Walgreens

I go to this Walgreens specifically to see Ali. He is very friendly and helpful and cares a lot about people and providing great customer service. I really like looking through the clearance sections and finding great deals. The pharmacy staff is friendly as well as the photo center and cosmetics employees, but Ali is for sure the best.

I recommend NOT using this Walgreen’s pharmacy. As background, I just had a shoulder surgery by one of the most respected surgeons in this field 2 weeks ago. Upon sending me home the Surgeon prescribed Oxydocdone and Hydrocodone and said I could use them according to my body reaction to them as long as I don’t mix them or double the dose, which I did to effectively manage my pain for 2 weeks, the first script of the 2 meds was filled at an Aurora Walgreens near a friend’s house after we left the surgery center. I went in today to the Bear Valley Walgreens to refill the scripts after receiving a new prescription for both the same way as my surgery was particularly rough and I’m still having intense pain, to use as needed as I transition into therapy etc. Keep in mind the prescribing Surgeon is among the best in his field. This Walgreens employee today in the pharmacy took the two scripts back to another employee, then came back and told me they had decided that since the 2 meds were similar in that they both contain acetominophen, that I only really needed one or the other but they wouldn’t fill them both. Of course I took my business across the street to King Soopers who filled them without question. I was upset at Walgreens about the issue because to me they were implying I was somehow abusing the use of these drugs after going through a horrific shoulder surgery just 10 days ago, and they made that judgement without asking me a single question, or making any kind of contact with my surgeon. In other words the pharmacist decided to play Doctor. I did some online research and see that Walgreens was fined for something like this and that they decided after being fined to question prescriptions if the pharmacist feels the use of narcotic pain killers is somehow being abused. This pharmacist made this call again without a single question to me about how long ago I had the surgery, what my pain level was, etc.
Of course I have already decided I will never set foot in this business again, not only is King Soopers next door but a Walmart Neighborhood Store is about to open across the other intersection. I personally hope this Walgreens gets run out of business in fact I am considering picketing the store considering their implicationt that my use of narcotic pain killers after a very rough surgery is some kind of questionably immoral use of drugs.
I would like to encourage others that have had similar treatment in a Walgreens to speak out to others as well.

This Walgreens has an EV charging station which is pretty cool if you have an EV Vehicle. But the Pharmacy closes at 6pm on Sunday so be forewarned. Lay out is typical of a Walgreens and clean on the inside. Always easy to find an employee if you need something that’s locked up as well.

In and out with a friendly checker, coupled with good prices, makes me say «A-​OK» to this location. A few shadies were walking the parking lot, but no one vandalized my car, so that was good.

Easy Picture depot prints while you wait. The guy there is cool and helpful. Somebody give that guy a raise!