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Let me start by saying “I realize that employees/employers make mistakes”. That being said when a person has dealt with the same pharmacy for 20 years and little changes in pres:criptions-why are there so many errors..today I phoned to renew pres:criptions for myself & husband for 2 months - was informed that his could only be renewed for 1 month as they were blister packed. I told the girl that the Health Order had been lifted. Didn’t matter.......I called back & asked for the pharmacist, who informed me that they have NEVER filled more than a month of blister packs in that store....WHAT..now basically I am being called a liar...I told her we have always got 3 months During spring/summer and then 6 months when we go south..She repeated that they have NEVER filled more than a month of blister packs in that store...Time to switch...Any recommendations on a reliable pharmacy that can be counted on...We will take our approximately $13,000 which is partly covered by insurance somewhere else..

I would call Miller’s. Best family pharmacy in town

Try Super Thrifty.

The team at coop is always great and both Leanne and Garret are awesome to deal with! Tried a few different ones around town and no one compares to them, in my opinion

Ian Trembath @ Flatland Drugs. He is always willing to help any way he can. And that goes for the staff he has there also.

We love Home Health Care Pharmacy, by Dollar Tree!

Even though the monthly cap has been lifted it still has in effect if there is a shortage of certain mediations they can still limit to 1 month supplies.

If you read the post..limiting to one month supply because of a drug shortage is not the issue..looking for a responsible pharmacy that is accountable and reliable without degrading a long time customer..

I cannot speak on behalf of any pharmacy or their store policies, but I been made to believe that the majority of pharmacies usually do "blister pack" prescriptions monthly. There are the exceptions for some. Pre-approval by the Patients health/insurance carrier, snowbirds/traveling, distant/northern residents and possibly those steady/long term clients that hardly have changes in their Rx. Lots pay the dispensing fees and lots do not. I don't believe this is some kind of money grab to benefit the industry. For a pharmacy to be efficient, redoing blisters due to Rx changes is a form of waste with time, energy and material (packs cannot be reused or recycled). Call around if you like, but many will probably hesitate to fill three months unless you have a good reason or are a regular with a good history.  
What the Arizona Queen had before was not the standard practice. Probably, she was made the exception by my assumption of having "Arizona" in the name that she's a snowbird and is away for most of the winter. Times have changed this spring and policies are likely to be followed a lot closer within this industry. Don't hate these people who follow the rules. Shop and call around to see if any pharmacies are filling blister packs for longer than one month, but I'm thinking most will be in the same boat as her current supplier. ...Returning to their original dispensing practicing outlines and maybe start again with making the exceptions once "a new normal" settles in during this pandemic.  
 
Just my opinion, I could be wrong.

Best pharmacy around never give me hassle

“asked for the pharmacist, who informed me that they have NEVER filled more than a month of blister packs in that store..“. I think the comment is my biggest issue. If this is the new norm (of which there will indeed be a lot of different practices) then She could have said that..The problem today is there is no accountability in most industries and to have issues with medications is unacceptable..

We've had three month blister paks if it's the pharmacy I think it is. They just don't seem to want to do it. And as you said, they did it for you before.

alliancepharmacygroup.ca could be a suitable option for you if you have long-term prescriptions

Can't beat Millers Pharmacy they are the best!!

Been going there for years, quick, reliable. Won’t go anywhere else

I have had businesses tell me they have never done things that way while i hold in my hand something i purchased from them. They make you feel like you are lying but you know you are right as you have done it before with them.  
 
However, a 20 year relationship with a pharmacy is something to try and preserve.  
 
I would suggest calm down and call back and speak to the person who regularly fills it and state that in the past you have done this, you would like it done again, and you did not appreciate being made to feel like you were a liar or stupid.  
 
Who knows what the reason was that this happened but they know a lot of things that can help if you are ever prescribed something that can interact poorly with a medication you have always been on. Starting new after that long could cause more issues, then being annoyed.

made by the pharmacist would get to me too. Is the pharmacist someone you have talked to before plenty of times? Then I would be blunt and ask what the heck is going on! If their policies have changed then they should say so!

Leanne and Garrett along with their team is hands down the best pharmacy team I’ve had. Definitely give them a chance. On a side note...all pres:cription even covered goes towards your equity!

Apparently new management. So blister packs will only be done a month at a time..I can get 3 & 6 months but the pills will be in vials...I can blister pack myself..In my opinion it is another change in today’s society, where it’s convenient for the business not the customer .. Thank you for the comments and I will be visiting the above pharmacies to find one that works for us...

Does anyone have an opinion on this pharmacy?