In your experience what are the pros and cons working for one these 3 chains as a pharmacist? Rite Aid or CVS or Walgreeens? In Cali. Thank you.
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In your experience what are the pros and cons working for one these 3 chains as a pharmacist? Rite Aid or CVS or Walgreeens? In Cali. Thank you.
CVS is profit driven- I was terminated for being too suspicious of narcotic prescriptions (one of which was a certified fraud per the "prescribing" physician), another was a woman trying to fill her daughters Adipex for her own use (she VOLUNTEERED this information). And you are forced to work 14 hour shifts.
Walgreens is better in the case that you work 8 hour shifts, but they will write you up for being 2 MINUTES LATE in a snowstorm...
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Try to find a job at an independent pharmacy!! YES.
I have worked at a major retail, a lot of stress on rph; untrained techs who can be threaten to your license; mtm, immunizations which can interrupt in the process of filling scripts, insurance issues, lots of narcotics to fill; AND no time to EAT!! I would also try to find a job at hospital, much better environment, be careful there though everything in critical (working with IVs).
CVS is profit driven- I was terminated for being too suspicious of narcotic prescriptions (one of which was a certified fraud per the "prescribing" physician), another was a woman trying to fill her daughters Adipex for her own use (she VOLUNTEERED this information). And you are forced to work 14 hour shifts.
Would take heart disease anytime. hiv or cancer?CVS or Walgreens?
Heart disease or Cancer?
If you're compliant with HIV meds your life span is what..6 months less? Regardless, it would depend on the type of cancer. So maybe cancer but thats a tough one.Would take heart disease anytime. hiv or cancer?
I don't even know how to respond to this...If you're compliant with HIV meds your life span is what..6 months less? Regardless, it would depend on the type of cancer. So maybe cancer but thats a tough one.
Herpes or Diabetes? I would choose herpes over diabetes all day.
That is completely against corporate policy and whoever fired you for that is violating the corporate pharmacy operation manual. You could sue the **** out of CVS. Its written in ink that pharmacists don't have to fill something a narcotic if it is against their professional judgement that it isn't being used or a legitimate medical purpose.
A staff search? What is it, prison?Maybe the post it was found during a staff search? Can't deny that.
Retail is getting worse if they now have people coming in demanding to search your pockets. What a work environment, what a country!Maybe the post it was found during a staff search? Can't deny that.
North Carolina seems to have a lot of open positions particularly in the Burlington-Mebane area. A friend of mine is a Walgreens pharmacy technician while in undergrad at unc and already has a promised position. If they can already promise them a position, surely there's room now for people who are unemployed with pharmacy experience. North Carolina is definitely the land of opportunity for pharmacists! I also know of other classmates in pharmacy school who are graduating with immediate pharmacist offers at walgreens, cvs and rite aid in the raleigh durham, burlington, mebane and greensboro area. Trust me NC is the place for a pharmacist to be!
Liar Liar pants on fire!!!!! I agree that CVS is profit driven and so is any company that has stock options- so that's a no brainer, but no way in hell would I believe you were terminated for being too suspicious- In order to be fired from CVS- they would have to have a history and a trail- meaning numerous write ups- if you were fired for not filling controls- HR would have been involved and you would be a rich person because of wrongful termination. You are a bold face liar- please tell us why you really got fired!!!!CVS is profit driven- I was terminated for being too suspicious of narcotic prescriptions (one of which was a certified fraud per the "prescribing" physician), another was a woman trying to fill her daughters Adipex for her own use (she VOLUNTEERED this information). And you are forced to work 14 hour shifts.
Walgreens is better in the case that you work 8 hour shifts, but they will write you up for being 2 MINUTES LATE in a snowstorm...
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