So far I had to wait twice for my Tomolo eye drops. Other than that no problems. My meds are tier 1 common heart meds.
In the news there is a growing shortage of pharmacists and pharmacy techs. Pharmacies are reducing hours.
Pharmacists are being required to make up the digence by working the counter and drive up windows. Add to that vaccinations.
Some pharmacies will not handle narcotics.
That's awful, but I do wonder if it's a regional problem. Just a few years ago, a pharmacist told me there were two many pharmacists. We've not had your problem where I live and luckily for people like me, all of the local pharmacies are fine with filling narcotic prescriptions. Pain is such a huge problem for older adults and I live in an area where there are lots of older adults. Without my pain meds, my life would be a living hell. Sorry that your area is experiencing these problems. We have a huge number of pharmacies, including quite a few mom and pop older ones in my small city. That is why I think the problem may be regional. I do agree that pharmacists are over worked these days. That started around the beginning of the pandemic. Actually, most health care workers are stressed out and over worked, but that's for a different discussion.