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Posted by Rick on February 7, 2002, at 23:42:51
I've been getting "reminders" from Walgreen's, sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb, because I haven't renewed the Serzone prescription I had there. They say how important it is to stick with my doctor's prescribed drug regimen, and they include a Serzone monograph.
Trouble is, they are including the OLD monograph instead of the new one released months ago that has an FDA-mandated large blackbox warning about cases of liver-failure.
Even though I believe doctors and patients are over-reacting to the *rare* liver failure problem, I find it mind-boggling that the nation's largest drugstore chain -- which always crows about the comprehensive drug info it provides -- is sending out "important prescribing information" which is outdated. Especially since what's missing is considered priority information by the FDA.
Rick
Posted by LyndaK on February 8, 2002, at 0:44:39
In reply to U.S.' Largest Drugstore Chain Irresponsible?, posted by Rick on February 7, 2002, at 23:42:51
Posted by 3 Beer Effect on February 8, 2002, at 17:27:22
In reply to U.S.' Largest Drugstore Chain Irresponsible?, posted by Rick on February 7, 2002, at 23:42:51
I guess they made a mistake with the monograph they gave you, but from personal experience I have found that Walgreens is probably the best pharmacy out there. They also invest in the most sophisticated & expensive security in each store to keep oxycontin addicts away, & additionally are greatly increasing their stocks of herbal medicines like Ginseng, Gingko etc so you don't have to pay some ridiculously inflated price from some hippie health food store that smells like insense.
(No, I don't work at Walgreens!)
I used to go to Eckerds for years, but they did not stock Remeron (in any dose) & I drove to 3 different Eckerds, & two Eckerds did not have any Klonopin except for 2 mg pills.
Also, as far as over the counter medications, the Eckerds I usually went to when I lived in Austin, TX did not even have Primatene or Bronkaid asthma tablets. Grocery stores in Texas seem to have a better selection of over the counter medications than Eckerds.
Posted by Rick on February 10, 2002, at 3:13:13
In reply to Walgreens is very much superior to Eckerds, posted by 3 Beer Effect on February 8, 2002, at 17:27:22
> I used to go to Eckerds for years, but they did not stock Remeron (in any dose) & I drove to 3 different Eckerds, & two Eckerds did not have any Klonopin except for 2 mg pills.
You're right, Walgreen's sounds like drug heaven compared to THAT!
I use Walgreen's but I'll have ill wil toward them forever because of what they did to my hometown of Columbus. Despite the fact that the Columbus area is about as large as Cincinnati, it only recently started acting like a big city, e.g FINALLY getting a major league sports team (NHL) last year. Also, architecture and the urban streetscape had been extremely bland until a recent explosion of great stuff -- unique and fun buildings, retail, sports developments, entertaiment areas, residential developments, and cultural/arts stuff.
Well, one of the few unique "old" (1961!) buildings in Columbus was this incredible palace of Kitsch, a huge Polynesian restaurant with wild architecture, a place featuring the giant "mystery drink" with a flaming volcano in the middle and "fog" pouring out, served by a young lady in a grass skirt (the mystey woman) who would bang a giant gong and do a little hula for you before serving the drink. Here's a picture of the entrance, with its huge scowling and flaming tiki gods:
http://www.kahiki.com/aloha.cfm
Well, Walgreen's was finally entering the market last year (another example of how late Columbus has been in getting things), and they decided to tear down the Kahiki to put up their third local store, surounded by a large surface lot. The protests poured in because this was a beloved and storied local landmark full of fond memories for thousands (e.g, a popular place to get engaged).
When Walgreen's was told that this place was on the National Register of Historic places, they said in effect, "Oh, we didn't know that, we'll reconsider!" But then they decided THEY didn't consider the Kahiki historic, and down it came for a stupid, ugly drugstore. It's like Walgreen's thinks they have the power to declare what people in their new city should or shouldn't value. I don't live in Columbus any more but still visit, and when I saw that Walgreen's on the old Kahiki site, I got nauseous. I'll never forgive them for that.
But as a pharmacy, it sounds lke they have Eckerd's beat hands down.
Rick
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