of the over the counter products Target sells. I recommend this pharmacy to friends!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed June 22, 2018

    If I could ever have a prescription at the store they tell me it’s at, a copay that’s accurate or the basic information correct it would be a miracle! I’ve gone without meds because obtaining them from CVS is just such a chore. One time they sent me to 4 different store locations each one telling my prescription was at the other when in fact, they never called it in at all. Another time they had my copay at $60.00 higher than it is. Another time my Dr. called in my prescription and nobody bothered to retrieve it from the fax machine. Yes they still use fax machines. I’ve spent four hours over 3 days and I’m in the parking lot again still trying to obtain my medicine. This place sucks beyond belief! My insurance company locked me in with these morons I can’t even change companies!

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    Staff

    Reviewed June 21, 2018

    It took a whole week and three trips to a CVS pharmacy to end up pulling my prescription and go back to my previous provider. Not only they did not keep their promise of next day service but pharmacist on duty showed very little compassion when I asked for just one pill to take the night of June 20th. Literally she closed the shutters in my face. Unfortunately, my experience with CVS pharmacy in 68th Ave and Hialeah/Hialeah Gardens Blvd in Florida is not good at all despite the fact other employees tried to be helpful and resolve my situation on a spot. I believe name of pharmacist is **.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed June 17, 2018

    CVS used to be the pharmacy of choice. However, in the past 2 years the level of customer service has dropped to zero, the website is a waste of time, the pharmacy staff at Blandon PA are unable or unwilling to help with problems, and corporate doesn't seem to have a clue. Over the past year I have been trying to remove my scripts from their ReadyFill program. Might be good for some but I sometimes forget to take a pill and I don't need the scripts refilled every 21-30 days. On several occasions I removed some of the scripts from ReadyFill via the website, only to have them magically reappear on the ReadyFill list 2 months later. No one at CVS can explain this. Now, I have one script that cannot be removed from the ReadyFill program. Again, no one at CVS can explain this. I need to manage the refills on my own. I know when the little pill bottle is empty. From what I've seen on this website, my only choice is to find another pharmacy.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed June 16, 2018

    Where do I begin... The staff are highly untrained. They do not know what they are doing. When I first chose CVS I was unaware that they are not an accredited company. So it makes perfect sense that they fail at their jobs and have no penalties for such failures. I take Insulin. Most common regular people know how important insulin is for diabetics to have to survive. The pharmacy worker asked me what it was for. He asked me! I am now going on 4 months without it being filled because the CVS Worker changed my script amt to 90 day supply (as a courtesy for my ‘benefit’ of course) and that change kicked it out of my insurance coverage. And now they tell me to call my insurance company. So I do and ins says it’s pharmacy error. I tell CVS that and they say, "Call your ins company." Thank God for the black market or I’d be dead because of CVS!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed June 14, 2018

    Pharmacy at CVS at Coit & Alpha, Dallas, TX - I don't understand how CVS has a pharmacy license. The pharmacy personnel at the location I unfortunately went to (3 times now) intentionally lie about when a prescription is filled and are rude. I was supposed to have a prescription filled yesterday but got a notice very late in the day saying they did not have the medicine to make the drops and that they would let me know. This is unacceptable; I was out of the drops and need them for glaucoma.

    I called them today and they said they now the medicine and the drops would be ready after midday. Ok, so I went in around 12:30 pm and the lady said, "Wait. We are now trying to get authorization again for this medicine." I called my insurance prescription contact and was told that authorization had already been provided. I looked up and lo and behold there's my prescription. I will never go to another CVS again for prescriptions. I don't trust them anymore. They are liars and should not be dispensing medications. I had no idea such people could be in charge of putting together medicines. This cannot be legal. I just pray they did not do something to my eye drops.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed June 14, 2018

    I have been working with CVS Specialty Pharmacy since my son was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma in November of 2017. As part of the protocol he has to take daily injections of ** provided by CVS Specialty Pharmacy. As of today, they have yet to send the needed medication in a timely fashion. I should have known this was going to be a problem when the first batch arrived 2 days late. I was encouraged by the pharmacy to not use the app in the future but only email. I did. It didn't make a difference. The next individual I spoke to on the next occasion encouraged me not to use the email but to call in each month's order by phone. I did. It didn't help. 5 days ago I called in his most recent order. It didn't help. Today they called to verify a credit card that they verified 5 days ago. And when I called the first time this morning, at their request, the billing department wouldn't even speak with me because of HIPAA.

    Thankfully an employee named Sheri was most helpful, worked with me directly rather than send me back to billing, verified the card that had already been verified 5 days later and told me that the order would be processed today and I would receive it in a couple of days. When I informed her that was not going to suffice as my son needed the medication today, she spoke with a supervisor, got approval for the same day order, and politely listened to me share/rant how I would not be using CVS Specialty Pharmacy if I ever have a choice in the matter. One mistake I get. Two maybe. 7 months later and you are still making the same incompetent mistakes? That's a systemic issue that well trained customer relations employees can never address. Now I wait to see if his medication actually shows up this afternoon.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed June 13, 2018

    There's a ** gal working at CVS in Selma Alabama and she's very rude to me and my family, she is very ugly acting, that is just unprofessional to treat my 69 year old mother. She will tell you it takes 45 minutes to a hour to fill a prescription but if she not there, they tell me only 15 minutes top and it's ready. She is very, very rude. I don't know her name and don't want to. But if you visit there you will know who I'm talking about. She is going to cause I know 3 people to change to Walgreens. Have already been to Walgreens just to get one prescription and they were very apperation and friendly and ask me to come back, you don't hear that at CVS, exceptionally if Todd not there. I have the most respect for, he will make you feel like a customer not a burden like some of them do, when Todd leaves - we leave!!! If not before!!!

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    Reviewed June 12, 2018

    I recently met Wendy ** in Wethersfield, CT who helped me with some complexion issues. I have multiple brown "age spots", freckles and uneven areas of coloration which were worsening and causing me increasing discomfort in public. I actually met Wendy prior to receiving treatment for pre-cancerous skin cells. I told her about this and said I would return following healing. She remembered me and first asked what I wanted to achieve. After a discussion of my situation she then addressed the problems. She asked me about the frequency of makeup use, the importance of the effect, any routine use of beauty products and my degree of dedication to certain methods. She immediately brought out just the products I needed. She demonstrated their use then had me do further application. I brought in all my makeup items and we were able to use some of them. She gave me advice on different eye effects using my own items.

    She was a big help to me in restoring my confidence in my facial appearance and teaching me about facial care. That's hard to do on 76 year old skin! I bought some products then and will be completing my purchases this week using coupons and sale opportunities. She told me how long she has worked for your company and I see why she is a valued employee. She is great with people, supportive without being pushy and informative in the best instructor's way. I will recommend her services at every opportunity. I am very happy with the results of my time with Wendy.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2018

    I was in the pharmacy with my mom. I’m a nurse practitioner and had several questions regarding my mom’s medications. A pharmacist named Steven **... I guess he’s the manager, went over the counseling very fast and just read the directions... we know how to read too. I asked him several questions and he didn’t know the answer. He started making up reason and guessing and actually Googling his phone. I got so frustrated because people’s lives are between the hand of those uneducated pharmacists who are there just to make money. I would suggest the upper heads in the company either to train him or at least to let him know that it’s ok to say I don’t know some times. At least we could’ve trusted him and not just making up facts that turned to be wrong. Steven ** needs to review each case specially in elder people because it’s a huge responsibility to be a pharmacist and standing there providing people with the wrong information.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2018

    CVS Minute Clinic 18351 W. 119th Street, Olathe, KS - Scheduled an appointment to have a ** injection (which is listed on the CVS Minute Clinic website as a service they provide). After waiting about 40 minutes, the nurse practitioner took me back into her room. The nurse practitioner at this site informed me that she "cannot" administer ** and referred me to another Minute Clinic where the NP can administer it. When I started asking ** what kind of additional credentials she needed to administer the ** injection I found out that not administering ** was actually her "personal choice" (her choice of words-not mine). ** informed me that she “will not” administer any type of birth control because it could cause an abortion and this is against her religious beliefs.

    I fully respect that everyone is entitled to his or her own beliefs. However, if your beliefs do not alight with the services your employer (a publically traded company) offers you should find a different employer who has beliefs that align with your beliefs. Paying customers should not have to drive across town and wait in line again to accommodate your beliefs. #CVS #CVSMinuteClinic #NoContraceptionatCVSMinuteClinic

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    Reviewed June 11, 2018

    I am visiting Massachusetts for about four weeks. I visited the CVS Pharmacy at 177 Main St in Gloucester, MA Wednesday, May 6th and spoke with the pharmacist **. He told me that I could not fill my script because it needed to be filled within 5 days of being written. "Okay, I get it but I still need the medication, what can we do so that I can get it filled..." He was very dismissive and made me feel like I was doing something unlawful. After a long period of time he agreed to contact my doctor... I didn’t feel confident that he was going to actually make the call. I left, sent a message for my doctor and he responded the same day saying he would fax it over or send it through EMR. I never heard from CVS.

    On Monday, Jun 11th I went in and spoke with the pharmacist, the name she gave me was “**”, that’s all she would give me!! She told me I was acting outside Massachusetts law and returned the script to me. Refused to help me in any way and continued on a phone call and barely looked in my direction to answer my questions. It was humiliating and downright nasty. And the worst part is that I don’t think she’s accurate... I was not trying to break any laws and if she looked at my history she would see that. So I have yet to fill my script and will be going to a different pharmacy for sure!!

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    Reviewed June 11, 2018

    When picking up my prescription at CVS drive thru, in Staten Island on Arthur Kill Rd I had the misfortune of getting Christian as my Cashier. I had questions about my order and the cost. He was very rude and condescending. When I told him he was rude and condescending and argued that he wasn’t. Very Nasty person who is clearly unhappy with his job. I will not deal with him again.

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    Reviewed June 3, 2018

    My CVS pharmacy is very clean. The ones who give me my meds know me by my name. Always ask me if I have any questions about my meds. The ones who are at the front say hi as soon as I enter the store. After I have made my purchase they ask if I found everything I needed.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    Worst pharmacy in New Milford NJ - I have been picking up my prescriptions from this CVS for the last couple of years, but today was the worst. I had a prescription called in on Sunday May 28 at 2:45; that was the time marked outside the bag. I got a text today Tuesday May 29, at 11:45am. In the past I always got a text as soon as it was ready, but to wait 2 days later to get the text with no excuse and when I get there the technician is playing with her kids. She should be fired. If she wants to play with her kids go home.

