Buffalo Boy's Blog

Yesterday I got done working around 7 pm and had a script for an antibiotic I had gotten earlier in the day from the doctor and figured that Rite Aid is open until 9, I will stop and get it filled on my way home.

So, I stopped at Rite Aid on Buffalo Ave. in Niagara Falls and the pharmacy was closed.....curious, Rite Aid "Pharmacy" is still open but no pharmacist is staffed until closing.

I figured well they are a smaller Rite Aid, Ill drive to the bigger one on Niagara Falls Blvd. Walk in, again the store closes at 9, its a little after 7 and the Pharmacy.....CLOSED.

I decided to try Walmart, again no pharmacist....though here I can understand, Walmart isn't a stand alone pharmacy, its not their primary business.

So, in a last ditch effort I headed down Pine Ave to downtown Niagara Falls, Walgreens.....same thing, no pharmacist, yet they close.....at 10 PM

One last stop, a large, brand new Rite Aid across the street....they close at 9....and at the 5th stop I lucked out. Pharmacy was open till 8 PM, it was 7:55 when I walked in the door.

So that brings up a question: Shouldn't there be a pharmacist on duty with the pharmacy open as long as Rite Aid/Walgreens or what ever "Pharmacy" it may be is open? The name of the store is Rite Aid "Pharmacy" as a customer I assume as long as the store is open you are providing the services of a pharmacist.

I guess that would make too much sense.