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BlueHoney 🪶🇨🇦 :
I told a shoppers pharmacist to mind their own business. My medication is between my and my Dr.
2024-05-19 21:46:18
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Sarah 🇨🇦 :
I work as a pharmacy assistant at a shoppers in BC. we just got a new owner in Feb, who doesn't push them as hard, but the old owner would absolutely push us to do them and would keep track thru the
2024-03-16 03:25:57
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Autumn Neely :
Also shoppers always gives the wrong medication!! my daughter picked up some wet we’re supposed to be antibiotics, took them home and took one then re
2024-03-15 21:25:46
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Linh Hoang 🇨🇦 :
Shoppers is known to be super aggressive about targets. My mom received a phone call about her prescription and decided to take it to another pharmacy.
2024-05-09 14:38:05
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Olga 🇨🇦 :
If we can, let's start using local pharmacies instead of Shoppers.
2024-03-15 23:50:36
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kthlntng :
This is why we need the CBC. GO HARD CBC.
2024-03-16 04:08:22
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TheantigenocidehealthcareW🍉 :
As a pharmacist, I’ve always REFUSED to work for shoppers as I hate their price gouging and now this … I knew it
2024-03-15 21:45:15
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Manj :
As a pharmacist that has only worked at independents, I loveee that shoppers is finally being dragged
2024-03-16 06:07:47
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Crabfest :
Cbc doing great journalism here.
2024-03-16 04:31:31
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Lisa :
I should switch pharmacies
2024-03-16 05:40:06
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𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 🇨🇦 :
My friend is a pharmacist. Min 5 medication reviews per shift when he worked for shoppers. Quit soon after
2024-03-15 19:32:36
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theONLYallan :
Shoppers calls and ask if I want to renew my medication.
2024-03-15 21:08:27
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duragking :
remove privatization from healthcare. profits should never be associated
2024-03-20 01:36:20
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Tom Thompson :
Loblaws has proven they cannot be trusted. Fixing prices and lying every step of they. Time for criminal charges and forced divestments, enough is enough.
2024-03-15 18:31:22
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mostlynice 🇨🇦 :
I switched my prescription to a local pharmacy.
2024-03-16 09:17:24
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Little Miss Calamity :
All pharmacists in Canada know this is a thing in pretty much all corporate pharmacies. SDM is just the worst. Signed, pharmacist
2024-03-15 23:52:15
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knittymeow :
They kept calling me to do a medication review. Scammers 😡
2024-03-16 06:12:23
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emma :
is this why i have to fight with the pharmacist to get my meds for free bc im covered under OHIP under 25 and they constantly have an attitude
2024-03-17 00:10:07
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user3421535420847 :
Another example of why the CBC is so valuable to Canadians.
2024-03-27 14:00:03
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Katie B. 🇨🇦 :
So they're going to berate pharmacy owners because they got caught in their own lies. Got it.
2024-03-15 18:31:00
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cassielynntoks 🍁⚪🟡🔴⚫ :
I had a pharmacist visiting my shoppers from a larger city, who called me for my medcheck. I had no idea that this was billed back to the gov't. I won't do another with them again.
2024-03-16 03:58:20
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Amber 🇨🇦 :
SDM is owned by Loblaws. Shocking 🤨
2024-03-15 18:08:40
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Wehavebeen Played :
they are trying to shut doctors out
2024-03-15 18:28:59
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user3276746144977 :
even the homeless man at the stop light has a target
2024-03-15 18:51:29
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chromedoutcortex🏳️🌈 🇨🇦 :
NEVER USE SDM FOR PRESCRIPTIONS!!! They are the MOST expensive pharmacy out there.
2024-03-15 18:23:40
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Greta Van Feet 🍉 :
Shoppers charged me for a med review when they didn't even tell me they were doing one. they just said, "do you have time to answer a few questions" I thought they were just updating my file
2024-04-18 19:54:40
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r0b :
I had a review stapled to my prescription and a pharmacist didn’t say a word to me
2024-03-15 20:48:15
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T :
shoppers drug mart are franchised by the pharmacists..just sayin
2024-03-15 20:32:27
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choosetoliveandtogrow 🇨🇦 :
Boycott all Loblaws. Tax the everloving f out of massive corporations.
2024-03-15 18:10:23
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samsara333333 :
They are also charging a dispensing fee not covered under insurance. REFUSE to pay. I did and they were able to remove from my bill…
2024-03-16 12:46:44
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Rob See :
Constantly harassed by Shoppers pharmacists for medication reviews. no thank you.
2024-03-15 17:57:09
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Milo Jones :
Stopped using Shoppers as a pharmacy last year when the pharm man splained a med she’s been using 20 years.
2024-03-16 13:29:47
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Granddaddy :
I got a call from my pharmacist the other night. Reviewed my meds in less than two minutes. She could bill about twice as much as my doctor gets for 30 minutes.
2024-03-16 04:22:42
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Hello Isla™ :
Loblaws lying to rip off the public? shocking...
2024-03-15 19:13:01
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♥️♥️♥️ :
Boycott Loblaws!!!! Shoppers is a Loblaws company! Our dollars are louder than our votes!
2024-03-15 21:15:12
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Jared :
The shoppers in town would just tell you the pharmacists wanted to talk to your about your meds and then go get them. They would then do a review of meds I have been on for 8 years
2024-03-16 04:38:34
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chris rombis :
Perfect Galon Weston a solid key player in helping the public.
2024-03-16 07:15:48
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gizmo :
I will never shop there for anything again.
2024-03-16 06:16:38
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Brocolina :
Canadians are so passive. You guys let the lobbyist do *ANYTHING* to you.
2024-03-15 18:53:05
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Shannon Jones🇨🇦 :
It is not just Shopper’s, it is all corporately owned pharmacies. Rexall etc
2024-03-25 20:03:53
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Scrunchie Queen 🙆♀️🧜♀️🇨🇦 :
Good on these humans for coming forward.
2024-03-24 08:46:32
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Mark :
Hey CBC, most big physio clinics do this too, including Lifemark, recently bought out by Loblaws
2024-03-15 22:10:30
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I am Miss Bliss 🇨🇦❤️🔥 :
Boycott Shoppers @Shoppers Drug Mart
2024-03-15 19:54:04
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Carole Burnes :
Gaylen does it again
2024-03-15 18:30:39
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help.whatisgoingon :
This explains why shoppers calls you when you’re coming up to your refill … they called me to refill on an outdated perscription
2024-04-29 04:16:12
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Aileigh 🇨🇦 :
Welcome to start of for-profit healthcare. Ppl complain about vet care costs, which have targets for various things, how long until we see human go-fund-me’s cuz ppl can’t afford the extra in taxes.
2024-03-17 05:24:17
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DJ :
Okay, Shoppers should not do this, obviously. HOWEVER, we need to put a law in place that makes sales targets for professional services in healthcare illegal. Fine Shoppers.
2024-03-16 19:55:12
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ummmokay :
Wow. Galen Weston and his cronies hitting new lows. Who thought that could be possible???
2024-03-15 20:33:43
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Silly girl :
Lol so this is why my 65+ year old boomer parents who dont have a single opiod prescription and dont use drugs keep coming home with naloxone kits
2024-03-15 18:41:36
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