    If your policy is to text the patient when the medicine is ready just do that. It’s just a text. People come to get their medicine because they are sick, not to see some tech not take their jobs serious. Give the patient what they need, get them out of the store and then play with your kids or play on your phone, nobody cares. Now I have to find a new pharmacy, my health is important to me like her kids are important to her. Fire her, and the head pharmacist. I will keep working on it. They think they are untouchable. Not a good store policy. What happened to capable people. CVS NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    Spencer, MA. 28 April 18, 11:00 AM. Well, my recent dealings with CVS are a headache bar none. In the ever increasing effort to boost the bottom line the following has happened to me. Last Monday I received an automated call at 8:30 AM, informing me a script needed to be renewed. Did I want it? Press one, which I did, it did not say what it was and I was half asleep, I sleep until 10:00- 10-30 AM. Friday I was informed it was ready with several others. I went and picked them up, when home I looked at each to see which were mine or my daughters, that is when I saw this one was a mistake, I was given this script a month ago for Lyme disease a one shot deal, no refills given or needed. I called the pharmacy about it, and said I wanted to return it, they said , "Sorry, no."

    Now, I pick up scripts at least once or twice a week, between us about 30 scripts total are registered there. I don't always look at what they are while there, even the ones I have to pay for out of pocket. This one was $96.00 out of pocket. I called corporate an hour ago, got a call taker and explained the situation, he said corp policy is once in my hands I eat it. He also said he would forward the complaint up the chain, and to expect a call sometime in the next few days. So now I need to hand around a wait for some pencil neck to tell me sorry, I own it. The scripts total several thousands of dollars a month to them, most covered by insurance. They will see all transferred to another pharmacy if they do not resolve this.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2018

    I'm on a cancer drug that causes a host of unpleasant side effects, so the one daily cancer pill I take causes me to take around 8 other prescriptions to counter side effects of the cancer pill. Certain drugs need to be taken on empty stomach, some with food, and some multiple times in a day so keeping them organized was a huge challenge. CVS's multi dose packaging was at first a Godsend. One small pharmacy location in Virginia organized all my Rxs in nicely labeled packets. I no longer missed doses and going out of town for a few days was so easy, I just needed to unroll the days that I needed instead of packing everything. Everything was great --- Until the service got popular. With growth come changes.

    While the Virginia location still handles the actually packaging of the medications all customer service related activities are handled in another state. Since the new system has been implemented I've been in a huge battle with CVS incompetence and inability to let me speak to anyone who is competent. The initial issue was a vital ** medication being left out of the multi-dose packaging. I called the 1-800 # and after 15 minutes of holds and transfers I spoke to a technician about the issue, leaving the call expecting the missed medication would be in the mail.

    A few days later with no Rx yet I called the 800 # again, waited on hold, transferred a few times and was told that they'd transfer the Rx to my local store. A few hours later I went to the store. Not only did they not have it ready yet, but that they never received the request from the call center. So, back into the phone queue. 45 minutes later I was once again assured that the Rx was transferred, and later that day I was able to finally get my prescription.

    Fast forward a week, the local CVS store calls me to confirm a prescription that should be with the Multi-dose mail order team. I go through the phone tree again and spoke to a friendly Tech who transferred the drug back to the mail-order side. While on the call I asked about the original issue, the **, to make sure that was going to be included in my next multi-dose pack -- and it wasn't. I asked repeatedly to speak with a manager and was denied. I then contacted customer service on Facebook and a few hours later was told that they take these matters seriously and that I'd be getting a call.

    Now 3 days later, I haven't gotten any call. I've since just called a smaller pharmacy, with 20 employees total, who wants my business and started the arduous job of transferring all of my prescriptions to the new company. CVS sells you on their huge network, and the ability in an emergency/error that you can go to the local store - however they've grown too big and too inefficient, and frankly do not care about their customers. If you have any local or small pharmacies left in your area I encourage you to seek them out.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2018

    Mt Ephraim NJ Pharmacy!! Awful!! Never have mine or my husband's meds on time. We have to wait not just 1 day but 6 days or more for ours. We started getting our meds on the 10th. Now we have to wait till the 19th. So I called today & said, "My husband will be in the 19th. Can you please order his meds..." I was told NO! I said my husband is 85. We are both cancer patients. Not just pain meds, Any meds. We go to the store, they never call and nothing there. I called today & was told by Dennis we can go to another, not CVS, any pharmacy. They are rude, incompetent. I give Christmas gifts every year... You just can't be nice calling my insurance to see where else we can go & Monday morning calling corporate office. FED UP!!!

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    Reviewed May 11, 2018

    I'm in the midsts of a real couponing battle with my local CVS stores as well as district managers. Basically, stores are not following corporate policy of accepting one mfr coupon per item, they just see two coupons and refuse, point blank, to take more than one. They just say "all the stores are doing it" even though I point out that it is not policy (the very policy which is posted at each register! And is posted on CVS's website). When I contact customer service and am referred to district managers, I am given a real run around by those "supposed" leaders of these stores, with no good explanation for why this continues to happen.

    I'm also being told that corporate is now interpreting the language on coupons that says "per purchase" as meaning "a transaction". I know this is not correct because CVS defines a transaction on its own website as multiple purchases within a transaction. CVS is trying to pull the fleece over the eyes of consumers and it is bad business practice. Fake policies will not make return customers. I have been having this same issue happen at my local stores for over a year now. Very unhappy.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2018

    First off let me say that CVS use to be satisfactory and when I ordered my medication I got good customer service and meds as ordered with no problem. But that was about 4-5 years ago. Since then they have only been consistent in providing headaches with their terrible service and monthly excuses with why my medication isn’t there when they say it will be.

    I take a controlled substance for uncontrolled epileptic seizures. And (this is not an exaggeration by any means), every single month without fail, I call my medication in, the automated service tells me that it will be ready, my mom goes to pick it up, I have some crazy hope that I will actually get my medication (crazy me, I know), and every month my mom calls me letting me know their excuse why they don’t have it. So I call my Doctor, she calls a new prescription in, I wait a few days and have plenty of seizures in the meantime. It’s a vicious monthly cycle.

    Yes we have changed CVS’s hoping one would be better than the other but they are now all the same. My Dr informed me at one of my last visits that she had been sending the faxes over to them for 5 refills but CVS was blocking that number out. So my Dr gave me a copy of what she was giving them. Seems like what they are doing is illegal and I’m not getting all my medication at Walgreens. They can’t be any worse!

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    Reviewed May 9, 2018

    CVS pharmacy continually tries to refill my prescriptions with a 90 day supply - which would not save me any money. I told them I do not want a 90 day supply in the past. One of my prescriptions had 2 refills left on it until 7/16/18 and when I went on their website to order a refill I noticed that there were none, but a new refill was called in to my dr. and they proceeded without asking me to fill it at a 90 day supply.

    I called them and told them I do not want a 90 day supply and also asked what happened to the 2 refills I had left on my old prescription, the pharmacist told me they were deleted due to inactivity. Are you kidding me- they not only couldn't try to fill it at 90 day supply because I had only 2 refills left, but deleted the 2 I had remaining and went about calling my dr. for a new prescription. So you ask yourself - if they didn't think I was using the medicine anymore because it was inactive WHY THE HELL WOULD THEY CALL THE DOCTOR FOR A NEW PRESCRIPTION! Greed thats why! I will go about transferring my prescriptions to Stop and Shop and be done with CVS and their tactics. I also filed a report with the Bureau of Health Professions Licensure due to their deleting 2 refills that I still had. This CVS is located in Lynn, Ma.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2018

    CVS has a policy to automatically renew and update drugs you no longer need, even when a customer repeatedly requests to be taken off the lists and calls... AND says NO to CVS callers who ask. I am moving all drugs to another pharmacy.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2018

    This CVS store #3562 is clean and well located. Unfortunately I have had several experiences at this CVS and moved prescriptions elsewhere in the past. CVS is the preferred pharmacy with my new insurance so I thought I give them 1 more try (it been a while, might be better - NOT!)... Doctor sent a prescription to CVS, it was filled at a cash price. When I went to pick it up I gave her my insurance card and asked her to run to see the insurance price. She got annoyed, acted like it was a big deal, said she would have to completely rerun the prescription and asked "do I still want her to run under my insurance". I said, "Yes, I wanted to know the insurance price." After 5-10 minutes, she said it would not go through, and asked my primary insurance. I told her this was my primary Part-D insurance. She gave up and I paid the cash price since it was my only choice.

    I went home called the insurance company, they checked and it run as secondary insurance (not primary), and told me the copay price (which was less than 1/3 of cash price I paid). So I went back to CVS, the girl who ran it transaction was getting ready to leave and would not talk. Another person who was polite (for a change) checked the insurance and said it went through fine. But, he could not rerun it until the pharmacist comes back from break in 15-20 min. Please come back then. That did it!! So I asked for the manager, and asked that he just refund the entire transaction (I no longer wanted to deal with this CVS). He did not give me a refund but finally rerun at the correct price (at the cost of 45-50 minutes of my time). In the past the pharmacy staff has been rude and unhelpful. Today was no different, I will avoid this CVS in the future. May change insurance in the fall. CVS just does not care!

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    Reviewed May 6, 2018

    I went to pick up my order and was ask by the head Pharmacist at Villa Park CVS why I needed to take the medicine that I was given by my doctor. (In front of other customers.) This is in direct violation of HIPAA law. She ask if I had back pain and if I was going to stop using another med as a result. It is not her business what my doctor and I have worked out on my condition. I am filing a formal complaint about this with the state of IL. I hope that if my medicine is refilled I will be spared these questions in front of other paying customers again. This is the third time at this CVS that I had to answer personal questions regarding my health upon refills. I am a productive member of the community with the resources to bring a suit if necessary.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2018

    Today I called their customer service (888#) and they solved my problem with an online purchase. I can't complain but only say thank you! The staff was very courteous and professional thinking on customers first. Definitely, I want to buy more times on CVS online store.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2018

    I went to this location only because they are the one who except Amerigroup for my son insurance to only find out that that prescription is not covered by Amerigroup. I stay in the drive already for about 25 minutes and then got to the window and they claimed that they couldn’t find my son prescription and that I have to come on the inside. I’m like, "What’s the different between my getting the prescription on the inside versus the drive. If it’s in the system you gonna see it regardless." So the head lady assuming the manager threatening to call the police on me because I didn’t want to move from out the line when I had already waited 25 mins in the drive and wanted me to come on the inside or drive back around. I told her I wasn’t going to do neither. So a talon mg make cake to the window and asked nicely for me to come on in and that it would be quickly. And that they was understaff.

