Cvs Pharmacy

Just the saddest pharmacy going. There is ALWAYS a line, always a wait — its kindof bonkers, actually.
Last week, my father waited 1 hour for really imperative pain medication for my mother– who is, you know, just battling stage 4 breast cancer that spread to her stomach is all — and the hour wait was AFTER we had called and they confirmed it was complete.
Today I waited 30 minutes for a script, you know, expressly to prevent my mothers (same cancer, same stage, same battle) ileostomy bag from exploding — and when I arrived they said they had no record if it.
Eventually they sorted it out, found it in some misplaced script vortex; the major downside being that my mother (same cancer, same stage, same battle, now with exploding ileostomy bag) was stuck at home forced to babysit my previously napping nightmare toddler — as we had both assumed it would be a super brief trip and that I’d be back before the Tiny Beast awoke. The Tiny Beast kicked & screamed at top volume the entire time, surely not causing Mom any unwelcome stress.
I still hate cancer way more than this CVS and love my mother way more than I hate cancer, so as long as no one asks me to go this effing CVS ever again, my love/​hate/​rage issues should remain at a healthy balance.
In summing up and just in case it’s not clear, srsly AVOID this sad sad CVS, just hit up the sassy Pharmacy Latinas across the street at Walgreen’s. I love them. But also remember, Little Silver Fam Pharm is THE ONLY place you should be going to for gifts, toys, trinkets and rad 80’s pool & beach gear lifted straight from yr childhood memories.

CVS is usually my favorite drug store, and although it is a bit on the pricey side, I really like their selection of products and how quickly I can get a script filled if need be. However, I had a really unpleasant experience today. my diabetic grandmother is visiting out of town and did not bring enough hypodermic syringes with her. So she told me to run to the pharmacy because apparently in NJ, you can purchase them without a prescription. While I was waiting in line, the tech was all smiles and compliments to the lady in front of me but when I asked her for the syringes, she gave me a dirty look and said that I need a script for those. She turned to her supervisor who looked up at me with disgust, then looked back down and just shook his head, as if in disappointment. So I asked again, this time directing my question at him, because maybe they didn’t hear me right and he said «No! We don’t see them without a prescription! Doesn’t matter what size or how many, we won’t sell them to you.» He did not yell, but his tone made me really uncomfortable, along with the tech staring and frowning at me. I was mortified, and was not about to go into a lengthy explanation about my grandmother because it would most likely make me look even worse. Perhaps this CVS in particular does not want to supply drug addicts with paraphernalia — and that’s all good and fine — but I feel like this was handled very unprofessionally, especially since the law states that the syringes are available OTC. They could have at least given me the decency of an explanation, instead of making an assumption and then falsifying the law. And for the record, I am a presentable looking young woman, who does not, in my opinion, look like a junkie. And even though I usually go there to fill scripts and purchase make up and stuff, I definitely will not be going back.

Its your typical CVS — which means its «A-​OK».
When shopping in Little Silver for your pharmaceuticals, I’d highly recommend you go over to the Family Pharmacy on Church Street instead. You’ll get a much more personal and friendly shopping experience there, rather than the corporate feel you receive at a national chain with CVS.