Re: Drug discounts

> Rite Aid has been so busy gobbling up other chains that
> they've gotten more inefficient than they were before.


Is that why Tuesday evening I notices a GNC inside a Rite Aid?

Whatever happened to OWL, REXALL, and THRIFTY drug stores?


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We had an Eckerds here (now a Rite Aid) that I would have to use if I needed
a medication on Saturday afternoon. I hated going there. Three pharmacists
and nobody waiting and it still took over an hour to fill it. My regular
one, which gives me free delivery the next day, will have one ready in about
fifteen minutes with two other people waiting and one pharmacist. They had
a horrible nightmare a week ago - their telephone cable was cut on a Monday
morning, their busiest time of the week (with all the call ins). It was out
for **48 hours**! Oh, yes, they did get one call out that morning to my mom
about a recall on her heart medicine. Mom was lucky, her call from her
heart doctor with a change of prescription got through before the cable was
cut! A lot of others werern't so lucky. I made a list of our refills and
took it over as soon as I realized there was something wrong with the
continuous busy signal.

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"Califchief" <califchief@fidotel.com> wrote in message
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> > Rite Aid has been so busy gobbling up other chains that
> > they've gotten more inefficient than they were before.
>
>
> Is that why Tuesday evening I notices a GNC inside a Rite Aid?
>
> Whatever happened to OWL, REXALL, and THRIFTY drug stores?
>
>
> ... KEYBOARD -A Specialized tool for screwing up Software.
> ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12

Navy wrote:

> We had an Eckerds here (now a Rite Aid) that I would have to use if I needed
> a medication on Saturday afternoon. I hated going there. Three pharmacists
> and nobody waiting and it still took over an hour to fill it. My regular
> one, which gives me free delivery the next day, will have one ready in about
> fifteen minutes with two other people waiting and one pharmacist. They had
> a horrible nightmare a week ago - their telephone cable was cut on a Monday
> morning, their busiest time of the week (with all the call ins). It was out
> for **48 hours**! Oh, yes, they did get one call out that morning to my mom
> about a recall on her heart medicine. Mom was lucky, her call from her
> heart doctor with a change of prescription got through before the cable was
> cut! A lot of others werern't so lucky. I made a list of our refills and
> took it over as soon as I realized there was something wrong with the
> continuous busy signal.
>

Did her Digitek get recalled? Mine did. They had to fill my
prescription with Lanoxin, which cost me $8.49 as opposed to $4. But I'm
also finding that I was experiencing a lot of light headedness, which
has now stopped.

Carole

Mom had the same problems looking back on it. Yes, it was Digitek that got
recalled. She is feeling much different on the replacement - I think it is
Lanoxin, too. Scary, isn't it?

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"Carole" <TheNewCarole@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Navy wrote:
>
>> We had an Eckerds here (now a Rite Aid) that I would have to use if I
>> needed a medication on Saturday afternoon. I hated going there. Three
>> pharmacists and nobody waiting and it still took over an hour to fill it.
>> My regular one, which gives me free delivery the next day, will have one
>> ready in about fifteen minutes with two other people waiting and one
>> pharmacist. They had a horrible nightmare a week ago - their telephone
>> cable was cut on a Monday morning, their busiest time of the week (with
>> all the call ins). It was out for **48 hours**! Oh, yes, they did get
>> one call out that morning to my mom about a recall on her heart medicine.
>> Mom was lucky, her call from her heart doctor with a change of
>> prescription got through before the cable was cut! A lot of others
>> werern't so lucky. I made a list of our refills and took it over as soon
>> as I realized there was something wrong with the continuous busy signal.
>>
>
> Did her Digitek get recalled? Mine did. They had to fill my prescription
> with Lanoxin, which cost me $8.49 as opposed to $4. But I'm also finding
> that I was experiencing a lot of light headedness, which has now stopped.
>
> Carole

Navy wrote:

> Mom had the same problems looking back on it. Yes, it was Digitek that got
> recalled. She is feeling much different on the replacement - I think it is
> Lanoxin, too. Scary, isn't it?
>

Yea. I hope they are going to reimburse us for the crap we got instead
of the proper medication. I was supposed to receive some kind of kit
from them, but it's still not here.

Carole

It took over a week for Mom to get hers. They send an envelope to mail the
left-over meds back in with a sheet to sign. You also have to include
something that shows the druggist name address, etc, and your copay. We'll
see how long it takes for the refund. I imagine there are quite few of
those "kits" to mail out. They are suppose to reimburse what you paid.

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"Carole" <TheNewCarole@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Navy wrote:
>
>> Mom had the same problems looking back on it. Yes, it was Digitek that
>> got recalled. She is feeling much different on the replacement - I think
>> it is Lanoxin, too. Scary, isn't it?
>>
>
> Yea. I hope they are going to reimburse us for the crap we got instead of
> the proper medication. I was supposed to receive some kind of kit from
> them, but it's still not here.
>
> Carole

Navy wrote:
> It took over a week for Mom to get hers. They send an envelope to mail the
> left-over meds back in with a sheet to sign. You also have to include
> something that shows the druggist name address, etc, and your copay. We'll
> see how long it takes for the refund. I imagine there are quite few of
> those "kits" to mail out. They are suppose to reimburse what you paid.
>

I only had two left, so I doubt they'll give me anything. They should
reimburse us for the past few months since I've been feeling very
lightheaded, and now that's gone since I've switched pharmacies and
gotten the right meds.

Carole

Navy wrote:

> It took over a week for Mom to get hers. They send an envelope to mail the
> left-over meds back in with a sheet to sign. You also have to include
> something that shows the druggist name address, etc, and your copay. We'll
> see how long it takes for the refund. I imagine there are quite few of
> those "kits" to mail out. They are suppose to reimburse what you paid.
>

I just got my packet. You have to send the unused pills and your
receipt. So forget that. I never save those receipts, so cie la vie.

Carole

Carole,


Can you get a copy of the receipt from the drug store?

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Donna G. wrote:

> Carole,
> Can you get a copy of the receipt from the drug store?

Yea, probably, but it was Walmart (I've since changed all my meds to
Fred Meyer). And it's not worth the $4 to go all that way just to get a
receipt.

Carole