    So I did I went inside then I gets inside to only find out that my prescription was more than what they told me on the phone. I had called before I came and they told me one price in the phone and then another when I get inside. So I asked why was that so. To make a long story short I was upset because I had to get loud for the lady not understand nor listening to me after threatening to call the police twice on me for only trying to get my prescription for my child and then lying saying that I was was cursing when I wasn’t. I was only loud.

    She was just rude for the time she spoke to me at the drive thru line. I felt humiliated and disrespected the entire time. And to be honest I think she did it cause I was **. Just being overly dramatic wanting to call the police on me for being loud after she was being rude to me. I have never had no type of experience in my life. Even other customers said she was just doing too much and questioned her why she wouldn’t just give me my son meds. I would and will never go to this location in my life again and wouldn’t suggest for no one else to go her.

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    Reviewed April 25, 2018

    First, last fall, my “refill is ready” notices was changed to text rather than phone, then I was badgered into changing to 90 day prescriptions, I cannot get them to stop contacting my physician for refills (need blood work) even when responding No. In fairness I was successful in getting one of my 4 prescriptions to a 30 day supply after many phone calls. All of this is controlled at corporate and can’t be edited locally or personalized. This is not about customer service. It’s about CVS profitability. It will be interesting to see how this plays out for CVS with a one size fits all approach to drug purchases, especially with the older population. Only one way to stop “automatic” - pull out and go to another pharmacy. So disappointing as I used to be a HUGE fan of CVS service back when it was personalized which as I recall is how they built their empire.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2018

    Back on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, I had purchased two (2) of their bottles of Blue Buddha Organic Wellness Tea at the CVS store located at 1843 South La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90035 (310) 558-0373 at approximately 9:30 a.m. and I bought the bottles for the sole purpose of my workout at the LA Fitness location just outside of the store.

    Unfortunately, when I opened up one of the bottles, I ended up cutting my finger because one of the bottles had at least two (2) pieces of glass stuck to the bottle in two (2) different places. Furthermore, the glass obviously came from the side of the bottle and was not just put there out of the blue and yes, I did contact the manufacturer who told ME that all of their bottles are extremely well made and will not break, however, the question that still remains is how did the broken pieces of glass that cut and injured my finger get there?

    Well according to the manufacturer this was caused by one and/or by several of your CVS Health Employees who were careless with their boxes and/or products and may have hit them against something during the transportation and/or movement process which could include throwing the boxes around and/or mishandling them.

    In any case, CVS Health is 100% responsible for the cut on my finger because their employees have allowed other pieces of broken glass from their other products to land and/or remain on the Blue Buddha Organic Wellness Tea Bottle that I had purchased on that day! Please note: furthermore, during my experience with your product, I did not drop the bottle at all and I attempted to consume it during one of my workout classes at LA Fitness where the incident happened.

    In Fact, I still have the bottle in my possession, including the two (2) pieces of glass that were connected to the bottle which I have kept in an envelope. Moving right along: When I finished my workout, I then made an immediate appointment to see the office of Doctor Dale ** and seen the Nurse Practitioner who took additional photos, made a report and gave me some ** antibiotic and alcohol prep to use for the next three (3) days.

    Please NOTE: In addition: If you need the store receipt showing proof of purchase. My response: "I was in a rush to get to my workout class this morning and did not take the receipt with me, however, I did go right back to the store at around 12:00 p.m. that very same day and filed an Incident report with Mr. **, Store Manager and even he could see the broken pieces of glass on the bottle as well!"

    Please note: I have already filed an very serious complaint with their Customer Relations Office and was only given a case number and no resolution was ever provided! Enclosed, in the attachments, please find pictures showing you my injury and pictures of the glass bottle showing you where the glass was located that caused my injury for your reference and further review. Since no resolution, nor response was ever properly provided, I therefore have no other recourse except to go to small claims court and solve it there! CVS Health has absolutely no respect, nor dignity for any of their customers and accepts no responsibility for any of their negligence!

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    Reviewed April 18, 2018

    I have been using this service for years and have not been happy but this is what comes with my medical insurance which is the Blue Cross / Blue Service Federal Employee program. They have just been very difficult to deal with on many levels. Service is simply not user friendly. Prior Authorization is a nightmare. Takes too long to get an answer and their refusals simple defy common sense. My most recent issue is that they change my insulin prescriptions from a 90 day supply to a 60 day supply. When I called I got an explanation that simply did not make sense. Avoid this company if you can.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2018

    I have reordered my script for two months now, still they have not filled it, my doctor faxed over the script 3 times? This is almost May and I have been at this since March? It's for antibiotics for an ear infection. Are you serious? This location is run by inept people on North Reading Road in Ephrata PA. They put up cardboard signs saying, "drive thru is closed" when they don't wanna wait on customers? The store manager is a lazy woman. I NEED MY SCRIPT FILLED TO GET RID OF AN EAR INFECTION!!! I'll be deaf by time you fill it!!! There is no need, you are putting some people's lives in danger doing this. Next I will contact the Health Department and the Attorney General's office, if you don't or can't fill scripts don't offer a pharmacy.

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    Reviewed April 13, 2018

    We have been using CVS pharmacy for years. We moved about 4 months ago and my son’s script was transferred to the local CVS. My son is ADHD and requires medicine to go to school. His doctor’s office does digital prescriptions. The doctor sent the prescription is as he had done the previous 3 months, and I received a phone call stating that they only had 15 of the 30 on his prescription and could not fill it for 9 days until they had a shipment the following week. The male on the phone informed me that I could pick up the 15 but it would forfeit the remainder of his script and they do not let the doctor’s office know that we did not pick up his entire prescription. Wait...What? So I asked where can I pick it up and they said another store may have it and gave me their number. I spoke to the doctor’s office and they sent in the script to the other CVS the next day.

    When I called to check on it, they told me they did not have my son in the system as ever using CVS before and had no prescriptions for him. So back to the doctor’s office. While there, both the nurse and myself started calling CVS’s to see if anyone had 30 of his medicine in stock. The first one I called informed me they saw his prescription in the computer for another store but could not tell me if they could fill it or not because it was against Federal Law, which I told her I knew better than that and she then changed her story to it was against company policy. So I am supposed to have them send a script over he needs to go to school and then find out they do not have it and he misses another day of school? No. Meanwhile, the nurse gets through to the original pharmacy that now tells her they have it in stock all 30 but they require a paper prescription.

    They have no record of anyone calling me and saying they only have 15. What?? So they wanted me to pick up half a script that was digitally sent in and lied about only having half of it and legally have to report only half of it was picked up and was told they do not do this. So where do the remaining 15 go?? Sounds like someone was trying to pocket his medicine which my son is required to have for school! I changed pharmacies and they had it ready same day after being digitally sent over. I don’t know what scam CVS was trying to pull but it seems like they were fishing for 2 prescriptions for medicine they had in stock! Very very dangerous ground there. This could come back on us and mess with his health and education! They are a very shady company that seems to change policy to whatever works for them.

    And they never asked for verification of who I was when they called me. Which is illegal. This has happened repeatedly with other people who also use CVS. They will call and ask about your prescription without verifying who you are, and they call in and ask about theirs and never confirm who they are. So anyone can pretend to be you if they call from your phone but they will not give anyone a straight answer about how to fill a child’s prescription. He missed 3 days of school over it. I will never use them again.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2018

    I signed up for this thinking that I would get it about the end of my previous prescription. Which the first few were fine but then it started coming earlier and earlier to the point I had just started one and had 2 more prescriptions at home already. I ended up cancelling it because I hated it. Now I get these texts Every time I get a refill but don't put it on their refill program. It's extremely annoying. I would definitely not recommend this program at all.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2018

    Corporate Control of Unelected Insurance Company Claiming to be a Pharmacy. 1st, pain management candidates undergo background checks, random drug testing, etc. All other medications are tried, with any opioid being the last choice option. This process takes months, and life savings. My initial evaluation took place 20 years ago. All patients continue to undergo random drug testing. If anything (even alcohol) is detected the contract is void. Now CVS/Caremark, has voided all of this parole-like monitoring. With no warning CVS/Caremark changed their policies for both end of life and chronic pain patients. For two months I was allowed to pay out-of-pocket for the 20 year regimen I've been on. However this week I was denied service totally. I hope enough people can overcome being labeled as the lowest of the low, to force this monopoly to change its ways.

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    Reviewed April 4, 2018

    Dropped off script. Pharmacy said I had to wait for a prior authorization. I paid for a couple of them. Waited 2 days to see if the prior authorization went through and then they said I was too early. Never had this happen to me before and needed prior authorization before 2 and they've never made me wait to get the rest of my script. Call district manager. She was supposed to fix it. Called the pharmacy and pharmacist hung up on me.

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    Reviewed April 3, 2018

    I have been using CVS pharmacy in Stratford NJ for about 20 years. Until 2012 I never had any issues with being shorted prescription pills or medication (at least that I had noticed). The first time I called to express my concern about a prescription that was short medication the pharmacy staff member said there was nothing they could do since I'd already left the store and the medication was a controlled substance. It wasn't a big deal at the time as I didn't need to take all of the medication that was supposed to be there. Today (April 2, 2018) I came home with 5 prescriptions (2 controlled medications that can be deadly if not taken as prescribed). Counted them both and 1 of the prescriptions was short exactly 5 pills! I only received 25 out of 30 pills. Again I called the pharmacy immediately and was met with the same response.

    The medication is a controlled substance and therefore was "double counted to assure the correct number of pills." Since it's a controlled substance, they cannot dispense any more than what I received! I understand the policy as some people may abuse these medications so I asked the pharmacy personnel to make note of the incident (though I do not believe I was taken seriously). I find this pharmacy to be extremely irresponsible with their "controlled substances" and if I even decide to return to this or ANY CVS pharmacy, I will be counting out my medication on the counter in front of a pharmacy staff member.

