Walgreens

I rarely write negative reviews. Walgreens in Long Beach MS is now refusing to fill pain medication prescriptions written by doctors if the daily quantity exceeds what the pharmacist thinks is appropriate and as of January 1, 2021 corporate Walgreens policy is to allow their pharmacists to oppose the doctors' order. I am close to someone, a cancer survivor, who is in chronic pain and was prescribed pain medication by a physician. Walgreens refused to fill the prescription, citing blanket bureaucratic FDA/CDC guidelines. Blanket guidelines mean that responsible patients will be treated as if they are abusers. Patients are prescribed pain meds by their doctors to enable them to live reasonably normal lives. Other Walgreens pharmacists in the area told me they would have filled the prescription if the patient record showed adequate justification from a physician. To be fair our local pharmacist manager took the time to explain how timed release pain meds could be substituted for quick release type and she would have no problem filling the prescription in that case. If your prescription is not honored ask to speak to the pharmacist manager to get more details about under what conditions the prescription can be filled. If they still refuse to fill it go to a different Walgreens. The opioid epidemic is being caused by irresponsible physicians and irresponsible patients, as well as black market and illegal sales, NOT by responsible physicians and responsible patients. Government and corporate bureaucracies do not recognize the difference. I am giving our local pharmacist manager 4 stars for taking the time to explain her concerns about the particular drug in question and she showed she is truly out for the best patient outcome. However I maintain that pharmacists have no place overruling the opinion of the patients' doctor.

Terrible. Twice this has happened, wouldn't give us the medication needed for AFTER SURGERY, closes due to winter storm, No one answered the phone long before closing. So I sat in Pain all night long. My surgery was hours before closing. 12 YEARS ago I went in after oral surgery stood in line with prescription in hand for them to ask me for my I .D. Because they thought I was there to buy Sudafed. Talk about profiling. What about caring for people?

Pretty good passport photos, especially that you take them in the store.

Not sure about the pharmacy but the ladies inside the store were really friendly and helpful.

The worst place to have a prescription fill in the state. Slow and no knowledge of what the hell they are doing at the drive through!!!!!!!