Jim E.
I went to fill a prescription from my…
I went to fill a prescription from my doctor for pain medication. I have a pinched nerve in my back and am in severe pain, and am unable to sleep. Walgreens gave me 7 pills with a partial refill. The wonderful computer answering service give you no options so you can't speak to anyone. So it told me my refill would be ready after 10am the next day. I drove into town and was told that my insurance wouldn't cover the cost until the next day. I drove back in, and was told that the prescription wasn't ready, even though it was ready the day before. I went to the next town to go shopping, and 3 hours later it still wasn't ready. Now for the really frustrating part. My doctor gave me a prescription for 20 pills, yet Walgreens elected to only give me 7, and then a refill of 7, with no refills. How can Walgreens arbitrarily alter a doctor's prescription? They said I was opioid naive. Being a transplant patient, I have been on opioid medication before. Apparently Walgreens can alter a prescription from a doctor who knows my medical history, and they apparently are ignorant of my history. Unbelievable!