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    Reviewed March 31, 2018

    The sale of these companies of 3 to 1 is wrong. Already CVS/Caremark is dictating how I as a retiree am allowed to have our family prescriptions filled. Being on a fixed Social Security and pension budget. Purchasing 3 month supplies hurts. One of my wife's prescription cost $25.00 per month, but CVS/Caremark says I can only purchase it for her in a 3 month supply for $75.00 and only from them. Now they are attacking my wife's free medication, saying our 30-day trial is over, which we never had (we have a 12-month coupon at our chosen drugstore) and that a new prescription is required for a 90-day prescription with only them.

    An insurance carrier should NOT owned a dental company NOR a pharmacy nor be influenced by them. THAT IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. They say 90 day will be cheaper. That is SO WRONG! Our prescriptions cost the same at our chosen drug store versus CVS. Whether 90 day or 30. I have the records to prove it. Also, CVS has removed the "Chose Your own pharmacy from Caremark". Again that is wrong.

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    Reviewed March 29, 2018

    My CVS in Coatesville Pennsylvania on Reeceville Road has a new labeling technique and can only use these large huge bottles even if you only have 5 pills you still get a large bottle which in this day and time is such a waste and because of it and storage issues I'm changing to a different Pharmacy. I did complain and it went down the chain to where my poor pharmacist felt the need to apologize and it's not even her fault it's the company. Shame on CVS for wasting.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2018

    CVS Store Manager (Store 3765), 19198 South Dixie Hwy, Miami, FL 33157 - After a lot of thinking, I reached a conclusion that my bad experience with CVS had to be shared, and, while I have been a long-time and faithful patron of CVS across several states, I am now reconsidering that decision. On 3/23/2018 at approximately 5:30 PM, I drove up to your pharmacy for TWO reasons: 1) To drop an emergent veterinarian prescription for ** for my ailing dog. 2) To reorder ** without a doctor’s note since I thought I had at least one refill still available.

    I was assured that both orders would be filled within a couple of hours and I intended to pick them up that same night. However, I was not able to leave my dog’s side until approximately 1:00 PM the following day when I rushed to the pharmacy. I then told your employee that there had to be TWO prescriptions in the bin for me. She looked around and produced TWO prescription bags stapled together. I paid her without losing a second and rushed home with the primary intention of administering the ** to my dog. Unfortunately, neither ** nor ** had been included in the TWO paper bags that I was given at the pharmacy counter but auto-refills of two other meds that I did not need. Hence I was pressed to return to the pharmacy for the desired two prescriptions. OK. Somehow we resolved the ** issue but I did not have time to wait for an explanation. I’ve got it and gave it to my dog.

    Regarding the botched ** request on 3/23/2018, the pharmacy employee told me that the prescription had already expired on 3/21/2018 so that I would need a new prescription. Fortunately, I had a new doctor’s prescription in my wallet so I gave it to him. Please note that I had tried to reorder the ** on 3/10/2018 but was told that I could not refill it “until at least 3/21/2018” and was asked to reorder it after 3/21/2018. So, on 3/23/2018, I had the opportunity to request both ** and ** together. However, I was then told that the ** prescription had expired on 3/21/2018. Huh? Are you as confused as I am? Moreover, surprisingly, or not, the new prescription for ** on 3/23/2018 was not ready when promised so I was asked to wait there until it was filled.

    OK. Browsing the CVS aisles waiting for the **, I saw “fish oil gel caps” (two jars, factory-sealed together in a single pack) and brought it to the pharmacy counter with the intention of buying it together with the **. I tried to use a coupon (40% OFF ANY single item) that I had been given a few days earlier but the pharmacy attendant told me that she could not honor the coupon because the caps were in a pack that was actually considered TWO items, not a SINGLE item, and that if I had any questions I should bring it up to the attention of the front cashier. I asked her to please sell me only one jar but she said that she could not open the pack because it was being sold as a SINGLE item. Huh? Was it a single item or two? So I politely left the item at the pharmacy counter and paid only for the **.

    Nevertheless, on the way out I saw a single jar of fish oil gel caps and wanted to give it try. I put it in the shopping cart and brought it to the front cashier, but this time the cashier said she could not honor the 40% OFF coupon, even though it was a single jar, because the item was ON SALE. Please note that I do not recall seeing any sign describing that the item was indeed on sale but did not care for engaging into an argument. Again, I politely declined to buy the fish oil gel caps and left the store.

    I cannot overstate how frustrating and upsetting this last experience at CVS has been. It may sound silly and petty to share this with you a few days after the fact, but it is neither silly nor petty to me. The above is just the latest series of inconvenient, misleading and/or confusing experiences at CVS stores. I recall several times when advertised sale prices were not being honored because they had not been updated in the computer system, or when doctor prescriptions had been lost or misplaced. In short, I am actively pursuing switching from CVS to a different grocery and pharmacy store.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2018

    I’ve attempted to make online purchases with CVS many times and they NEVER approve my purchases even though three of my banks have told me there’s NO reason for them to decline my orders! Further I’ve spent several hours on the phone attempting to figure out “why” and CVS supervisors have NO reason whatsoever to decline my purchases. The online website put my purchase through TWICE after asking for my security code a second time. Also, they are currently tying up $105.00 of my credit line to make a $35.22 purchase, (going on 3 days now) my bank said they’re holding up my funds saying “pending.” CVS supervisor insisted that I try to make the purchase again with him and again they declined my purchase! Total of “THREE” pending purchases now and I only wanted ONE!??

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    Reviewed March 20, 2018

    I called in to the new CVS Pharmacy in Syracuse, Utah and wanted to change locations because I live in Syracuse and don't like driving 25 minutes to the other CVS Pharmacy in Riverdale Utah. I ask the Pharmacist if he would fill my prescriptions that I have been on for years. His reply was, "How much do you need?" I told him and then he said, "Why do you need it?" and I told him I have a very painful disease called Interstitial Cystitis and have been battling this disease for over 15 years. And his reply was, "No, I won't fill it, I don't think you need it." and I was kind of shocked and ended the call. I had a doctor's appointment the next day and told him about this situation and my doctor was very upset that I was treated that way and that I shouldn't let it go.

    So I went in to the Riverdale Pharmacist and ask her what rights they have as pharmacists and if this new pharmacist Jeremy ** had that right. She gave me a few examples of when they have the right to refuse certain medications but she also said the way new Pharmacist went about it, was way out of line. So I went in to the new Pharmacy and wanted to give the Pharmacist an opportunity to explain himself and apologize. Well, it did not go as I expected, I asked him if he remembered talking with me and he said he did and I said, "I don't feel like I was treated very fair and I wanted you to know that you should be careful about the way you judge and treat patients and clients." With no hesitation he says something along the lines of, he has more power than my doctor and that he could get the other pharmacist fired and that he could do whatever he wanted and there is nothing I could do about it.

    He said my doctor didn't know what he was doing. He said that he has a lot of power and simply laughed in my face. Now let me paint a picture for you, this pharmacist spoke so everyone in the store could hear my personal information. He laughs at me like I was a nobody and my daughter was with me and she asked me, "Why was that man was so mean?" I feel that he was completely out of line, he was very disrespectful. I feel he is discriminating against me because of my disability, I feel he was basically practicing medicine, telling me that the doctors have been prescribing me medication wrong for 15 years. I feel he showed unprofessional conduct and I want everyone to know that he is wrong, and I don't want anyone to have to go through what I went through.

    I am a very confident person and am not afraid to voice my opinion, to be honest I'm not afraid of anyone. So I am doing this for all the people that are scared and are not confident enough to stand up against someone that only cares about his ego. I am filing any complaint I can find, and have started with the State Board of Pharmacy, the ADA, the Medical Licensing Board and with HIPAA. Please stand up for those who can't or don't have the ability to. This pharmacist is the most unprofessional arrogant person I have ever meet. Please don't give him the satisfaction of treating people the way he wants and laugh and degrade you because of a sickness or disease or chronic pain you may have to deal with. I am not going to stop fighting, until this jerk apologizes and or has repercussions for his actions.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2018

    I should be more skeptical. I gave them respect that they actually did not deserve. My insurance coverage changed and had to find another Pharmacy. I chose CVS in Warminster, Pa. From my first visit to my last they could not get dosage correct, the quantity correct and they actually seemed annoyed to fill a script. I HOPE that I never try putting lipstick on a pig again. Sorry my fault. Thank you.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2018

    I had a very large bill from CVS Specialty so I was making payments then they called and said I needed to make a higher payment or they would turn me into a collection agency. I explained I have numerous medical bills but I asked what did I need to pay. They told me minimum $190 a month. I told them fine I would just because I have great credit and I am always on time with my bills so I don’t want any issues. The representative then asked for my debit card to automatically take the payments and I said no. I am not comfortable with that but I will make sure I mail you a check every month on time. He told me as long as I paid $190 every month the bill would be paid off in time and I would not be turned into a collection agency.

    So I have been sending $200 payments every 3 and a half weeks to make sure they are on time. Yesterday I get a call that they did turn me into collections. When I called them to ask why this representative told me it's because I was mailing checks and not giving them my debit card so my payments didn’t count as a payment plan??? Yet she did say she could see all my on time payments and I already have the bill paid half way down. Yet they still turned it over. How is this fair? How is this legal? I am paying what they asked and on time and I was told that would be enough. I don’t have to let them have access to my debit card. I cannot believe a company can just do this to someone. Someone needs to do something about this.

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    Reviewed March 15, 2018

    I have been a CVS customer for approximately 20 years and will NEVER use them again. I have several chronic conditions including fibromyalgia which cause me severe pain. I have had the SAME DOCTOR for about 4 years and one of my prescriptions has been the same for 2 years. In the last year or so, I have had nothing but problems getting my pain medication and my muscle relaxers. They are always "out" or "it's too soon to fill." I have a prior authorization that states how many pills and the time frame for them. I had taken to marking the pickup date and when they were allowed in my calendar because I was having so many problems.

    Last Friday (3/09/2018) was the last straw. As stated, my script has been the same for TWO YEARS and the doctor for FOUR. On Friday, the pharmacist "decided" that the "1" on the script looked like an "afterthought" and only filled 50. Had I not gone inside, I would have been stuck with that for the month. Now, I dropped off the script at 12:30 p.m. and the doctors' office closes at 5:00 p.m. All they had to do was either look back through my history or DO THEIR JOB and call the doctor for clarification if there was a question. Instead, they filled the 50 so I had to drive back to the doctor Monday, get a new script for the remainder and drive back (40 miles altogether).

