Nothing unusual in my small town pharmacy, they usually have a two or three day waiting period on prescriptions, depending on what you are getting, and the time of year.
Might be fearmongering. Supplies run out, then get restocked every month or two weeks. Even sooner depending on consumption rate. Call us if every pharmacy in your county runs empty all of a sudden.
Thanks, fren.
It’s super weird. The other location in my county had to shut down the drive thru window due to staff shortages, but this was the first instance of a CVS shutting down due to supply issues.
It took a week for a family member’s to come back in stock.
But they’ve never closed down the whole place. Lots of people were commenting that they’d been waiting two weeks for prescriptions to be filled; they went this weekend to the CVS and the place was closed the whole time.
So I’m wondering if it’s actual supply shortages or the employees walked out.
CVS has been more concerned with pushing vaxxes and dropping the ball on filling prescriptions. I had to call and threaten CVS with switching pharmacies if they continue to make me call and wait on hold for sloppy refilling, and not running my copays thru my secondary insurance.
I seldom go in one but popped in and noticed how eerily empty the regular merchandise shelves were. The over-the-counter shelves were picked nearly bare, a bottle here, a bottle there.
We seem to have a drug store on every corner, I wouldn't be surprised to see a great culling of these stores.
While I don’t disagree, I currently require store bought hormones due to an injury wiping out my endocrine system for some odd reason. So until things work again, I’m stuck with problematic replacements.
Ivermectin, HCQ, Z-Packs, etc. all come from these places as well, so they aren’t all bad. Hoping they don’t start shorting everything.
Nothing unusual in my small town pharmacy, they usually have a two or three day waiting period on prescriptions, depending on what you are getting, and the time of year.
Might be fearmongering. Supplies run out, then get restocked every month or two weeks. Even sooner depending on consumption rate. Call us if every pharmacy in your county runs empty all of a sudden.
Thanks, fren. It’s super weird. The other location in my county had to shut down the drive thru window due to staff shortages, but this was the first instance of a CVS shutting down due to supply issues.
No. Pharmacies run out of meds regularly…usually available the next day.
It took a week for a family member’s to come back in stock.
But they’ve never closed down the whole place. Lots of people were commenting that they’d been waiting two weeks for prescriptions to be filled; they went this weekend to the CVS and the place was closed the whole time.
So I’m wondering if it’s actual supply shortages or the employees walked out.
CVS has been more concerned with pushing vaxxes and dropping the ball on filling prescriptions. I had to call and threaten CVS with switching pharmacies if they continue to make me call and wait on hold for sloppy refilling, and not running my copays thru my secondary insurance.
If one CVS has it it can be shipped to a neighboring one. No idea but it sounds more like a staff problem.
Yeah, this was my first time experiencing a situation where they couldn’t get the prescribed meds from somewhere else.
I guess this is just their version of the airlines blaming cancellations on weather when it was more a staff problem? Who knows.
Glad this doesn’t seem to be a widespread thing right now.
95%+ off all prescription pharmaceuticals are made in china.
They are typically not shipped in bulk containers, though. They are typically shipped via air freight.
They can turn off our meds any time they like.
I was at mine yesterday and the shelves looked very sparse. Only one or two of anything and some things not even one.
I seldom go in one but popped in and noticed how eerily empty the regular merchandise shelves were. The over-the-counter shelves were picked nearly bare, a bottle here, a bottle there.
We seem to have a drug store on every corner, I wouldn't be surprised to see a great culling of these stores.
Not a problem currently in Singapore.
Thanks for heads up. Got refills due, will try earlier now.
My local Walgreen's has cut its hours by a couple a day, but probably bcause no one wants to work.
My pharmacy posted a sign saying they were short on covid vaccinations!!!
No, but I got a notice from Kaiser saying there’s a coming pharmacist strike and to order refills by 11/15
That’s very interesting.
I can’t think of a better industry to shut down. Anything made by big pharma has side effects that you can get another pill for.
While I don’t disagree, I currently require store bought hormones due to an injury wiping out my endocrine system for some odd reason. So until things work again, I’m stuck with problematic replacements.
Ivermectin, HCQ, Z-Packs, etc. all come from these places as well, so they aren’t all bad. Hoping they don’t start shorting everything.
This post glows of fear mongering.