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Horrible customer service
CVS Pharmacy farrier ln, Franklin TN #6399. Worst pharmacists(plural) I've ever experienced. Horrible customer service and horrible delays. If you're using this pharmacy prepare for long waits, screwed up prescriptions, back and forth with docs, insurance companies, on and on. Just bc of the pharmacists. Just a warning. They're really bad and they know it, which gives them the attitude that they take out on everyone around them. Really horrible, can't express enough how bad. Try waiting 1 hour for a prescription refill that wouldnt show up on their automated line so they couldn't help me although I have the bottle with the dates and names and numbers that they gave me. My doctor is literally right across the street. You could throw a rock and hit it from the parking lot of CVS. So why does it take a week for them to communicate? When I could've gone down there and physically walked it across the street. It's [censored]ing horrible service and intentional it feels like
Desired outcome: Build a Walgreens instead
Presciption not filled in a timely manner.
A prescription was ordered by my physician on October 26th I received a text from CVS explaining that by law it would be filled on November 14th. Today at the store I was told that it was just ordered yesterday and may be in by tomorrow the soonest.
Today, the next day, I was told that it would be ready and to come in at a certain time. It was not ready and I spent nearly an hour waiting.
Desired outcome: Pharmacy stall should be incouraged to be more mindful of customer service.
Pharmacy
Over the last month or so, I've called CVS Pharmacy in several areas of Pennsylvania either to schedule a vaccine, test, or obtain details regarding a prescription my document was supposed to call.
I've noticed when I've called I'm being routed through an automated system that either hangs up on me or doesn't help me, so I'm left with no answers.
I had a doctor's appointment three days ago, so I called CVS to see if they received my prescription since I hadn't heard anything from them. I am currently on minute 59 of holding. I was routed through the automated system for about 3 minutes and have been on hold for another 57 or so minutes.
While an automated system is a good idea, if it doesn't help your customers, someone needs to answer the phone. We're not trying to -purchase gum or mints but potentially life-saving prescriptions. I'm dealing with an issue and don't have the prescription I need to combat the issue due to CVS' blatant disregard for customer's well being.
While I've been on this hour hold, I figured I'd schedule my flu shot. I clicked on SEVEN different days and the CVS I choose claimed to have ZERO flu shot appointments. Additionally, during this lengthy hold, I tweeted about my experience. CVS deleted two of my tweets. I posted a third that remains as of being on fold for an hour and three minutes.
Desired outcome: Help with prescription
Prescription Service
I asked for over 2 years that my prescriptions not be automatically filled and the CVS Pharmacy located 1022 W Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115 and the pharmacy can't seem to follow that simple request. I called today to have my 5 Fiasp Flex Pens filled and was placed on hold 4 times by the pharmacy tech. I waited over 45 minutes to speak to someone and when I asked to speak to the pharmacist I was told he was busy and the pharmacy tech hung up on me. I have to use CVS Pharmacy because of my insurance. I have never had such POOR service. If the pharmacy can't provide service because they don't have the staff, why don't they hire more people and allocate resources to providing service to the patients that they have.
Desired outcome: Better Service
CVS Store
I've shopped at CVS for years and have always been pleased. My neighborhood store has gone so far down hill that I promise I will never set foot in that store or any CVS store again. I had a few items to purchase and there was one other woman standing at the counter. I assumed, since it had been a couple minutes that the cashier was looking for something behind the counter for her. Finally, one of the CVS personal came up to the woman and said, use the self check. The woman, who had one item in her hand looked very confused but proceeded over the self check. Then the CVS woman said anyone with a card or cash...by this time there were several people standing behind me and she ushered them over to form a new line at self check. I guess I was invisible so I turned, placed my items on the nearest shelf and walked out. NEVER AGAIN WILL I SPEND ONE CENT AT THIS HORRIBLE STORE. SO SAD BECAUSE I USE TO BE A VALUED CUSTOMER. This incident happened on Thursday, November 11, 2021 around 11:15 a.m.
