10-19-2016, 07:26 PM
(10-19-2016, 10:58 AM)barq- Wrote: Wow! There are some astonishing stories here. In the late 90s when I was at university, many of my friends were studying pharmacy. Lots had part time jobs at Boots (a big pharmacy in the UK). I was amazed by the amount of work they took home with them, if you know what I mean.
More recently I picked up a repeat prescription and as I walked away realised the sealed paper bag felt a bit light. Inside was my big box of gabapentin, but no tramadol. Luckily I hadn't left the store but it still took an hour and lots of arguing to get the rest of my prescription out of them. If I'd gone back to my doctor, I doubt he'd believe my story and write another script. The way the pharmacy treated me was shameful. I got taken off to a secure room that looked like it was mostly for shoplifters who'd been caught. They searched all my things before checking their own records. Sure enough they found a box of tramadol with my name on it on a shelf.
Honest mistake, or an attempt to steal my meds? I'll never know for sure, but the way they treated me made be think they wanted me to shut up and go away quietly.
Being taken into an area and searched is where I'd contact an attorney and sue. I know in the US, that would be considered a bad stop for asset protection/loss prevention and many companies have lost a ton of money due to it. If I were in that situation, I'd call the police.