    Then, they tried to tell me it was to soon to fill and I had to wait 2 days. I explained that the mix-up happened on Friday, they were still sitting back there and that I had never picked them up. Then, they "weren't sure they had enough" so (yes, I was frustrated). I told them that they better find them. It was their incompetence that made me be there anyway and that I WAS NOT coming back yet again and frankly, I felt they owed me gas money on top of getting the medication. This type of poor customer service and frankly inability to do their job has gotten worse over the last year.

    I also found out I am not the only one sick of them, When I switched pharmacies, the lady there asked me "are you sick of them like everyone else?" as soon as I told them what pharmacy I had been using. I will NEVER go back to them because of their current climate of "everyone is an addict" policy. I have many medications and they just lost all of my business, my family's business, and everyone I talk to will be told. For the sake of your own sanity and health, go anywhere else.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2018

    The employees and pharmacists are great, helpful, very thorough, clean environment. The Pharmacists are SPECTACULAR, VERY INFORMATIVE AND ALWAYS FRIENDLY! I would not have any other pharmacy, thank you so much for this store in Wauchula, FL.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2018

    I have been getting text messages that my prescriptions are ready to pick up. I called the pharmacy trying to verify which prescription is this, since I was under the impression that all my refills are done for my blood pressure medication & it's time for me to see the doctor. I made a call while I was at work & the pharmacist "Julia" picked up the phone. Ever since she started talking to me she was talking with an attitude & I was being very patient all throughout. Since I was prescribed with different strength on the same medication I kept asking few questions to verify that they had not filled an old prescription since they all had refills. The pharmacist got very annoyed & every time I asked her a question, she kept "sigh"ing. I let her know that she's being very rude to me & she was not the right person to pick up a phone & deal with the patients. Her excuse was, "I cannot hear you".

    This is my neighborhood pharmacy & we have been with them for the past 20+ years & all my family & relatives always go to this pharmacy. Lately all these new employees at the pharmacy are full of attitude & IF CVS customer service doesn't take any action I would take my medications & business to RITE AIDE or any private pharmacy which are all around me. She just spoiled my day & hiked my blood pressure. Pathetic!

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    Reviewed March 13, 2018

    The pharmacists at my CVS Pharmacy was willing to keep working to find something that my insurance would cover. She also found the pill that was prescribed for me might cause an allergic reaction according to my allergies list. She not only saved me from another allergic reaction but also a lot of money.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2018

    The entire staff of my local CVS is welcoming, attentive, and responsive to any questions that I may have. This is especially important in the pharmacy. I never had such positive experiences at Eckerd's or Walgreens'.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2018

    The CVS at 61st and Lewis is a wonderful store! You are greeted as you enter, the store is always nice and clean. The pharmacist Austen is fantastic! You won't regret using this store!

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    Reviewed March 7, 2018

    I was trying to fill a prescription at CVS in Brockton, Massachusetts. They told me that my insurance computer system was down and they couldn't fill it. Come to find out it was CVS's systems and they knew it.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2018

    The CVS pharmacy I love is my favorite. The customer service is excellent and I find everything I'm looking for at a good price. I really like to get my medicine because they give it to me immediately. I recommend it much since its staff gives an excellent service, the products are easy to find, the store is very neat and very clean.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2018

    Do not - ever - register to CVS website and make an online shopping because I only made an order for once, which was only a body cleaning product and it’s been 3 months that I have been seeing the same extra charging in my bank statements for at least 3 times that this company has charged me over 20-25$ for no reason. I tried to delete my debit card information from the account and checked all the settings on the website but nothing is working. I’m going to sue them for this fraud.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2018

    I have been in the rewards program ever since my insurance is CVS store. Every year I have a problem of receiving my $ 5.00 rewards. Plus it takes 10 business days before they process the script you picked up today. I called 2 weeks ago to find out where my reward was. They said they are still processing it. It would be there on Friday. I called today Tuesday and nothing. Spoke to agent and supervisor and they told me they had to put it into a review and it would take me another 10 business days. By the time I got my scripts on 2/8/18 I might get my rewards on the March 15th if I'm lucky. It is not worth the???

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2018

    Worst CVS ever! I have bought many gift cards over my life without a single problem, as I'm sure we all have. Buying one from here is a nightmare! On two separate occasions I have paid for a gift card from this CVS only to have them both be absolutely useless. One for Macy's and one for AmericanExpress. If you're planning on buying a gift card, or anything else for that matter, I strongly implore you to bring your business elsewhere. When contacting the management for a 2nd time (after speaking with AmEx gift cards for over an hour) I spoke with Curtis who had a horrible attitude and told me that it's not his problem and there's nothing he can do. I would expect a lot more from a respected company such as CVS.

    We buy these gift cards in confidence and good faith... Imagine giving your elderly Grandmother a gift card to Macy's as a special treat. Only to have her go shopping and find at the register it's absolutely useless. Or giving your 14 year old daughter an AmEx gift card. She was very happy and excited to get it. Again only to go shopping and have the person at the register say the gift card doesn't work. Having to put everything back because of incompetence on the part of CVS. The embarrassment and disappointment is unacceptable. I don't think CVS should even be allowed to sell gift cards at this point and I think that this location should not even be in business.

    After dealing with CVS and calling AmEx I was told to dispute it with my credit card company. Wonderful customer service from a world-class company (insert sarcastic tone here)! They'll take your money and charge your card but good luck getting it back. I usually don't leave reviews, especially bad ones but I felt obligated to. And all for a $100 gift card! It was a lot of money for me, for something that should be pretty simple, and now it will be tied up for the next several weeks until it is refunded. I will never shop at CVS again for anything. Hello Walgreens!

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2018

    My 23 year old daughter had her tonsils out. She needed a return visit to the ER to evaluate the pain that had not decreased in 6 days. Her doctor gave her a prescription for ** 7.5-325mg/15ml solution. My insurance requires me to use CVS Pharmacies. Not one pharmacy in a 20 mile radius carried the medication!! What??? How do you not have a prescribed medication anywhere. Fortunately this occurred in the early afternoon and I was able to get in contact with the doctor regarding this. She was equally as frustrated because she's had issues with CVS Pharmacies before. Fortunately - again - I was able to get to the office before closing to pick up a different prescription for **. This was a 25 mile drive each way.

    Had my daughter been released later that day/night and I was not able to pick up her replacement narcotic prescription, she would have had to suffer with pain rating of an 8 out of 10 for an additional day. She's a tough girl and doesn't complain about pain so when she says she's in pain - she's in pain. Pain control is number 1 in the medical field and CVS dropped the ball 110%. My insurance changed at the beginning of the year and this was my 1st experience with CVS. Not impressed at all! Really wish I didn't have to use CVS. Walgreens was MUCH better, all the way around.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2018

    I just switched to a CVS Pharmacy. So in trying to clarify my med needs the first time I was ignored. Second time guess what. I called a week prior to when I was going to run out and this new pain patch is wonderful. I've only been on it a month so the next time I need it filled they say, "We don't have enough in stock" so I Will be without my patch for 2 days. Nice huh. Well the pharmacist on duty that was In charge was Jason!!! My other meds that I called in at the beginning of the week were not ordered or on their way yet 5 day’s notice. Come on.

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2018

    On Feb 8, 2018 my husband went to pick up my daughter's medicine from the pharmacy. She had the flu, so Doc prescribed Tamiflu. They gave him the medicine, and I received a call about 20 minutes after he left saying, "Check the medicine to make sure it is correct". I'm at work, so I frantically call my daughter to let her know not to take it and tell me what it says. She is 15 by the way. She read it to me and it was correct, so I called CVS back to see what was going on, it took 15 minutes for them to pick up the phone, and then she says, "Oh, well make sure the pills are correct, what do they look like?" I'm like, "Lady I'm at work, what did you guys give her??!"

    SO I called back, apparently it was correct, but they were supposed to give 15 and she only received 9. Then she tells me some lady in Facebook messaging her frantic about she got some medicine with my daughter's name on it and all her personal information and she is going to call CVS and raise hell! My daughter was like, "What is going on?" So I told her, "Don't take anything, this is ridiculous?!" When I got home, we looked at medicine, what we had was good, so she went ahead and took it.

    In the meantime, the other lady continued to text her saying she can't believe this, this is a HPPA violation and she said she was reporting them. I agreed, but really just wanted my daughter to feel better so I haven't had any time to argue or call CVS back. As of today, 2/17/18, CVS has been called numerous times by this other lady, they gave her some gift cards or some credits she said, but CVS has NEVER once called us back to apologize or explain anything, or give us the rest of the medicine that they know they gave to someone else?!!

    So, now, after I gave them time to figure this all out, I'm writing my reviews and calling BBB and CVS Corporate office. I am also of course, transferring all my other prescriptions to another pharmacy. I'm mad that all my 15 year old's info is in the hands of a stranger, and that she didn't get all her medicine that was paid for, but I'm even more upset that CVS doesn't have any common decency to call us and explain anything, we have to hear it from a stranger that has my daughter's personal info!!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    Today I went to the CVS Pharmacy located at 41 08 Queens Blvd, Sunnyside, NY 11104. I was confused about a product so I asked question to a man. He mentioned that he work there. That's why I asked him. He answered to me but I didn't understand what he said exactly because of his accent. So I asked him "Sir can you please repeat? I didn't get you." Then he became unbelievably rude to me.

    He was rudely saying to me that "You do not understand English. Learn how to talk in English first." It made me kinda angry. I asked him if I could talk to the manager. Then he became more rude and told me exactly these words "I am the manager here. My name is Mr. **. What you are going to do? Make complaint about me? Go ahead, do it." Now you tell me guys what kind of customer service is this? Do you own me? I swear to god I'm never ever gonna go to CVS Pharmacy again to buy anything. And I'll aware people, how your manager behaves. He is just a store manager but acted like he owns the whole USA.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    As I'm sure so many of you are aware of the growing epidemic of ** addiction in this country I am proud to say that my husband is what it seems to be a successful recovery program. A large part of this program is a medication that blocks the ** receptors in your brain there for defeating the purpose of taking any. All this aside my husband went to CVS Pharmacy by our house. As you can imagine he was very uncomfortable about the whole situation. He's trying to fill a medication that basically says, "I'm a drug addict that needs help to quit". Don't get me wrong. I didn't expect him to get a extra friendly welcome from the pharmacy staff. To be honest I didn't think of them getting any kind of special treatment or anything. I just thought he was going to fill another prescription like always. The pharmacy will do their job. My husband will pay the money and everybody walks away happy.

