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Hello fellow Walgreens Pharm Techs! I've been a Pharmacy Technician at Walgreens for over two years now and have found that many people Techs and Pharmacists alike have trouble with Walgreens' overly complicated and OUTDATED computer system. I started making a website KangHealth for a Public Health initiative as a personal project of mine ...Check for another ins, run search etc. If nothing comes up tell the pt to call their plan. 2. No fix for this , pt needs to call ins for an override or do mail order. 3. Fax for a pa and let the pt know. 4 . You got it fax for a pa, i usually leave them rejected for 3 days and 3 faxes then store. 5.Rx program: Wags program is easier to learn, especially when it comes to TPRs. So less workload on techs -> Less stress on you. Pushing vaccines/ Meeting metrics: Both are the same, albeit less micromanagement in Wags. Compensation: CVS is marginally better, pays more than Wags and has a better 401k plan (something like 0.5% vs 0.8% fees, but ...However, you ARE 100% vested as of that first day of being eligible for matching (1 year + 1 day). (IIRC, CVS is 100% up to ~~10%~~5% and starts immediately; not sure about vesting though) ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program) Match: Pretty meh, but better than nothing. Lets you purchase Walmart stock (NYSE:WMT) at a 15% discount up to $1,800 ...Had this happen many years ago when I was with CVS. There was a known script forger who had called in a Vicodin order pretending to be from a doctor's office. We confirmed the order was fake with the office and told the police so they would be ready (the station was right across the street). When the guy showed up at the drive through, we ...The date stamped on the med guide doesn't lie. The pharmacy techs are either lying or horrendously incompetent people and if anyone else was handling my controlled medication this way they would face criminal charges. 1. First it was my Adderall XR a couple weeks ago. I thought maybe they were playing games because it's a Schedule II and I'm ...It seems crazy to me that US pharmacies would be open for so long. Here in the UK pharmacies don't seem be open anywhere near as long as that, the pharmacy I work in is open 9-6 Mon-Fri and 9-5 on Saturday. Independents have your hours. Most pharmacists work for the blood-sucking chains with 9-9 everyday hours basically.However, you ARE 100% vested as of that first day of being eligible for matching (1 year + 1 day). (IIRC, CVS is 100% up to ~~10%~~5% and starts immediately; not sure about vesting though) ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program) Match: Pretty meh, but better than nothing. Lets you purchase Walmart stock (NYSE:WMT) at a 15% discount up to $1,800 ...Pharmacy customers. "Hi im here to pick up my wife's prescription". Me: "ok".. stares at them waiting for the last name and dob. a few seconds go by. Them surprised I'm just standing there. "Do you not see it?". No I don't fuxking see it 😒. Me: "can I have a date of birth and last name please?". Them: "oh yeah".Then check the pending eRxs/faxes by hitting shift + F1, or their profile based on what they answer. Just select rx or refill rx when highlighting it in their profile. If the fill button is grayed out, hit control + c or hit options then create new/copy rx. Highlight a script from the patients profile and hit close rx.It's surprising how much even the threat of a walkout has changed. If we want any of these changes to be permanent, and real change to happen, we have to show our support. Walgreens will be counting sick calls on October 9, 10, 11. Even if you calling out doesn't close the pharmacy, it still sends a loud message. Patientsbeforeprofits ...lol those ppls are garbage. they don't teach you anything that you would be using in the pharmacy. Most of the time, you'll be using these sig codes : + , qd, bid, tid, qid, po, aa, pc, ac, qhs, qam, qpm, MDD. The general guideline is this, prescription should have frequency (x number of tablets for how many times a day), delivery method (by ...ADMIN MOD. PSA: Costco pharmacy is sometimes 95% less than Walgreens or CVS. [Pharmacy] I was picking up a prescription for finasterdie. Walgreens wants $200 without insurance. Or $80 with goodrx discount card. But Costco is $22 for non members or $13 for members. If you have expensive prescriptions, you can look up the price online at Costco.Reply reply. [deleted] •. Walmart treats the pharmacy as a loss leader—the company wants patients to fill prescriptions so they spend money at the rest of the store. CVS treats prescriptions as how they make their money. It’s a lot bigger emphasis on mass prescriptions instead of happy patients.Report the negligence and abuse our patients are experiencing. Report the dangers our patients face due to the unsafe environment Walgreens has created. Call out on October 9, 10, and 11. Pick one day or, better yet, all 3. Techs, Pharmacists, Store Managers, Key Carriers, CSAs - you are all invited. Join with us.Go up there. Know the name strngth and dosage of the medication. We can then see if the drug is available to order or out of stock. Then we f10 the NDC to get upc/WIC # and then we go check the ceiling limits of that drug.PLEASE VISIT YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY OR DIRECT YOUR QUESTIONS TO r/AskDocs** A subreddit for Pharmacy Technicians of all stripes to talk about their work, answer questions for each other, and share information about working in the pharmacy. ... Hi there, I know this is an old thread, but I'm just a Walgreens customer trying to make sense of the ...Alicat40. • 2 yr. ago. Not sure on the telehealth part of it cause Walgreens (and any other retail pharmacy) get a lot of e-scripts for controlled substances as is. DEA doesn't allow for call in scripts on controlled substances to any pharmacy. Prescribing over state lines can also vary from state to state cause of the individual BOP.It did not work out well. I suggested the pharmacist call the doctor, and offered to have the doctor call the pharmacy, but the pharmacist refused, citing "company policy" without further discussion. Following the Walgreens checklist refinement, the pharmacy DID take my prescription and warned me it could take 3-5 days to verify all the ...Specialty drugs are expensive and often require PAs, copay cards, grants, or patient assistance programs to get the med to the patient. I'm at a Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy as PRN currently for extra hours. My location is chill. We wear jeans and t-shirts.FYI too, if you got trained at a retail pharmacy, it’s kinda different at a specialty location. You don’t usually deal with patients/customers coming to the store. The comment that you usually deal with doctor’s offices and you need to document everything, those are all true. 🙂. 7. NumerousMastodon8057.Overall, Walgreens >>>>CVS. I've worked for both--CVS as an intern and WAGs as a pharmacist. CVS has a better computer system but WAGs is better in terms of treatment of staff and labor budgets. CVS did have a better employee discount though (25% off on CVS-brand stuff, 20% off on everything else vs WAGs: 20% off WAGs brand stuff, 15% off on ...

