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I live in the middle of a big downtown and the nearest drug store to me is a 3 mile, 20 minute drive, 45 minute bus ride. I have to go monthly. It's literally t
by swozey 3y ago
I live in the middle of a big downtown and the nearest drug store to me is a 3 mile, 20 minute drive, 45 minute bus ride. I have to go monthly. It's literally the only place I drive for months. I don't know what exactly has happened but the last 5ish years every Pharmacy option has become just terrible. I recall there being 24 hour pharmacies and everything in the past.
I don't even walk down the home aisle of mine anymore when I'm there because they will NOT have my detergent or dog food in stock and haven't had it the last 4-10+ trips I've made. Just an empty shelf where it should be sitting. It's an extra kick in the teeth because living where I live the CLOSEST "grocery" store is this Walgreens. I basically live off of Amazon deliveries and hate it but oh well.
Sometimes I'll drive the 20-25 minutes (3 miles) and get there and they're so understaffed that there's either a "We're at lunch, back in 1 hour" or "Everyone is sick, Pharmacy is closed."
Our pharmacy options are pathetic. And living in a food/pharmacy desert is a nightmare for people who don't have reliable transportation.
All this bs just to get my ADHD meds every month for the last 30 years of my life.