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With pharmacy errors at the major chains approaching 22%, it’s a good time to consider an independent pharmacy.
It started last year when the New York Times published reports from pharmacists at major chains like CVS and Walgreens describing “understaffed and chaotic workplaces where they said it had become difficult to perform their jobs safely, putting the public at risk of medication errors.” After COVID hit, we started to feel those effects locally. State boards investigated, and in June of 2020 CVS was fined when their medication error rate clocked in at a whooping 22%.
“I am a danger to the public,” one pharmacist told the Times.
What we’re seeing
Among the errors we’ve seen on the rise are: 1) Not receiving prescriptions called in or sent electronically, 2) Filling old prescriptions after we’ve changed doses on new ones, 3) Pharmacies neglecting to contact us after telling patients they would call us to request a refill.
What you can do
- Double check that your prescription matches the directions we gave you
- Do not count on the pharmacist to contact us for refills, authorization requests, or other prescription issues. Contact us yourself through our secure email system or call/text us at (336) 722-7266 (always include the med, dosage, and pharmacy phone number)
- Switch to an independent pharmacy
How to Find and Independent Pharmacy
Search online for “independent pharmacy” and your local city name, or select one below. The lists are alphabetized and we don’t endorse any particular pharmacy on the list. Know of a reliable local pharmacy? Let us know in the comment section.
Mt Airy
Gates Pharmacy
North Main Pharmacy
Stokes Pharmacy
Boone & Wilkes
Blue Ridge Pharmacy
Boone Drug
Wilkes Family Pharmacy
Greensboro
Adams Farm Pharmacy
Adler Pharmacy
Crossroads Pharmacy
Friendly Pharmacy
Winston-Salem
Andrews Apothecary
Hawthorne Pharmacy
Jonestown Pharmacy
Marley Drug
Robinhood Family Pharmacy
Stanleyville Pharmacy
National Search Engines
Good Neighbor Pharmacies
Independent Pharmacy Directory
Pharmacy Proud
Rx Local
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