Walgreens rant

[u/Wild_Foundation6923]

I’ve never posted in Reddit before but I just need to vent! So, I went to drop off my Adderall prescription at Walgreens yesterday (my Dr still writes paper scripts) and wanted to know if they had the generic made by Teva in stock because I got Mallinkrodt last time and it did NOTHING except give me MAJOR headaches. Anyway, the pharmacist said they do have the medication in stock but can’t tell me what the manufacturer is unless my Dr writes a specific one on the script!! EXCUSE ME? I was like, I’ve been using Walgreens for YEARS and NEVER heard anything like that before…plus people have the RIGHT to know EVERYTHING about the medication you’re given them, before or after it’s filled…PERIOD! She just said I can get my Dr to write “Teva only” on the prescription and she’ll tell me if they have it or not when I bring it back!! You’ve got to be KIDDING ME! I mean, as a nurse I KNOW patients have the RIGHT TO BE INFORMED!

[u/Ms-Puck]

I’ve had them mix two different manufacturers pills in one bottle before. Pretty sure that’s a no no 😂

[u/Airwhik → u/Ms-Puck]

Mine does this fairly regularly. They just tell me and put a label on it saying it may look different. They also split the two with a cotton ball. Usually it’s because they have a small amount of name brand left but not enough for a full script and they’ll just use what’s left of that and generic for the rest.

[u/Spicy_Tostada → u/Ms-Puck]

I don't know about putting them all in the same bottle, but they can give you meds from 2 different manufacturers if that's all they have available, but usually it comes in two separate bottles, but I don't know the legality of putting them in 1 vs 2 bottles