    To my surprise my husband was treated like street garbage. The pharmacy staff was extremely volatile, uncourteous, very unprofessional. You could almost taste the judgment they were making against him. My husband is a pretty emotionally stable man so it's not like he was crying about this or anything. But the fact of the matter is not only on every occasion that he has had to fill his prescription he's had to wait days longer than anything else that we've ever had filled to finally be met with the most unpleasant experience you could imagine. It's almost as if these employees feel that they hold the key to his success and they enjoy dangling it just out of reach.

    We have since found a new pharmacy. My biggest concern is for people that aren't as strong or they don't have anybody to vent to in situations like this. It's those people that will never succeed with living a sober life and I just think it's entirely unfair and unjust that these people at CVS who have a job to do and their job description is to fill medication, provide the customer with interaction and side effects and warnings. Nowhere in their job is it to pass judgment. Make you feel like a scumbag all from a top of a pedestal creating a helpless hopeless atmosphere in which you are basically forced back into drug use. People that try to help themselves and do this program should not be met with hostility and dirty looks. It's ridiculous.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2018

    I had a return item, I had a receipt with me, but did not have a charging card with me, evening manager would not refund full amount, I decided to come back with card for next time and get all the money that I paid. When I told him that I will be back, manager would not return my receipt back to me. When I ask twice he said he will call cops on me!!! He was very rude and discriminate my customer right to return my property!!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2018

    This is the second time, since Christmas, that my CVS can't refill my prescription. If you can't manage to have enough drugs in store, then you need to close. I go there to buy drugs because my BCBS insurance company says I have to. At Christmas, I wound up going to Walgreens and paid $207 out of pocket because my CVS, didn't know when they would have my Rx.

    If you can't manage to stock enough medicine for patients, close the store. I don't care if you don't sell cigarettes. I really don't care if you don't sell any airbrushed images. CVS holds degree of sway in the industry. But if you can't fill my prescription, who cares how much sway you have. You are a DRUGSTORE. Who will go to your store to see unairbrushed images or to not to buy cigarettes, nobody! The pharmacist said my drug would maybe be there on Monday. Then, maybe Thursday. Maybe! Twice! This was my pain medication and I didn't have any left. They sent me to another CVS. If you can't refill prescriptions, close the store. In Metairie, LA. Thank you very much.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2018

    I was in the corner 34 St. 8th Ave. store in Manhattan. Waited to be serve. One cashier with gold her said next. I thought she meant me. I stayed to walk to her. She look at me like I had 4 eyes. She meant the other ** customer. Ok. I've went back to the line. The other ** cashier abruptly walk away from her register. I put the shutdown and walk out, I want to know if CVS no longer serve ** folks. I'll be back. I'm furious and I'm seeking legal advice. This is unacceptable.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2018

    I started using CVS in Texarkana, AR a year or so ago for some of my and my mom's prescriptions because they are open 24 hrs and have a drive-thru. At first I loved this pharmacy because they were quick when I had to drop a med off after leaving the ER... there wasn't usually much of a wait. Seems like it's gotten worse and worse ever since. First of all I have never once gotten consultation on a new medication. If I ask, I either have to wait so long I just leave and Google it or call another prescription, or I'm treated like I'm inconveniencing them. Several of the pharmacists and techs I've dealt with lately are very rude, especially Patrick, whose English is so horrible I have had to have others translate so I can understand him. I've also seen this happen with other customers. He's very rude and has lied to me on more than one occasion. I get my medications from my psychiatrist and my eye doctor at that pharmacy.

    About a month and a half ago my psych increased my anxiety medication from 2 a day to 3 a day. When they filled my medication I was given a 20 day supply instead of 30 days as ordered by my doctor. Aside from the inconvenience of having to return every 20 days, I've gotten it filled twice this way and now have 1 refill left. I called to ask how many pills that leaves me able to get and they tell me 60. So in the end that will be shorting me a whole prescription, and my doctor isn't going to add another 90 pills to the 90 she originally gave me with 2 refills. So after my next refill, I already know there will be a problem and I'm afraid to switch it to my other pharmacy in fear they will somehow make it worse in getting what I'm owed. I'm sure when the time comes, with a lot of hassle, I will be able to correct this as I've saved all my bottles. It's still an inconvenience I should not have to deal with. My anxiety is bad enough as it is.

    I'm given 2 different meds for anxiety 3 times a day. Recently, my mother who has cancer was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. They sent her home a few days later with prescriptions for 2 different antibiotics and a cough pill. My daughter immediately took the prescriptions to CVS to get them filled so I didn't get a chance to actually see what it said. Just the name of the medications and the fact that they were typed and not handwritten. My mom got her meds and continued them that night. There were 4 of one and 10 of the other. The one with the quantity of 10 said to take one capsule by mouth twice a day, no refills. She took all the medication as prescribed, then a couple of days later I'm picking her up off the floor almost unconscious with a 102 degree temperature. Her pneumonia symptoms were coming back worse.

    Her 4th day of being finished with these antibiotics, we were notified by a nurse that the prescription was written for 10 days twice a day, which would make 20 pills. So my mom had only gotten half of what she was supposed to, due to an error the pharmacy made. They called the pharmacy and had them fill the rest, which really would do no good since she has already missed almost 4 days, but I got them anyway. When I picked them up I asked to speak with the manager and was told by Patrick that they were short staffed and the manager was busy so he would help me. I told him I was upset about what they had done and all he could do was make excuses instead of admitting fault and apologizing. He literally argued with me in front of a line of people that the way the prescription was written, it was hard to read. Funny since it was typed out and very legible.

    I also told him I did not appreciate being interrogated when I called in my anxiety med refill the day before, asking me how many I take a day and how many I had left. All that should matter was it was time for my refill. He tried to explain how 60 pills should last me a month at 3 a day. Pharmacists have to know how to do math very well so why did it take an argument to get him to understand? I decided to call the next day to speak with the manager, Nader. I expressed my concern and he basically admitted to be pretending to be on the phone the whole time I was there while he was listening to the whole conversation between me and Patrick. Then changed his story and stated that Patrick had told him he had it handled, which wasn't true. I was standing there the whole time and never once saw them communicate. I asked him who it was who filled that antibiotic wrongly and Nader refused to tell me.

    All he would tell me was that it was one of his pharmacists. He claimed that 5 days was a therapeutic dose and pretended like it was not a mistake they made. I asked him to explain how He can Just cut the doctors prescription in half like that without even knowing what it was for. I told him She had severe pneumonia and was very sick and now getting worse because of their mistake. He kept me on hold several minutes looking up the medication and told me that it wasn't an approved medication for bacterial pneumonia anyway, and I need to take my mom back to the hospital. After he said that, I looked it up and learned in the first sentence that it is an approved medication for pneumonia. In fact, out of all the illnesses it is made to treat, pneumonia was highlighted. Another lie. Never once did I even get an apology. My mother is on Hospice because she has terminal cancer in her bones and can not handle any more chemotherapy at this time.

    She is only 68, and was told by her oncologist she could live several years without treatment. Hospice will keep her from having to make multiple trips to doctors and such, as she is in constant horrendous pain. Hospice told us if she goes back to the hospital again within a certain time frame she will lose their service because her insurance will no longer pay for their services. So because of the mistake the CVS pharmacist (whose name I'm refused to be given) has made, my mom is very ill and afraid to go back to the hospital. They don't seem remorseful at all. Only making excuses and passing blame elsewhere while lying over and over to cover their tails. I also noticed on the second Bottle of the antibiotic (the remaining 10 she was supposed to have gotten the first time) it states there are 5 refills, yet on the paper that came with it, it says refills require authorization. I confirmed that was ANOTHER mistake on their part. There are no refills.

    By the end of the call, Nader did seem concerned, but not for my mother's health. Only because of a huge life threatening careless mistake they had made. I will find out who is responsible if I have to get a lawyer to do so. I am my mother's power of attorney and have every right to know who may end up costing her her life! THIS IS SERIOUS! Also we have been trying to get her medication filled there for her breathing treatments for a few months and have been given nothing but the runaround while they blame her insurance. After several wasted trips and filling out paperwork, I was told it was straightened out. I went to get it and they tried to charge me almost $50 which is what it costs out of pocket at the pharmacy next door, so I just transferred it there. My mother has no copay. She has met her deductible.

    Also a while back I had taken a prescription to CVS and was told they couldn't fill it because the doctor had put the wrong DEA# on it, and was told I need to come pick it up and take it back to the clinic to be rewritten. When I got there to pick it up, the tech told me to take it next door because the pharmacist had been entering it wrong or something. I took it next door as suggested and had the medication in my hand less than 15 minutes later. There is absolutely NO justification for all the lies and incompetence I have personally witnessed coming from the staff at CVS. Sure, we all make mistakes... but there are some mistakes people can't afford to make when they have someone's life in their hands. Their lies and excuses are going to cost someone their life, possibly my mother, and the only remorse they have is for themselves and the consequences they may have to face.

    After reading all these reviews, I will never ever again let another CVS pharmacy anywhere ever touch another prescription of mine or my family's, and I will make sure all my friends and acquaintances are aware of their incompetence. This kind of behavior is never okay or acceptable, and I will not just drop it and let it go. Besides all the pain and suffering they have caused my mom, it's also caused me pain, suffering, mental anguish, and the inability to go to work. I am very angry. Something needs to be done to stop this corporation from allowing these individuals who have supposedly has massive amounts of schooling to cause so much grief to the people who put their faith in them, they are ripping off, to continue to run this company into the ground! And no. This is not over by a long shot!

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2018

    Mulitple mistakes made by the CVS Post Rd. Cumming, GA pharmacy here. Staff is rude and inconsistent. A few years ago they sent me home with someone else's medication that I almost gave to my newborn preemie twins. We should have taken legal action then but didn't. The CVS app that they begged me to get on my phone to make it easier says prescriptions are filled and ready and store then denies that.

    Doctors have called in all prescriptions but CVS has nothing on file. Their computer shows inaccurate information on when meds were filled last. They seem to be all over the place. Above all is the lack of concern for the individual and the willingness to make it right. They have a constant line of cars always waiting and when it's your turn they tell you they are closing the window and you will have to come back tomorrow. It's sad that they can't get a professional reliable Pharmacist to run this store. We will now drive out of our way to another pharmacy to ensure accuracy, good customer service and customer appreciation.