Desired outcome: Find Managers and store personnel who give a hoot about their customers.
Short Staffed
I read an article a few days ago on how CVS is really taking a hit with in store thefts.
I have an idea, hire more people. When I go into my CVS, there is rarely more than one person on the floor and they encourage people to self check out..really?
Second, the Pharmacy is grossly understaffed. I tried calling today, on hold for 30 minutes then was disconnected. Tried a second time and after 20 minutes was disconnected again. My issue was that I had to have someone pick up my prescription because I'm having breathing problems and could/can not drive at this moment. But that's ok, they gave him the prescription and then charged him for 2 boxes of Imodium instead of the 1 I received. I was going to make it clear to tell the clerk I needed one of those as well, but unable to contact. So I got charged for 2. I tried calling again this afternoon to explain the error but, on hold again for another 20 minutes, this time I hung up. I'm seriously considering going back to Walgreens.
Desired outcome: More staffing makes for satisfied customers
Pharmacy service support
Re: CVS at 14735 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA
Contacting the Pharmacy is nearly impossible. I've called during the day, evenings and between 12AM and 5AM. It doesn't matter-hold times are unimaginable. There are a number of issues:
1. Phone system can't efficiently queue calls. Calls are either dropped or don't register to be picked up.
2. More often, hold times can be longer than one hour. Call time doesn't matter.
3. I live a mile from the store, while on hold, I've driven to the store and found calls aren't picked up-the Pharmacy is too busy.
4. I know most all the Pharmacists well and I respect their knowledge, but calling the store is counterproductive. Our doctors have complained as well. This problem existed before COVID, so it's not a result of COVID.
5. Brian, the store manager said it's not his problem or responsibility, while that may be true he should be able to help resolve the problem. It's a reflection on the store.
Desired outcome: Solve the problem!
Racial Slur and Discrimination
I was in Texas when I walked into the store inquiring about a pair of scissors to purchase what aisle it was on and the clerk was not helping me and when i approached her about not locating an item she stated to me that "YOU PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS WANTING SOMETHING FOR NOTHING". I asked her who is you people three times she shoved over a pair of scissors that i was asking for to purchase and the item i already had i paid for and she walked off and when i asked her what her name was she stated as she was walking towards the back of the store DONT WORRY ABOUT IT. I notified the manager the next day before i returned to Tampa she stated she would speak to the clerk and call me. I had to call her back and she said i spoke to her and she said she had family issues so i asked did you ever ask what she meant by YOU PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. The manager said we cant discuss how we talked to her and I said she wasn't made to call me to apologize.
Desired outcome: That employee fired
Two female employees, attacking my daughter
Yesterday, Sunday November 7th at about 2:00 PM my daughter went to CVS to get her grandmother some mousse, cvs did not have the brand she wanted, so my daughter left cvs empoyee kept her at the door entrance accusing her of stealing my daughter didnt even have a purse on her just wallet, another female cvs empoyee comes to the door and jump her my daughter...
Read full review of CVSno one is answering the phone at the pharmacy. Medications are not being filled.
The pharmacy is problematic. Medication that is called in by my physician is not filled in a timely manner. No one is answering the phone to find out if medication has been filled. When a text is provided that medication is ready, its not and I have to come back one or two times to pick up the medication.This is a relatively new CVS and there was a wonderful friendly pharmacist working there. Now he left and many times the drive in is closed or the in store pharmacy is closed and just the drive in is open. Is this how you operate a neighborhood pharmacy?
Desired outcome: straighten out the pharmacy
Defective product replacement
On Nov. 6, 2021 I spoke with the Pharmacy Manager; Wendy Rast at Pharmacy #[protected] S Gartrell Road/Aurora, CO. 80016.
The prescription filled on Nov. 5, 2021 was for a Breckenridge Nasal Spray that had a defective sprayer.
Wendy instructed me that CVS would not replace the sprayer and that I had to contact Breckenridge for replacement. I asked why and that it would take days to get my medicine. Wendy said that she would not replace the item per Breckenridge. After I called Breckenridge this turned out to be a lie.
