Let me explain something

At my store, they get shoved in a drawer and forgotten about until someone decides to clean it out and throw away all the expired ones. The doctor’s offices must never purge their stacks though. Most the the patients I have with expired coupons aren’t trying to pull one over on me, but the doctor was dumb enough to get their hopes up by giving them an expired coupon. I’m not sure who’s to blame for the people who try to use the same coupon multiple times though.

I agree with this entire post, as I do most!!! I actually was working at another big chain store (other than my own “home store” to help them out a few weeks ago, as I am also a float tech since my lovely company cut hours….but I digress…Sorry, A lady comes in and she uses medicare and medicaid….. she has a coupon….I nicely (I am always nice at least in the beginning) that it cannot be used since she has two govt. insurances (medicare and medicaid) but I’ll be glad to fill her RX for her. She sits down says “ok thank you” and gets a book or something. About 15 mins later the RPH checks it and I bag it and tell her its ready….She then preceeds to flip out cause she saw no coupon on there…after I told her it’s illegal to use, she has me call the manager on duty and for once they actually back me and my RPH up saying they won’t allow it because….it’s illegal!!! She says the normal pharmacist and staff let her, (did I mention my RPH was from my store also, and helping out that day too) and we tell her if she wants to wait til tomorrow when the normal RPH will be there then he can handle it however he wants……
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I personally get a little gripey about the split bills, especially the ones that offer month after month usage, like prevacid and aciphex. I cannot remember every single split bill and the staff doesnt’ always read the notes in the screen corner marked “split bill loyalty card” SO Joe Schmoe just about pops a vein at the cash register when its accidentally forgotten. I tell these folks (nicely) that its THEIR responsibility to assure that their prescription is split billed, not mine. Please ask (before they pay, not after) if the rx was billed and dont be a dick if it was forgotten. We do our best but we cannot be expected to keep track of this kind of junk.

I guess I’m lucky, my computer system always does what was done last time. So, if it’s a one-shot card, I find myself deleting it out…which just bothers me and keeps the patient from flipping out!

Here’s the real ass-kicker on coupons. They are for sale on E-Bay! yep, everyone is making money on pharmacy’s back. Think about that the next time your employer suggests that 3.5% raise is sufficient.

Holy crap. I had no idea. That’s insane.

The coupons are also available on most of the websites for each individual drug. I myself have been on the receiving end of my doctors handing out expired coupons. Then I’m left standing red faced at the pharmacy counter with an expired counpon for a free nuva ring! oh the insanity.

Generic medications are a great way to keep your prescription drug costs down. I’ve seen ads on TV for Caduet. It has two ingredients. One is Amlodipine and the other is Atorvastatin. With my RxDrugCard I can get 30 tablets of Amlodipine for $9 and 30 tablets of Simvastatin for $9. I’ll bet they are charging more than $18 for this new drug! The unthinking public is going to pressure their doctors into giving them something just because it’s new, when something old or generic would do the job for cheaper.