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    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2018

    I had difficulty with CVS when they could not fill prescriptions using Medicare correctly. Some of their people were rude and were quick to accuse a customer of being rude. So I just found another pharmacy. About 2 months later, the reminders for prescriptions started. I called the store and asked that they stop the phone calls. They said the calls would stop. A few minutes later, more calls came through. I called back and they said I had to call the corporate number to get them to stop.

    When I made a complaint about their rude people, the service in Asheboro, NC just got worse. And now, it appears you are not allowed to leave either. It is the worse pharmacy I have ever seen. They treat you bad as a customer and harass you if you leave. Don't get started with them. They want to fill prescriptions real fast and don't care if you have any special requirements. I asked again and again for easy open lids. I was told it was up to me or my husband to check the bottles to see if I could open them. These people are pushing drugs and care not at all about you as a person.

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    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2018

    CVS Specialty Pharmacy, Redlands - I am a new customer to this pharmacy because of my new insurance. On the 25th of January My RX for ** is faxed to them by my previous pharmacy Accredo. Nobody called me to tell me anything. On February 5th I called them after knowing from my previous pharmacy about that, they told me they have no information about me and no Rx. I had to call again next day, to give my information. On the following day Wednesday 6th still unable to get a Rx for my medication, although when I first called I said, "Do it ASAP because I am running out." When I called again by the end of the day, to talk to the supervisor, I was put on hold for 15 min. All this and they should have received my whole profile on the 25th of January. I felt they have no care at all and very unprofessional.

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2018

    I went and picked up my medicine that I always get at the CVS on Berryville Ave. When I picked up and paid for it I did not look to see if it was the same as the last time I picked up my medicine and the person that gave this to me did not tell me they changed generic brands of this medicine. Store gave me another generic brand for **. I went back in to ask the pharmacist and they had closed but I could see someone there behind the screen. I asked and the pharmacist told me they were closed and come back tomorrow. All I wanted was to ask a question and he did not have the courtesy or the respect to answer my question I needed to ask. Not happy with this location at all.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2018

    I went to pick up some medicines using CVS Oxford drive thru and was in line since another customer was already there. I have waited and waited just to find out that this customer had some issues with her insurance. Normally, CVS personnel ask them to park and come back if there is an issue but not with this customer. I was so furious since when I had to pick up medicines before and there was an issue they told me to park so the next customer would not wait too long but not in this case. I have missed an important meeting because of the kind of service you get from CVS Pharmacy. They are not consistent with their policy and does not acknowledge that another customer is waiting for so long for the drive thru pick up.

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    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2018

    On Jan 19th I called CVS Customer service to complain about a product I've been using for the past 3 years. The product is a lotion and the last 3 times I used it the pump stopped working. I e-mailed them in the morning and received a call back that afternoon. I was pleased that they got back to me so quickly. The agent said they would send me a coupon for 13.00 in the mail within 48 hours. I never received it. I called Customer service again on the 26th of Jan. The agent told me it would be automatically sent to my CVS card right away. Which brings us to today. Before I bought the items I asked the clerk is the 13.00 on my card. She said no.

    I called today to find out what is going on here? The last person told me that I would have to go into a CVS kiosk and print and hand my card to the clerk to get credit. I don't like it when the customer service people are not in sync with each other. First a coupon, then on my card, then nothing. I have dealt with other companies who send you a coupon just like that. Companies nowadays are so big they don't care about the Consumer. I get my Rx from CVS, well I used to. When I do set foot in CVS again it will be to move them somewhere else. The customer is always right doesn't apply here.

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    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2018

    Out of the blue I get a letter from my family doctor that I was dismissed from her practice for bad behavior. For what... I called her office and didn’t get a call back till the following Tuesday. I was told that CVS called them and said someone seen me in the parking lot counting my pills ok. Now when I called CVS... They did not take a name phone number what kind of car I was in or nothing or even looked or security cameras they have all around the buildings. I live every day with fibromyalgia. I have never been treated so bad and without remorse as I have been thru this ordeal.

    I went to even talk to my doctor and got hauled off to a psych ward like I was some kind of a druggie. I lost my son 14 years ago... Drug overdose. I would never put a parent nor a family what I have been thru... So I can get no pain meds. I can’t take NSAIDs. I just go to bed and sleep... It’s just how they didn’t care. That got to me no remorse. No sorry. I filed a complaint two months before on a employee there and I really doubt anyone called cause they never had no proof. No name. No phone number. No camera of me in lot... I own a very dark tinted window car and still can’t figure out how they even looked in.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2018

    For the last 6 months I have noticed when a certain 2 pharmacists fill my script THEY are short!!! It’s between 2 different pharmacists. One is a woman named Amy and the other is a male that I cannot recall his name. This is absolute **. Next time I get my scripts filled I refuse to leave without them counted!!! This is absolutely unacceptable!!! I will catch them and file charges!

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2018

    On 1-10 I called CVS about my extra care bucks they had refused to give me from my emails on 12-11 & 12-18. They stated I had already redeemed the 2 emails offers even though I could not download them or print them out in the pharmacy and I had filled some Rx between 12-18 & 12-27 and had not gotten any printed out until I filled Rx on 12-27. Then it printed one out but they stated my emails were reminders of points yet I have ALWAYS before been able to download or print them at pharmacy.

    I also had called them on 12-22 talked to Myra who stated the emails they send out are expired before they send them out and all the representatives I had spoken to had LIED to me because all the emails are expired before they send them out yet CVS tells me I used all my ExtraCare bucks on 12-11 and the one I received on 12-18 was used on 12-27 yet I couldn't download any and none were printed out at pharmacy until 12-27 even with the RX I filled between 12-18 & 12-27. I am due $10.00 in ExtraCare bucks from last year according to the emails I received! I am tired of all the runaround they are giving me on this because each time I call in I get a different story and yet Myra told me she is telling the truth! I do have the emails still if needed.

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    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2018

    I could write a book of complaints for CVS Tunkhannock PA. so here's a run down. Constantly lie about scripts being ready. Text/call my phone up to 6 times a day (3 people's scripts). CVS bought out our local pharmacy and transferred our entire family's scripts to themselves w/o notice or choice from either pharmacy (part of their purchasing agreement). One employee will look at the computer and tell when the script is available for pickup then when you go to pick up script another person looking at the same computer says it isn't available for pickup or wasn't filled then tell you you'll have to wait an hour for it to be filled. Horribly Rude/unknowledgeable/lie lie lie constantly which is so unnecessary. Dropped off a script last night for pick up today, specifically asked if they had the drug and amount available which was.

    They open at 9am but I just now at 11am received a call that the drug was not available so now have to drive 30 minutes to pick script back up then drive back past my house to drive 45 minutes to another pharmacy which is impossible to drive so far due to snow and ice today. These are scheduled meds I'll be doing without for a couple days until the snow clears for the longer trip. Brief lapse in insurance for my mom. One of her meds had a markup of $200 more than other pharmacies. Worst thing that happened... My son passed away a few months back and as I was in shock, grieving and trying to plan a funeral I had a script I had to pick up, called CVS and they guaranteed they would fill it and to come get it.

    Got there and told it was a day early to fill, called the next day and they assured me they were filling it as we were speaking, again drove 30 minutes up and back to get it but was told upon arrival they didn't have the medicine in stock and to come back the next day, called the next day and assured it was ready, drive there again and was told they hadn't filled it yet and it would take 20 minutes. I pulled over and waited and waited, even gave them 40 minutes to fill, still no call so called them to be told it was ready 30 minutes ago. They could see my car from the drive up window, they never bothered to pick up the phone and call me knowing what a State I was in from my son's death and just left me there.

    I completely broke down at the pickup window at that point. Called home office and they were very sympathetic to my multiple complaints and said they would call that store because these things should never happen. Said that CVS's pharmacist would call me...guess what? No call and absolutely NOTHING has changed. Small town, no other choices when you have to have a drive up window or you'd have to drive a distance for another option. I have never written a review in my 52 years but in writing this I hope and pray it will sway someone to reconsider using this CVS or prompt some kind of change if anyone in their home office cares to read their reviews to see what the public thinks of their service.

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2018

    First I need to say that last 2 year I'm pick up medications from this CVS pharmacy why is located at 7 St. and Union Hills 24 hr open. Two days later I get message that medications is ready for pick up so tonight When I coming I think new worker who don't know how need to work say that my medications Is not ready and my insurance is not correct... I have last two year same and newer have problem. He start told me how 4 people with so he doesn't want to help me. I asking to pay cash because my husband need blood pressure medications and he's truck drivers why left tonight at work.

    He is told me I need to wait next 2 hr again for something that is already have message 2 days ago. So I just say after 2 years am never ever going at CVS pharmacy. That have people who don't know how need to work with customers. This is never happens to me. When I'm trying to call same guy is am never at phone so I'm asking different person to speak. He doesn't want to give me. So I don't know his name but this is not correct how he is working. I give 0 stars to our CVS at 7 St. and Union Hills locations at Phoenix.

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    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2018

    I am on several different medications. ** and birth control. I try to get my medications to where I only have to actually pick up once or twice per month. This last month I had all of them filled at once, but could only afford one of them, so I had to go back the next week to get the other two. When I went in, the pharmacist said they had charged me for the wrong one the last time and so I owed them $8 on one and $2.18 on the other. So, I paid it, picked up my meds and thought nothing else of it. When I went in today to get my meds, they told me that the ** still had 7 days until I could pick it up. What?! No! This isn't right. I have been on this medication for 7 years through this same pharmacy and never ever tried to abuse or pick up early.

    I told them about the mix up last month and the pharmacist was in the background saying "too bad." The guy helping me looked on another screen and it showed that in fact I did not pick it up on the date the other screen was showing, but that I picked up the **. The receipt I am providing has ** filled on the 8th, and it has a note to ask the different pharmacists. This is the one that I actually picked up on the 20th. I have Severe anxiety, and cannot go without this medication. I have also been told to NEVER abruptly stop this medication because it can be lethal.

    I pulled my bottle of empty ** out, and it said the drop off date was 11-28 and the pick up date was 12-8. The pharmacist said "sorry, you must have taken them or dropped them in your purse, maybe you should go file a police report." I asked if they could pull up the refund receipt from the month before and they said no. By now I'm panicking because I naturally am a totally stressed out person. I asked if I could call my doctor and the pharmacist told me no that CVS policy is that I have to wait until the 17th because her screen shows I picked it up on the 20th the month prior.

