Pharmacist is unprofessional and has zero work ethic
This is in regards to the Walgreens Pharmacy on Harford Road in Parkville, Maryland.
For the past two years, I’ve been battling two different types of cancer. One of which is exceptionally painful, and now stage 4. My doctor had written me, prescriptions for pain medications, which when I was using that particular pharmacy that pharmacist continuously harassed me over doing things such as refusing to provide me with my pain medication without providing me with an actual reason. He indicated that he would have to speak with my doctor before he could give them to me, but refused to actually ever get in contact with my doctor although I did provide him with all the information necessary as well as being provided when they submitted the prescriptions into Walgreens. He verbally harassed me one day in front of other customers who were at that Pharmacy asking me personal private information such as my reason for needing the medication. And telling him that I had cancer wasn’t enough for him, he wanted to know the particular type of cancer that I had which was very embarrassing to say that I had anal cancer in front of a bunch of strangers. Then told me to explain to him what pain I was experiencing due to my cancer, rather than do what he should’ve done, which was reached out to my doctor and have a private conversation away from the years of others regarding my situation if he had concerns.
The other staff at that pharmacy were aware of the situation with that particular Pharmacist, and had apologized for his behavior on numerous occasions. I’m aware that Walgreens has a process in place where the pharmacist gets to determine whether a patient is allowed to be provided with pain medication however, there needs to be guidelines and SOPs put into place so situations like this don’t occur. Additionally, there needs to be some department that can be contacted in situations where a pharmacist is not adhering to those guidelines and SOP’s so they can follow up on the situation rather than allowing that particular pharmacist to continue behaving and treating people the way that he or she is. I have reached out to Walgreens corporate several times regarding this and received absolutely no assistance whatsoever about this. Needless to say I’ve switched pharmacies since and go to a pharmacy where I don’t get berated, embarrassed, and denied my pain medication for days at a time simply because that Pharmacist is having a momentary power trip, or a bad day, or whatever their reason for behaving that way. I certainly don’t recommend that anybody go to that particular pharmacy because of that Pharmacist alone, which is sad, considering the rest of the staff is absolutely amazing and helpful.
9 de dezembro de 2024
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