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Can’t access Prescriptions
Downloaded few weeks ago... Transferred one prescription after setting up account but didn’t get acknowledgement. No status on app two days later. Went to Lorton Pharmacy and prescription transferred but app keeps giving me ‘NOT A MN RX AUTHENTICATED USER’ error anytime I attempt anything prescription related. Access fine via website with same credentials! Called week ago to tech support and told ticket was opened! Told someone would contact me regarding issue. Been five days and called again... no status in ticket, no resolution and was told another trouble ticket for next tier was opened!?!? Manually transferred 4 prescriptions via Lorton pharmacy and web site gets updated but app has same issue.
Have tried deleting and setting up account with text verification working fine... SAME PRESCRIPTION ACCESS ERROR!!
UPDATED REVIEW: Called customer support several times... got lousy support! Shifted around numerous times and once sent to my local store for an APP/Website Issue!?! Couple of times I was disconnected!?!!! Over 3 weeks, I’ve opened several tickets with tech support but they were never located a few days later when I called! DECIDED TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER COMPANY AT THIS TIME!! Shame that your company can’t seem to resolve simple APP issues regarding pharmacy prescriptions! That’s your primary business!?!? 🤔Show lessChessMark
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I have been going to Walgreens more frequently since my great-grandson was born 2 months ago so I’ve had ALOT of pictures to print from my phone and they ALWAYS have an employee helping me and showed me how to do it with the app on my phone. I did so a few days ago and didn’t hear back and when I looked at my phone it said the app stopped working but saved my order so I just re-submitted it and hope it’s not a double order. One more thing I want to mention that the last time I was there I believe the person that helped me was one of the managers (wish I could remember his name) and I was having a little trouble with the development from my phone and when I asked for help he came over and stayed with me for me to complete my order AND I forgot about the advertisement for a discount but he told me to wait and he inputted the discount which was 40% which brought my order down to the $20’s!! The sale of other items is always great. Walgreens on Firestone and Lakewood have me for LIFE!! Thank you Walgreens 😄😄💙💙Show lessBarbara's Baby
Pharmacy at Walgreens!!!
I live In Yakima Washington and my pharmacy is Walgreens on 40th and Summitview. It’s horrible!! I am thinking of leaving and finding a new pharmacy. My mom and both have called numerous times and had to wait for almost 1/2 hour then they get on and say please hold, then we get hung up on. They tell you when your prescription will be done you go get it and I’ve had to wait four more hours!! Today they told me at 11 the meds will be done I went at 11:30 I finally got to the window she told me another 5 - 10 min. I told her I would get behind the line at the drive through after waiting for almost 1/2 hour I get to the window again and she tells me another hour!!! This happens every time. I know they get busy at times, I can understand this but different times of the day even in the evening this happens. I’ve also heard other people complain and did find a knew pharmacy. They need to have more people then the pharmacist and one worker working the counter and window. This is so unprofessional. I have never ever complained about a company but this pharmacy is really horrible I took the prescription in right at nine and now they say it won’t be ready until 2!!! But first it was at 11 yeah right!Show lessallthesenicknamescantbetaken
“Balance Rewards for Healthy Choices” not working
“Balance Rewards for Healthy Choices” hasn’t worked for several weeks... ever since iOS 11.3. Page won’t load. I’ve emailed Walgreens about it twice, but have yet to receive a reply.
This whole “Healthy Choices” section is poorly coded anyway... very buggy and unreliable. e.g. The various activity apps don’t stay connected and/or don’t sync reliably (I periodically disconnect them, sometimes even delete and re-download, to get them to temporarily work again... I’ve tried at least 10 different recommended apps, all with same issues); the Walgreens apps always retrieves my ‘steps’ from my iPhone Health app yet oddly Never pulls in my blood pressure (I’ve even played with settings various ways to no avail).
Also, general navigation on the app is clumsy. The back-arrow follows your cookie-crumb backwards rather than taking you directly ‘up’ one menu level (this would be fine IF you also offered a way to jump directly to the ‘home’ screen).
In summary, I work in the technology Innovation industry so have evaluated, designed, and used many apps (mostly B2B vs B2C thou). And as a mainstream app, Walgreens’ is easily one of the worst!! I would suggest you learn from the likes of Walmart, Kohl’s, and Target if you wish to remain competitive in the mobile space!!!Show lessHuskerAlum
Filling prescriptions on file
I have several prescriptions I take daily. When I visit my doctor for followup, he writes new prescriptions for those prescriptions. If I’m not quite out of any of them I just go ahead and have my Walgreens pharmacy put them on file for future filling through my Walgreens app. I’ve been using it several years now and love it!! It’s so convenient and easy to use. I only have one issue. When I try to fill a prescription that I have on file, the app puts that prescription in a category that “requires action”. Most of the time I’m also refilling a prescription. I go get my prescriptions when the app notifies me they are ready, get home and then realize I don’t have one of my prescriptions. Looking back on my app it show that prescription needs attention. That requires me to call, talk to someone, then it’s filled. But I’m already home.
