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Originally posted by ibTALLwalt:
so, what part of "WalMart" the giant that comes to town and puts the small local retailers and "mom & pop" business's out of business by discounting and underselling them and us with the "Chinese", "Taiwan", junk of the world and shipping our resources and money off shore faster than any other business anywhere in the U.S (or the world for that matter) and screw thier employees and the customers is a suprise to anyone ????

Shoppers go there to save a buck, and knowingly or unknowingly, send jobs and money out of the country with each purchase, and then whine, and complain when the factories, plants and business's and local ones at that, close and loved ones are unemployed or worse, homeless...
for the sake of saving $.15 cents or a buck on some thing ????

We get what we deserve when we support and utilize the companies that rob America and Americans for profit.

Just My, pissed off, Opinion !

(not directed at the poster at all,just venting)

NO, I don't shop there !

HAPPY TRAVELS

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Originally posted by AFChap:
We've used CVS and Walgreens all over the country with no problems as long as we stay within the system the prescription started in. I know others who have used Walmart the same way.

TWO possible issues may be involved...
1 - there should be no need to "transfer" the prescription if it is in the computer system of a nationwide company. They don't need to transfer it (which can only be done a limited number of times) ...they simply fill it. If they are in fact "transfering" the prescripton before they can fill it, that could be the problem.
2 - some pain killers are strictly controlled meds. Some people have reported being unable to get controlled pain killers anywhere outside the state where the doctor is who wrote the prescription. We have not had that problem, but that might be involved in your case.

You might want to explore the issue with Walmart so you understand exactly what the problem is. Or, since the other "drug store" worked, you could just stick with them.

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Originally posted by GrayEagle:

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Originally posted by AFChap:
We've used CVS and Walgreens all over the country with no problems as long as we stay within the system the prescription started in. I know others who have used Walmart the same way.

TWO possible issues may be involved...
1 - there should be no need to "transfer" the prescription if it is in the computer system of a nationwide company. They don't need to transfer it (which can only be done a limited number of times) ...they simply fill it. If they are in fact "transfering" the prescripton before they can fill it, that could be the problem.
2 - some pain killers are strictly controlled meds. Some people have reported being unable to get controlled pain killers anywhere outside the state where the doctor is who wrote the prescription. We have not had that problem, but that might be involved in your case.

You might want to explore the issue with Walmart so you understand exactly what the problem is. Or, since the other "drug store" worked, you could just stick with them.

As stated it is dependent upon the medication, some are strictly and tightly controlled. A number of pain medications and, believe it or not many sleeping such as Ambien are also watch more closely. In most states and through DEA doctors actually require a different license in order to dispense some pain and other medications as opposed to antibiotics and the multitude of available drugs. Long way of saying it may not be Walmart, you well could have encountered the same problem at Walgreens, CVS, etc. Know I have for some of my father's prescriptions, he is 84 with six major conditions. There are different regulations with regards to refills, when a refill may be refilled, and number or no transfers. One specific example which we have had of late it the aforementioned Ambien. Both my father and wife presently require this, she because of being on pregnisone. Either Walgreens or Rite-Aide (father uses Rite-Aide) will flat refuse to refill a thirty day prescription before the thirtieth day, you can put the request in ahead of time, but you will not be able to pick it up until the thirtieth day.

Now, I know someone will say they have been able to get it early, or whatever. But if the pharmacy is on top of their game and complying with the both state and federal regulations, then it is not going to happen.

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Last year I fell down some steps and hurt my hip. Since I didn't have a doctor in TN (and no insurance I didn't want to go to the ER unless I had to) my PCP called in something pretty strong in NC but I couldn't transfer it. I had to have them mail me a hard copy so I under that there are certain restrictions.