reasons to love my town #37

[lagilman]

I just walked down to pick up my monthly dose of various and sundry pills (that's reason #9, that I can walk to pretty much everything), and the pharmacy counter has a small handwritten sign by the cash register:

"We will fill any prescription."

This may seem like a no-brainer... until you remember that there's a spate of pharmacists in the U.S. deciding to impose their personal views on other people by refusing to fill contraceptive prescriptions.

Under words I never though I'd hear myself say: I love my local CVS.

Comments

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

The other possibility is that they're telling people they stock painkillers. Some pharmacies have stopped stocking the most heavy-duty painkillers for fear of (A) burglary and (B) massive paperwork.

[lagilman]

Possible, but unlikely. This had the look of an unofficial comment by the staff, not an Official Notice.

[kalligraphy.livejournal.com]

Pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, doctor offices, etc, lose drugs all the time. In fact it is kind of scary to see how many drugs vanish on a regular basis. The actual paperwork they have to fill out is not that painful, and is available online. I should know, I run the website. :)