It would be much more helpful and convenient for prescriptions such as this to go ahead and be filled so customers aren’t inconvenienced or possibly miss taking a medication because they didn’t realize their requested prescription is stuck in a black hole. The pharmacy personnel have no idea these prescriptions requiring attention even exist. Hope you can fix this issue. Thank you for this awesome app!Show lessMeeksLisa
Developer Response
We appreciate your feedback! We will make sure this gets to the right person. We're so happy you enjoy using the app!Walgreens doesn’t know how to keep my monthly Perscription in stock
It’s pretty sad I get My Prescription every month and it’s too early to drop off the prescription so I set a reminder to drop my monthly prescription on The 15th of every month. I use a paper script because if my dr sends my prescription electronically at my monthly appointment it’s too early and Walgreens rejects it so when the 15th comes around (that’s when The Walgreens Pharmacist they told Me I can drop off the script each month) If I come on the 14th they can’t take my paper prescription so I have to come back and try again. When I came in on the 15th of this month they said I would have to come back on the 17th. I called today and they still don’t have my script that I’ve been on for close to 20 years. I ask myself is Walgreens really that operationally dumb in supply chain management that they can’t predict that I will need my meds on the 15th? It’s not a non linear equation it’s simple to predict that I will need my meds on the 15th of every month. I already brought my other prescriptions to Walmart in Delray because Walgreens in Boca Raton on Clintmoore and Military further screws my prescription up and can’t tell Me when they will have it. It’s weak that they can’t predict that I will need My Prescription even though I get it in the 15th of every month for years. If they can’t tell Me when they will have it soon. I will have to reward Walmart with My Business instead.Show lessDillsnit
Developer Response
Hi there! Can you contact us via Facebook Messenger at www.facebook.com/Walgreens or tweet us at @WAGSocialCare and give us more details?Update to include Photo Order Status
The app could be better by allowing you to have access to photo order information/history. I do like the app for prescription status. Why can’t they do the same for photos. I don’t even know if my order is processed or even ready. I placed photo order from my iPhone XsMax at 900am. I received email but never received text or email that order was ready. I called the store at 12:14pm to confirm the order. Many times the store says the system gets backed up and can’t download the photos. I should not have to call store to confirm order. I couldn’t even find and record of my order on this app. I think Walgreens trying to consolidate things on the app but I have to go thru many steps (even logged on to the website) to find or locate info. #hassle. Thinking that my order didn’t get processed, I resent the photo order to another Walgreens.
Update: When I called the lady at my neighborhood Walgreens said the order was ready but the tag printed on the photos says 12:14pm which was the same time I called. The second Walgreens photo order was processed and ready in 15-20 minutes. All I just ask is that the Walgreens app be updated to include photo order status. I hate being in a rush and stop at my neighborhood Walgreens and they tell me that the photo machine is backlogged because it can’t download the photo orders. #2019not1999Show lessBennyBoom97
Developer Response
We're really sorry to hear this. We'd like to work with you and correct the issue. If you can, contact us at 1–800–925–4733 and let the agent know what device you're using. We're more than happy to help.Works but you need to learn the quirks
This app is handy for renewing prescriptions which is what I use it for. To get the most out of it you need to learn the quirks. (1) Enter prescription renewals as if each one was the only one. If you enter multiple renewals on one order you will only get the first one. All others will be lost! They keep telling me this has been fixed but it hasn’t. (2) It likes to text you when you’re due for a renewal but it won’t tell you which medicine needs to be renewed - you’ll have to figure that out (the pharmacists won’t know either). And, fairly frequently, it will text me that a prescription is due for renewal and when I figure out which one and renew it, quite often the renewal is too soon for the insurance. Better to renew on your own timetable. (3) The app will want to text you when your prescription is ready but it’s better to check by logging in and looking at the prescription status. Sometimes you think it will be ready and it’s not for a reason you’re not expecting and only by logging in will you find this out. Or the prescription has only been partially filled - but the app won’t text you that it’s been partially filled - you have to log in for that information. Other than that it works well enough.Show lessLoveToRead99
Developer Response
Thank you for this feedback. We'll make sure the development team is aware.They give express pick up and take it away at random
This feature was huge for me. It meant everything because I am too ill to wait in the long lines there and it was just great the one time I used it. I went back & the option is gone.
I talked with someone on chat told me it was randomized feature. Walgreens randomly chooses who to give express pickup to and who they will take away from. I don’t even see where random has any place in user friendliness or customer care. Or patient care. With The exception of trials.
In all the apps I’ve ever tried, and there have been many, I have never seen any developer, especially working with medicine, to randomly implement & remove features like this to people. Perhaps this developer has no idea how important not having to wait in a long line when you’re really sick Development is not a game, at least not for the developers that I speak with who’s apps I’m happy to use. I wish I weren’t sick so that I could articulate more clearly just how this never happens. Congratulations, you’re the first to play with your customers and willing to gamble tens of thousands of dollars a year by doing so. Done with your store and app because you know two little about pharmacies care and about building apps for people. Walgreens always has trouble connecting the dots.Show less---appaddict---
Slow as a sloth
Ok so I want to like this app since Walgreens is my pharmacy and the local store is good as well as the desktop version on my computer browser. But the iOS app needs work... 1) It seems designed for the iPhone and wastes a lot of screen space on my iPad Pro. 2) Browsing to my cart takes forever! I mean 5 minutes sometimes. I’m on a fast connection and no other apps have trouble, nor does doing certain things like looking up products in the shopping section. Adding things to my cart is fine too. But actually tap the cart icon to see its contents/check out? It’s like there’s a queue of computers all pinging away at a single nationwide server. I’m sure that’s not the situation, but every darn time on either of my iPads I want to view my cart, it takes a ridiculous amount of time. Lastly, 3) The app store page states clearly that the Walgreens app ‘may’ use your location, even when it isn’t open. Huh? Please explain to us why the app would need to do that *other* than for tracking consumer behavior in order to target him/her for ads, or other shenanigans. Good app otherwise, but because of #2 and #3 above I will not be using it. I will upgrade my star rating if these things are fixed.Show lessStageon
