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Old 06-19-2011, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by logdog View Post
We've used CVS and Walgreens. While they did a good job of filling scripts, they are out for the volume business and therefore a little impersonal. They made no attempt to seek generic equivalents for us.

Last couple of scripts we had filled was at the Medicine Chest in LSL. Much more of a small town pharmacy feel where you can go in back and actually talk to the pharmacist. They also saved us quite a bit by recommending generics. By the way, they take TriCare.
Regarding your comment as follows: They made no attempt to seek generic equivalents for us.

Under Florida Statute the pharmacy must supply a generic equivalent unless otherwise requested by the patient or specified as "dispense as written" by the Dr.