This is new, and different. I fill my couple of prescriptions at COSTCO

[question everything]

One of them blood pressure medication Losartan.

I have about 10 left, so I called COSTCO pharmacy for a refill and... the pharmacist called: they are out, have no idea when a new shipment would arrive.

Just two miles from home there is a CVS Pharmacy, so decided to call them, dreading the possibility of others looking for a similar refill.

Yes, CVS pharmacist told me, we do have it, no problem. And, since I got my booster there three months ago, I was in their system.

Will call COSTCO and transfer it and will text you when you have it she said.

A sigh of relief.

But, really, I do hope that after shortage of milk cartons, really, a shortage of common medications will not be next.

[Sherman A1]

1. Happy you got your Rx filled

It is a pain to be without the proper meds. I am always sure to stay as far ahead as possible.

[dem4decades]

2. My wife's BP medication has been back ordered for days, she still has a week's worth let.

[question everything]

4. Can you find a different dispenser?

I was thinking that, since the prescriber is associated with a local hospital that the next step would be the hospital pharmacy.

[dem4decades]

6. We'll find something, we're limited to our providers but for good reason. It's paid for

by our insurance.

[No Vested Interest]

3. I have been told by staff at my daughter's care facility that Trulicity is in short supply.

Staff at Prescriber says Ozempic is similar and perhaps could be substituted.
I'm still following up.

[captain queeg]

5. I read about a week ago that there were going to be all sorts of shortages due to Covid and supply

chain problems. I went out and stocked up some groceries, just in case. They also mentioned prescriptions

[multigraincracker]

7. I get most of mine thru the mail with Scripts and 3 months for the same $5 copay.

I don't really like them, but it works for most drugs.

Other than that, I always use one of two Independent local drug stores. One is a compounding pharmacy and if they don't have it, they'll make it up. I get some drugs from them that I can't get at the big stores because they won't carry anything that is too cheap for them to make any money on. The Independents do it as a service to the customer.