Find a Walgreens store near you. Skip to main content Your Walgreens Store. Extra 15% off $35+ sitewide* with code HERO15; Earn $5 rewards on $27+ FREE 1-Hour Delivery on $20; ... Sell Your Pharmacy ; Walgreens Logos ; Walgreens Blog ; Newsroom ; Investor Relations ; Diversity & Inclusion ; AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy . Home Delivery ...Walmart has more streamlined duties for ur team. Cashier Will stay as cashier and techs can attend to pharmacy duties. You’ll always have more staff support there over Walgreens. My husband was working as a Walgreens intern just his last year of pharmacy school and Walgreens gave him a 10k scholarship.Award. zigbigidorlu. • 2 yr. ago. Personally, my pharmacy is quietest between 4:17pm - 4:43pm every second and third Friday of the month, with every other Thursday between 2:21pm - 3:09pm also being an option. All other times, I have 5+ callers constantly at ~8-10 minutes each and a packed line in both the front and DT.Nov 17, 2023 ... The worst part of it all is that there's literally nothing you can do. Who are you going to tell? “Corporate”? If the folks on the floor don't ...Tell Walgreens and CVS that $10 more an hour would be more competitive and see if they would be willing to raise their offer (they won't). At the end of the day take Kroger. Everyone should do this with CVS and Walgreens I believe. They are the worst. They need to hear pay way more than any other pharmacy to be considered.

This is a community for Walgreens Stores. Users are welcome to vent, rant, ask questions, and share stories.Walgreens Walkout - Operation Pharmageddon. Thank you for all of the pharmacy techs, pharmacists, front end team members, and patients that stood up to Walgreens this week. The Walkout was extremely successful. We were able to rally an unprecedented amount of support for our teams and our cause. Walgreens has shown, however, that they have no ...…

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