Wendy decided it was not critical for me to have my medication and it was not necessary to have it filled quickly. There is no reason why a customer should have to do back office medicine lot checking. Wendy/CVS should have replaced the item and handled the back office steps.
Wendy said my insurance would not cover a second prescription and I could buy another for $50.00.
I was shocked by her total lack of concern, tone and decision. CVS absolutely should have just replaced the defective item. Breckenridge would have credited CVS for the return.
Wendy and CVS is doing a disservice to the public by putting Wendy Rast in any decision making position. She is rude and lies and above all doesn't care; a very bad place have Wendy when it comes to medical matters.
Desired outcome: Have this complaint put in Wendy Rast employment file
Pharmacy Telephone Service
Problem--long delays for telephone answer. Invariably when I call to review my prescriptions, or order refills, there is a long delay--often as long as 30 to 45 minutes before someone answers and then they must find a pharmacist to deal with my questions! While I know they must be busy with other customers, there must be a solution to this aggravating problem. It's as though CVS thinks its customers' time doesn't matter.
Perhaps you could establish a callback process, as other companies are doing, so you don't waste our time. Alternatively you could add or assign some staff or floating staff, to deal with the problem.
It appears that CVS is making a big push in its Home Healthcare business. If you care about this issue, you may want to address it. Otherwise you may lose a competitive advantage to OptumRX, since it answers its phones and delivers orders and refills promptly!
Service at 7007 Ann Road, Las Vegas, NV
I made an appointment online for my mother to get the booster shot for today 11/7/21. We followed directions including to tap the app upon arrival. We went straight to vaccination chair. No one was getting vaccinated and no one in line. RN realizes we aren't scheduled person and now someone else shows up about 10 minutes later. We're waiting for her to go and a guy goes to pharmacist who schedules him. Once lady is done, we're like ok we're next. It RN takes walk up guy. Says we don't show up on his list now. Says go to pharmacist. Go over there and he says you needed to check in here and points to sign. The directions do not indicate we have to check in at desk. Says they'll work us in. I'm like no we had an appointment and followed directions. He says we'll if you want you can go somewhere else. My mother is 81 years old, just out of the hospital a few weeks ago after being on for over a month (not COVID, but had 2 surgeries), is in a wheelchair and on oxygen. This is totally unacceptable. I will be reporting this to the state boards, state insurance commission and my mother is reporting to her insurance, Mailhandlers. Her insurance currently requires her to use CVS but I will be transferring her scripts to another location as I won't go back to this store. I go in this store and have been serviced by this pharmacist before and I appreciate the short staffing situation and being overworked but I will not tolerate this kind of treatment and most certainly not have so speak to my ailing mother in this fashion.
It's very disheartening that you don't ask for a name, phone number or email which makes me think this will never reach the level that it should or anything come of it.
COVID 19 booster
I will never go to CVS again. My wife and I attempted to get COVID booster shots on two occasions. CVS advertises walk-in's welcome. Both times we were told to come back at a later date for a walk-in shot. Their pharmacy was empty with no customers waiting. We went to Tom Thumb Pharmacy and received our booster shots immediately. They seemed to appreciate our business and will in the future. The CVS store was 6401 Precinct Line, N Richland Hills 76182
Pharmacy
Had an appointment for a Covid booster on Sunday, Nov 7, 2021 at the CVS on Youree and 70th in Shreveport, LA. This Pharmacy could be the poster child for inefficiency or just bad service. The young lady at the counter had her ear piece of her phone and her attitude was one of "I do not have time for you". The pharmacist, Abiy Asfaw, was too busy filling...
