My sister went to the interview for the pharmacy program. One of the question she was asked is : What is negative about drive-thru pharmacy? She did not know to answer it. When she went home, she asked me this question. And I don't know how to answer it. The only thing I know is that drive-thru pharmacy makes it faster for patients to pick up medication; it's a good thing. What is bad about it? Could you please give me some opinion about negative aspects of drive-thru pharmacy?
2007-02-24 04:58:31 · 14 answers · asked by friendlygirl 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
That is a hard one!
Typically, one drops the prescription off and they confirm your information, then tell me how long it will be. You then leave the window and come back to pick up and pay for it later. You do not sit at the window with the car running for half-an-hour waiting for the prescription to be filled. I haven't found that the wait for a drive-through order is any different than for a walk-in.
I guess it isn't conducive to asking the pharmacists advice; but if you really have a question, I think you'd be motivated to go inside. At first I thought it might be privacy, but at the places I've gone, they have windows that open and don't use speakers. Since it is a distance from where the indoor customers line up, I actually find that it is more private!
Very few pharmacies are still the small-town type, where the pharmacist knows the person by name (and vice-versa); so even when I do go inside, I barely see the pharmacist and the cashiers/clerks are in just as much of a hurry whether you're at the window or the counter. I have never gotten the wrong medication at a drive-through because it is prepared in advance and the cashiers are only handling one order at a time.
What it's great for is when you have a miserably sick child that you've just had at the pediatrician's, and to drag them out of the carseat and through the store to the counter not only makes them more miserable, it makes other patrons miserable if the child is crying or such. And even if the driver is the sick one, it reduces the amount of germs that get spread through the store.
2007-02-24 05:02:46 · answer #1 · answered by HearKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing that came to mind is that it's less personal. When I walk into my pharmacy, the pharmacist knows exactly what prescriptions I'm picking up and we make small talk. It's nice. The whole point of a drive thru pharmacy is to get in and out. The personal aspect is removed, and that's a negative.
2007-02-24 05:06:43 · answer #2 · answered by Taffi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Myth: Drive throughs are faster.
That is the problem with them. It is more difficult to communicate, signing transaction times are greatly increased. And the windows are away from the computers, phones, and the medicines.
The drive-throughs are for people with mobility issues or sick kids that need to be left in the vehicle. They are NOT an express lane.
As such, pharmacists hate them.
Consider this: In a recruitment flyer that Target sent out a while back it gave a top 10 list of reasons to work for Target. Number 1? No drive-throughs!
2007-02-26 17:25:03 · answer #3 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drive-thru pharmacies are evil and against everything in pharmaceutical care. How are you suppose to counsel people about their medications if you can even really see them? People don't go to drive-thru doctors or dentists because they know the quality of care is lower, and the same is true for pharmacy. Then, there are people who want you to get their milk, etc for them.
Drive-thru pharmacies are creations of greedy pharmacy chains. All pharmacists and pharm techs hate them with a passion.
2007-02-24 12:40:59 · answer #4 · answered by Lea 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The long wait. The inability to discuss issues with someone without having to move on. The fact that you only get the Rx and not anything else on the way in or out, that forgotten loaf of bread or dog food or whatever.
Also, it's possible to grab the wrong bag if there are lots of them on the counter and accidentally give Person A's medicine to Person B. After all, how many times have you driven through a burger joint and gotten somebody else's order or not gotten all of your own order???
2007-02-24 05:06:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one negative I have found is that they're just trying to get you out of there and fast. They don't explain stuff as well because they're in a hurry. The customer can't ask questions as much. They might feel rushed if someone is behind them.
2007-02-24 05:04:41 · answer #6 · answered by Brown-eyed girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most obvious is the spelling. Through, not thru. Secondly, it should be named the 'drive-up' pharmacy, because you can't drive through the building.
2007-02-24 05:04:03 · answer #7 · answered by Double O 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
think of you're able to flow interior to the actual pharmacy yet you do no longer choose a prescription. that is kinda high priced nonetheless so be arranged. maybe you're able to evaluate on a sort of prevention earlier? that is extra fee-effective
2016-11-25 20:56:16 · answer #8 · answered by capallia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DRIVE through may push the pharmist to make more mistakes if he is rushed. And DRIVE through gets some people flustered. They may not want to wait if the lines get too long.
2007-02-24 05:05:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mainly, its so ironical that the fools that "need" the pills are the ones that probably need to get out of their cars and WALK every now and then.
2015-01-25 05:08:10 · answer #10 · answered by Radman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