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[kaydee50]

We always go to a pharmacy, either CVS or Walgreens, for shots.  I've had pneumonia, shingles, covid shots all at a pharmacy.  I only go to a PCP for serious reasons.  

[depglass]

I had issues with Walgreen's years ago on a vaccine shot.  The guy complained he was expected to do this without extra help.  Message received.  I switched to a small neighborhood pharmacy. They actually liked the fact they were making a few extra bucks and were very polite over the session.  Now I go to them all the time.

[Still Raining]

Often there is the option of the hospital's pharmacy.  Get my shots there.  

They are helpful about odd prescriptions too.  Walgreens had to look one up for me and then special order, which didn't go well.

[kitty60]

Many doctors do not give the shots.  Mine will not do many of them as I am told the shelf life of the vaccines does not work for the amount of shots they give. My local CVS gave me the same story.  CVS is very accomodating.  I would change dr's but I only go once a year so I just go to CVS when I need the shot necessary.

[sann]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

@Meowingkitty  I understand your WG vent.

I fired WG regarding my rx last month.   In view of my current leg issues, I wanted my rx delivered.  In order for them to deliver, I had to put a "card" on record which I did, my debit card.

Well, in the same week, I received an "automatic" phone call that one rx was ready now & the other tomorrow.  I immediately called the pharmacy & told them to deliver the 1 med that was ready which they did w/the card on file.

The NEXT day, the pharmacist called & told me the 2nd med could NOT be delivered because my card did not work.  I advised him it worked the day before.

So I had to "limp" myself to my car,  drive across town then  limp myself up to the pharmacy in the back of the store.  I gave them my "card" & sure enough it would not take.  I showed them my receipt from the day before that  showed my rx was DELIVERED w/the SAME card.

Pharmacist response:  "I don't know what to tell you."

My response back:  I do know what to tell you. Cancel/remove all of my remaining refills.  Which he did.

I then "limped" to the front of the store, purchased milk & some candy w/the same "debit" card & it went through.

I then proceeded to the CVS store up the street from me & opened up a "delivery" account w/them using the same "debit" card.  No problems to date w/my "debit" card on record.

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Sorry you had so much trouble just so you know if you can't get to CVS you can request the pharmacy to mail them..... I usually receive mine  the next day .....they have never ask for a card on file and have yet to charge me for mailing.  If you request delivery to your door there is a charge which I have done, but they never asked for a card on file.....Best Regards ,

[Sage04]

I guess it depends on the doctor's office. Caught shingles late January, saw the Dr and got my first shot. Went back last week for the second shot at my Dr's office at Kaiser.

[qvcaddition]

@luvmybeetle 

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@luvmybeetle wrote:

@Tinkrbl44   Doctors don't give Shingrix shots.  You can only get them at a Pharmacy.

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Not true in my neck of the woods.  My Dr. gave me shingles shot and pnemonia shot

[deeva]

I got my Shingrix shot from my PCP in February. 

[CelticCrafter]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

@Meowingkitty 

Okay, I give up .... don't you have a DOCTOR that you see regularly?  It would have to be an extreme emergency before I would ever get a shot for anything at a drug store.   From what you've described, they aren't particularly professional. 

Additionally, if by some freak occurance you have a serious reaction, they'd have to call an ambulance, which would take time, transfer you to an Emergency Room, which would take time,  and then get someone to take a look at you, which would take even more time. 

You could be dead by then.  

IMO, If you are old enough to qualify for a shingles shot, you should be seeing your PCP on a regular basis.  Have all shots in an environment where if something goes wrong you could be attended to ... immediately.

JMO, of course. 

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@Tinkrbl44 where did you get your Covid vaccine?  If I recall, in the beginning the PCP's weren't...

[gertrudecloset]

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@luvmybeetle wrote:

@Tinkrbl44   Doctors don't give Shingrix shots.  You can only get them at a Pharmacy.

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WRONG.  If you can't get one from your doctor's office or your local health care center where are they given? @luvmybeetle 

GlaxoSmithKline has already implemented physician education efforts to help doctors set patient expectations for the vaccine, a spokesman said. He added that in clinical trials, more than 94% of participants completed the Shingrix series.

"Setting expectations for providers and patients about the potential reactions helps frame their experience," GSK's representative said via email. "GSK is proactively educating healthcare providers and patients and providing tools and resource materials to help facilitate that discussion."

Shingrix launched last year and has replaced Merck's Zostavax on the CDC's list of recommended vaccines. Zostavax's label says 53.9% of patients experienced local pain, 48.1% experienced erythema and 40.4% experienced swelling, among other side effects.

With the preferential recommendation for Shingrix over Zostavax, GlaxoSmithKline is in the midst of introducing a product executives believe could generate $600 million in sales this year.