Experts say many pharmacies, particularly the big chains, still don’t have enough workers behind the counter.
A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall.Drug and staffing shortages haven’t gone away. Stores are starting their busiest time of year as customers look for help with colds and the flu. And this fall, pharmacists are dealing with a new vaccine and the start of insurance coverage for COVID-19 shots.Some drugstores have addressed their challenges by adding employees at busy hours.
Walgreens is adding processing centers around the country to ease some of the prescription workload for its stores.Brewer, who left in late August, also said the company was limiting hours at 1,100 pharmacies, or about 12% of its U.S. locations. That was down from 1,600 earlier this year, but a company executive has said it doesn't expect to return all pharmacies to normal operating hours by year's end.
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