Feb 3, 2011
yes; this is exactly what these idiots say to me. I have found it goes back to a guy named, Marrero, in NewYork city.. HIS real number is: 781 284 7585
I have talked with this guy *last name Marrero, as I found HIS home address and even a PICTURE of his house, via google earth (who says we can't play that game, too??), and I asked him WHY he was bothering me with a prescription my docs had written EIGHT YEARS ago (this was a year or more back, too)..
What happened was the CVS corporation had someone working for them that was all too happy to send out a list of prescriptions that they (and I don't know if it was ALL CVS pharmacies, but seems so).. on one particular day. Too bad for me, I happened to get an Rx filled on that day, which put ME in the system of these "online pharmacies". I have pleaded, cajoled, and even reasoned with them to STOP phoning me.. I mean, IF I wanted to spend hundreds of dollars on one Rx, I would not have insurance! Also, I would not exactly trust someone I don't know (over the phone, no less) to send me the REAL medication which I purchase in TX (IN the states)/./ The guy SEEMED to get it, but, not before my name and that one medication info was sold to MANY other so-called pharmacies! From what I understand, there IS a DOCTOR who works with these "pharmacies" (warehouses) and he signs the prescriptions-- without even speaking with the patient!
Like I told Marerro, I don't want or need to refill that very old Rx and if I DID, I would put it on my insurance, which would leave my copay at two dollars and fifty cents! I have asked them if they could do better than this amount (like FREE). and the guy said he would send it out for free.. of course, he did not.
And, a friend of mine in Australia says to invest in a LOUD horn, as these guys generally wear head-sets. I don't know if I want to inflict permanent damage to the guy's eardrums, but I may get to the point where it sounds like a GREAT option!
IF you have ever purchased a prescription at CVS or ANY other chain-pharmacy stores, you are probably going to get that type of phone call-- FOR YEARS. And, they do NOT quit! What I worry about are seniors who actually believe that their doc(s) wanted them to truly CHANGE pharmacies to this online "source". Obviously, these idiots ARE making money at this, or they would not continue phoning!