Read full review of CVSNo one takes calls and when the do, most are clueless
I stopped calling local pharmacies bc of hold times. I just don't pick up my meds anymore. Their Bots hound me 5xs per day for weeks about Refills I never requested. I tried to cancel auto refill today for 9 straight hours. It is impossible. 16 calls to CVS and beng passed around times but contrary to lies on the website, there is absolutely no way a customer can prevent Auto Refills from being filled at Retail. We cannot request they stop by phone, nor at the website, nor at the local pharmacies, nor by contacting Aetna Caremark CVS Silverscript. Canno cancel auto refill when mistakes have been made by under qualified NPs or when new Doctors aren't paying attn. to what we have just discussed at length, have texted and written by snail mail. Customers cannot cancel or prevent Auto REFILLS at retail level when the refill CONFLICTs WITH MAIL ORDER meds just received. The organization(s) ignore long histories of Approved Brand drugs ofl Non Formulary Brand Approved for 5 years.
Then when I need tge drug I can't get it filled bc some pharmacy refilled the wrong prescription without consulting me or their own records. Pharmacies are supposed to make sure drugs don't interact poorly, to advise us. How is that possible when pharmacists can't consult their own In House record-keeping? They are double dosing me while simultaneously denying my access to new meds my doctors advised I try.
CVS doesn't care about the consumer. They care about generation pharmacies profits even at the risk of customers well being. Caremark doesn't care. Aetna doesn't care. No one does.
CVS Personnel They are inconsiderate and do not care about the customer
I am complaining because my doctor put in for my prescription of Lavalo on October 27, 2021. As of November 5, the CVS in Odenton does not have my prescription. When I first approached the cashier, she gave me the wrong prescription, which was in someone else's name. I called my doctors to check if they sent in the prescription request and they told me they sent the request for Livalo on October 27. The people who work at CVS in Odenton, Md are rude and do not know anything. When I asked when the prescription would be available the cashier said it would be available today on November 5. I did not know it took ten days for a person to pick up a prescription. If I did not have to shop at CVS in Odenton, I would shop somewhere else. Gerri Cappuccio
Desired outcome: I want my prescription filled.
Servicer
Began calling pharmacy on Monday, November 1st for prior authorization on emergency inhaler as of November 5th 3pm I still had not made contact, on hold for 45 minutes. Called front desk ask the clerk if there was a problem and he said staff shortage. I asked for district managers name he refused to give me her name. I asked how I was supposed to get what I needed if the employees refused to answer phone and he hung up on me. Called corporate office and was on hold for 30 minutes. I am interested to see how long it takes to get a response .
Desired outcome: Does it do any good to have a desired outcome, service would suffice
You won't. You will get an email full of platitudes and 50 Bot phone calls. But no resolution. No one cares. It's the new normal.
Pharmacy requesting new prescription scripts from doctor
I have used the CVS pharmacy on Langsford Rd in Lee's Summit, MO for over 4 years with no issues until this year. Now CVS feels it is OK to contact my doctor to refill prescriptions without contacting me. I even received a call from this pharmacy and told them I did not need prescriptions refilled as I was seeing my doctor in 2 weeks. The very next day I...
Read full review of CVSPrescription
I usr the Northport location 754 Fort Salon's rd Northport NY . my doctor called in prescription early Tuesday 11/2/21 went yesterday I was told still I'm process. Went again today still not ready? What is going on? This unacceptable
Desired outcome: Get my medication or do I need a new pharmacy
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About CVS
In addition to its retail pharmacy business, CVS also operates a number of healthcare services, including pharmacy benefit management, specialty pharmacy, and long-term care pharmacy services. The company also offers a range of health and wellness services, such as flu shots, health screenings, and counseling services.
CVS is committed to providing high-quality healthcare services to its customers. The company has a strong focus on innovation and technology, and has invested heavily in digital health solutions to improve patient outcomes and enhance the customer experience. CVS has also been at the forefront of efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, implementing a number of initiatives to prevent opioid abuse and addiction.
Overall, CVS is a trusted and reliable healthcare provider that is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of its customers. With its extensive network of retail pharmacies and healthcare services, CVS is well-positioned to meet the evolving needs of the healthcare industry and provide high-quality care to patients across the country.
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