    She finally said "well I will just have to pull the security videos" loudly and pissed. There were customers everywhere. I have never been so embarrassed and humiliated in my life. I said I'm sorry, but not everyone is a ** drug addict!!! She just kept on working. Didn't pull any videos. So I left. The pharmacist that was working that day was not there, but he will be there tomorrow, so I will go back and talk to him. Regardless, they have just lost a 7 year customer.

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2018

    My Dr sends over electronic refills, but when I try to refill computer shows no refills available, leaving me no other choice, but to call to speak to pharmacy. They check and find the new Rx and all is well. This last time they found new Rx, but they did not have the amount of meds to fill Rx. Pharmacist gave me 3 day supply so I could wait till Meds came in. I waited 4-5 and Rx still on hold. I try calling a few times holding 20-30 min. thinking maybe they are very busy so I tried few more times. All > 35 min. hold, I have tried calling manager of store. No help. Put on eternal Hold. Well it's passed 11pm. If I was not handicapped and tired I would go in person. I will try again on Saturday very unprofessional!!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2018

    I just realized on Thurs. that I would run out of my thyroid meds by today (Tues.). When I went online to my CVS Rx account, it said my Rx was expired and so needed a new script. I wrote my new endocrinologist who sent a new one in Fri. I received no contact from CVS, but because of the New Year holiday, I figured I would wait and contact them this morning.

    The tech informed me they were out of my meds and would have to order! When I asked why this was not done Fri., she informed me insurance wouldn’t pay because it was too soon??? My Dr. had sent in a new script in Oct. and it was never recorded online...just rejected as “too soon.” So there was a hold on it. At what point does that get lifted? Now she only can give me 3 pills which forces me to come back. This is an old CVS with no drive through and very inconvenient. Their lame system is dark ages...but forced to use because of insurance. Walgreens is so much better... Wish so could go back to them!

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2018

    I’ve been on the same medication for over a year. Service has declined steadily. Staff can’t pronounce the meds ordered, delays are common. I was apparently lied to yesterday, told there were no refills. Today I was told there is one but not authorized yet. I’m now left with no medication for likely a week. You’ve no idea how that feels physically. No idea... It is very very uncomfortable and means that actual and real damage is occurring in my joints.

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2018

    On 12/30/2017, I bought a Vicks cool mist humidifier. It was defective. I went to CVS store #10857. I asked for an exchange. I clearly told them I wanted an exchange. The checker Valerie asked her supervisor who told me it was not available. They quickly processed a store credit because I did not have my receipt. The store credit was for $64.99. I found the same humidifier in stock. They had two for them and when they rang it up, the price was $89.99. They said nothing can be done because the computer set the price. They would not do a price match and said that once it was processed, nothing can be done.

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2018

    I had noticed on 3 of my receipts that CVS did not give me full credit of a couple coupons that were used. For instance it was a $5 off Almay coupon. They only took off $1.83 and another instance I had used Extra Care bucks on another order it was a $3 buck and only credited 2.70. I wonder how many times this has happened and I hadn't looked close enough. Over the years I've more than likely overpaid by hundreds thinking I was saving. I was also making my first return today with my receipt and the cashier was so rude. Her name was Jennie. She was very hateful from the very start of our transaction. She at first refused to give me my money back because I had made the purchase in November even though clearly on the receipt it said I had to Jan 11 2018 to return my item. When I pointed this out she finally made my return. She's rude every time I've checked out with her.

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    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2018

    I used the CVS phone system on 11-30-2017 to refill a prescription as I always do, It told me it was confirmed and would be ready at 830 AM. I arrived at the CVS on Germantown Rd, the one I always use, to be told their system was down and I would have to wait for a while. I told them, I was on my way out of town and to let me know as soon as they could. I had already received a text it was ready for pickup. After waiting and watching others pick up their orders, I asked again and she told me their system was still down but I could drive over to Target CVS and pick it up there. OK, So I drove over to Target and gave them all my info and explained the other CVS had send me over.

    The lady at Target told me that she couldn't do anything about it and that she couldn't even get an answer as she had tried to call the store I had just come from. So now she asks me to take her card and go back to the original CVS and ask them to call her. I figured that maybe she was going to get the ok to fill my script. When I went back to original CVS, the lady there was rude and acted pissed off when I gave her the card and told her they wanted her to call them. She said she would, Ok now 10 minutes later she is hiding in the back and when I saw her I asked if she called. She said No and that I would just have to wait.

    OK now at this point I have wasted over an hour running back and forth to 2 CVS pharmacies being the messenger, when I needed to be on the road. I decided to go on with my trip without my script. When I returned the next evening, I went through the drive through and got the same employee and now she had two ready for me, Jeez, One I had told her I did not need and finally the one I needed. This lady was rude from the beginning to end. They could care less about their customers and I am so glad I can change to another pharmacy with my new insurance. This wasn't the first problem I've had with CVS, but it will be my last as I will not go back.

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2017

    In getting my 8yr old son's prescription, I asked the woman at the drive thru to delete one medication and only gave her the name. I guess her shift was ending and someone else came back to finish her job. I tell the new person in the counter that I need two medicines. The person tells me the other one deleted the medicine I told her to delete and that I would have to get a new prescription. I argued with her on why did the person just delete the medicine without asking me which one I wanted deleted (I had 2 prescriptions with same name and different milligrams). I told her that was wrong and she should have asked me instead of guessing and just deleting a medication and that my son really needed it.

    She was rude and did not want to help with the situation at all and told me there is cars behind me that also need their medication. And I told her I am a customer and what they just did is not ok. She talked back to me, and I kept reminding her that I am the customer. She yelled at me and told me I shouldn't talk to people like that. So I went inside CVS and asked to speak to someone in charge. The pharmacist nicely filled the medication. But I left very upset after the treatment I received and them making a horrible mistake just because they are lazy and don't care about customers. I have been having problems constantly with this location and the people they hire there. They mess up constantly and give you the wrong information. The worst is that they lie and are rude.The location is 2 S Federal Hwy, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2017

    Bought 12 Dishwasher fluid, 4 Cesar dog food, 12 count Sheeba cat prfct prtns, 220 oz bottles of soda, gummy bears 28.8 oz bag, Vicks vapor rub 1.76 oz, Halls kid pops, D batteries 8 pack. $64.38 Kroger would of charged me $44.12 for the same exact items. They lost a customer. I will be returning everything I purchased. Receipt shows 13 but that was a cashier error double charge for the dishwashing soap.

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2017

    PHARMACY CVS OCALA 86TH CIRCLE. Their policy on customer service: "Over the years CVS Health has built an outstanding reputation with our customers, colleagues and key stakeholders. Our reputation for superior customer service and excellence in execution, coupled with our high level of integrity and sound business practices have helped us build a solid foundation of trust. This foundation is a valuable asset that has taken years to build, and is vital to our long-term success."

    Not at all my experience at the CVS in Ocala. The pharmacist, **, is authoritarian and makes judgement that are an abuse of discretion. He likes one sided conversations and pushes dissatisfied customers over their limit of tolerance for abuse. Reacting to it is fatal as he will refuse to fill your needed medication called in by the doctor. This particular store pharmacy in Ocala, Pharmacist **, can just decide he will make you wait for two weeks for needed pain medication for peripheral neuropathy, date of filling not specified in physician order.

    What does he think I should do for pain control for two weeks?? He doesn't care. And forget an intelligent conversation with him since he cut me off and disregarded what he was told, that was more than satisfactory. He is antagonistic and will pushed me over the line and I did get angry with his abuse of discretion and lack of consideration of the facts. He is not worried about my about of lose dose ** 5mg, or being criticized by any auditors from the state. He likes his authority.

    Another elderly educated woman very bitter about the demeaning treatment at this pharmacy. The pharmacist sets the tone for the treatment of customers by his staff. Very demeaning and actually lie about paging meds are ready, as I was standing nearby and have no hearing problem. Their special policy to make a customer wait for a full hour before they will fill a narcotic , in my case ** 5 mg., is punitive. He second guesses doctors orders, and feels it is his job to do a screen of the physicians order. I had been getting medications from that same doctor for same medication for over two years. That is done every time one gets a refill.

    Have no order number or script receipt as he refused to fill my prescription for pain medication today, and went to another pharmacy. Attaching receipt to show that I have been at this store today. The pharmacist cannot delete a narcotic order he received electrically today and refused to fill. That script has to remain in the system with explanation why it was not filled. Staff said they "discarded it" and that there was "no order number for it now since it wasn't filled." I believe they are required to keep a record of all orders that come in electronically. Pharmacy staff said I do not have an account number and to use my pharmacy insurance number provided in Order Number.

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    Reviewed Dec. 25, 2017

    Over the past 25 years I have had trouble where there should be no trouble - at the pharmacy section of CVS. Trouble began with what seemed to be mistakes in pricing. I would return the medications and sure enough they had doubled or tripled the cost. This happened for years and still does with the same pharmacist - who happens to be a rabid policeman's wife. My prescriptions were for cerebral palsy, pain and spasticity. She would respond rudely but powerlessly because overcharging can be a crime.

    I was being targeted. My meds are controlled. Every week a different problem came about. Sometimes they ran out of the meds. Other times I would be short on the count. That is extremely serious as I have been taught to count all controlled meds. They denied any wrongdoing. But by far the worst is the abuse many of the pharmacists handed out at CVS. Real school bullying. Screaming about death by my prescribed meds which since 1971 - had caused me great benefit not any harm and certainly not death. Because of the meds I can work, walk, even run. However, CVS does not agree. I have found out by talking to my insurance company that unilaterally they were changing my prescriptions. They are practicing medicine which is illegal. And I suspected it for years.

    Well, one pharmacist told me what was going on and that she had protested on my behalf. She knows what is going on but is outnumbered. I am now on a police/pharmacy watch list. Most of this is FDA, DEA, and CDC. That does not excuse the over the top aggression, verbal abuse, written abuse, miscounted controlled substances and a personal hatred towards me by CVS and some pharmacists. You have to be educated and learn about the lies being told about ** and chronic pain. My case is since March of 2016, normal though inexcusable on the part of some employees at CVS. Moral, decent people don't abuse others. Shame be upon CVS/Caremark, Aetna.

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