Grrr! Has anyone else had trouble with their prescriptions?  

you are right on that ok Mass Confusion. Wal Mart is not alone. I think they have help behing the pharmacy counter that is not qualified to count pills much less add or subtract part of a perscription.

I have always had that happen too. They never have what I need and then they tell me they will be in the next day and they never are. It is a pain in the butt, especially when I have to drive 25 miles to the nearest walmart to get them.

Haha. Yeah, I'm going to Costco. This was actually going to be my last refill at WalMart. It has definitely convinced me that they hire only morons behind their pharmacy counter! This store, in particular, has a really mean-spirited person working there... not the pharmacist, just a flunky. She's never smiled that I know of... not once. She talks to co-workers about her 'date' that night or whatever while customers are waiting. She won't even look at you when you're standing there, waiting for her to help you.

You're right. I'm writing to the headquarters about this particular pharmacy. I mean, WalMart has always screwed up something or other concerning my prescriptions, no matter which WalMart or even which State it was in. But, I've been without insurance before and they WERE the cheapest at the time.

But, I'm going to write to them today. Thank you for reminding me! I must be getting senile or something. I'm an old-time protester from way back. I called myself a 'passive activist'. I'm a letter-writer, or used to be. I've gotten things changed, too! It's time to do it again. Okay, folks... the old passive activist is BACK!!!

THANK YOU for reminding me!!!

That kind of attendant as you describe can be dangerous to your health even if you don't smoke!
I'm used to friendlier environs and don't believe you're senile, neither of which has anything to do with the other.
Be cool and not cruel, OK?
All my love.

I tried... honest I did! To be cool, that is.

When I went to pick up the remainder of that prescription (which they actually got right in the amount of pills) they were going to charge me another $50.00!

I spoke quietly, but firmly. I said, "Oh, no! I am NOT going to pay $50.00! I was told I would only have to pay $20.00 and that's what I'm paying!"

Once the pharmacist was called over (this gal is young and very new to WalMart) she said that she was the one who got this straightened out and I'd only have to pay $20.00 plus $.72. I had already paid $30.72 and was supposed to be charged the remainder to total $50.00. I had to tell her that, no, it would be $20.00 LESS $.72. She said, "Stop yelling at me! You're upsetting me!"

Honestly, I was NOT yelling! I didn't even raise my voice. I was very firm, yes, and everyone there knew that I was very upset about this entire ordeal, but I was not yelling. I simply told her that I wasn't yelling and, if anyone had the right to be upset, it was me. She just rang up the amount, $19.28, I paid and left.

That's it for me! I'm never setting foot inside that store ever again... actually I will never shop at ANY WalMart for anything ever again. I don't care if they're practically giving stuff away, I won't shop there. I know that will devastate them and WalMart will probably go under without me as a customer (NOT), but I don't care!

And, yes, I did write to their headquarters. I wish I had waited so I could have told them about this latest episode in the continuing saga of THAT prescription but, oh well. I can always add it, huh?

I haven't heard anything back from them yet.

I almost DID hand her the riot act! That's why I threw the phone at my husband to handle it.

I can't believe how stupid some people can actually be and still function!

Anyway, I'd love to get off these meds I'm on. I did stop taking one of them, Cymbalta, which was prescribed for me to help with my level of pain and sleep. (It's actually an antidepressant but helps with pain and sleep.)

It's another $50.00 co-pay each month and we just have to cut corners. Besides, I take melatonin when I really need sleep and it really helps (AND is much cheaper than Cymbalta!). I just saw my rheumatologist yesterday and she wants me to start taking the Cymbalta again because my pain level has been increasing. I explained my situation to her so she gave me an armload of samples. LOL She gave me samples of Lyrica, Cymbalta and Boniva... maybe $800 worth of co-pays! Lord knows how much it would all cost without insurance!

I still don't want to take them because I think my increased pain is caused by the extreme cold we've been experiencing. It got down to zero degrees last night! For us here in Virginia, that's friggin' DNA-CHILLING! It's especially bad when you have a chronic condition that causes pain. I have 3 such conditions! Anyway, I think that's why my pain level has increased so I'm not taking the Cymbalta, even though I have like 4 month's worth in that bag she gave me! Hmmm, maybe you and I should go around the sleezier sections together. We could have a VERY profitable business here! LOL (JUST KIDDING!!!!)

I'd LOVE to make WalMart bring me the meds, but I highly doubt they will. I will, however, write to WalMart's headquarters about this incident, as well as some others I've experienced! (Thanks, mechanic, for reminding me that I'm a very feisty person once I get going! LOL)

You know, I think it's the whole healthcare system in this country. It's all about profits, not about caring anymore.

You are so fortunate! I think I'm moving to the other side of the Atlantic!

Our health care system in this country SUCKS!!! It's horrible. People die because they don't have health insurance here and can't afford to go to a hospital or even a doctor! Our doctors and hospitals wouldn't even THINK of reducing their fees to anyone; they just turn them around and march them out the door.

Or, even if they do have health insurance, the insurance companies are profit-making companies now and don't care about the people they're covering... all they care about is more profits. They will tell a terminally ill patient, suffering from cancer, that they won't pay for their medical treatment because it's not deemed (by them) to be life-threatening!

It is horrible, and that word doesn't even begin to describe our health care system in this country. It's despicable the way our government allows the health insurance companies to get away with turning down very sick people. Whatever happened to the hippocratic oath?

Most companies will NOT cover you if you're already sick! When you NEED them, they turn you away. These are not people working for them, they are robots, programmed to turn down as many people or services as they can.

Sorry about the rant. This is one of my biggest peeves with our country. Being in a recession now has a lot of people unable to eat properly, therefore more and more are getting sick. I honestly think our government WANTS us all to die.

America the Great??? No, America sucks! (Yes, I was born and raised here... American all the way, but I can't stand our government.) Is there any room where you live? I'm packing now!