Aspire Pharmacy

Kind, competent, personal service. I’ve never had a problem or delay. In fact, I barely have ever had to wait at all– almost every time I go she fills them out right then and there. I didn’t even have to ask when I returned from a long vacation, she had my script already filled out and ready for me. She even remembered where I had gone and asked me how it was. She’s always super sweet and friendly. It’s kinda crazy anyone would ever go to CVS where everyone is so rude and impersonal. This pharmacy is a great example of why its better to go local. Forget CVS. Just park there, cross the street and come to Aspire. Worth it.

I will never go back to CVS again! I love how my scripts are filled in 5 minutes and now they have longer hours and are open til 7pm instead of 6pm. It was only until after Aspire came along that CVS started to fill their scripts faster. CVS also has corporate guidelines which prevented me from getting a script filled because it was too soon. I didn’t have any problems having it filled by Aspire.

I’ve gone to Aspire for a few prescription refills and the young pharmacist behind the counter has always been able to fill the prescription and have me out of there in 5 – 15 minutes. I used to go to the CVS (literally across the street from Aspire since they moved to Locust Street) and have never had a problem waiting in line with people buying groceries, toiletries, and birthday cards before getting my prescription and heading home. At CVS 15 minutes is the minimum wait time.
My only misgiving about the new pharmacy is that it opens M-​F at 9am closes at 6pm (3pm on Thursdays?), closed on the weekend, and also this winter has been closed on a couple heavy snow days. The business hours at the CVS at a bit better (8am-​8pm) if you’re leaving for work earlier than 9am or coming home later than 6pm. I’m hoping Aspire has longer hours or operation in the future. i can make due with their hours now, just not as easily as with CVS.
The prices for the generic drugs I get at Aspire are bout the same as CVS with the prescription drug coverage, so there isn’t any major distinction there, but it may also be different pricing for different types of drugs or pharmacy coverage options on health insurance plans. I’d be curious to hear what others have noticed about Rx drug prices in general from pharmacy to pharmacy.
I like that Aspire, as a fledgling business and mom-​and-​pop shop amongst giant national pharmacies (read: CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreen’s, etc.), is creating a local drug store that relies on local customers to support it. I like that my local pharmacist running her own business is taking care of University City/​West Philly customers and not corporate executives in a distant office who will never see me or get to know me.