Lakes Region Pharmacy

livinthedream · 08-05-2024, 06:05 PM

I've had the third bad experience with the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Meredith. The medication I need is required to sustain my life. Is the Pharmacy at Hannaford any better? Is there a local pharmacy other than a chain?

FlyingScot · 08-05-2024, 06:10 PM

I have found Walgreens (Wolfeboro, Ossipee, and I assume elsewhere) to be very good. The advantage of a chain is that when you travel, your prescription travels with you. If you forget your pills, the local branch can tide you over.

Grove84 · 08-05-2024, 06:52 PM

I have traveled to the lake only to realize I was short on my medication. I was able to get a refill at the above CVS with no issues

8gv · 08-05-2024, 08:26 PM

We have moved our prescriptions from RiteAid to Hannaford.

They have done well.

Sue Doe-Nym · 08-05-2024, 08:36 PM

Hannaford in Meredith has done a great job for us, even when they have had to call an out of state pharmacy re a refill. Very reliable team.

Mr. V · 08-05-2024, 08:45 PM

Consider Amazon for Rx.

Hillcountry · 08-06-2024, 05:16 AM

I have been using Rite-Aid, Bristol for years without issue…that said, the Tilton/Franklin store shut it’s doors not too long ago.

garysanfran · 08-06-2024, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. V

Consider Amazon for Rx.

Personally, buying everything through Jeff Bezzos gives me heartburn.

MeredithMan · 08-06-2024, 07:30 AM

I don't get prescriptions at Meredith Rite Aid, but we do shop there for the occasional health and beauty item. I went in there about a month ago to get shaving cream or something, and the shelves in the whole place were barren. Looked like the photos from the Soviet Union stores in the 70's. I asked the cashier what was going on, and she said that because of their bankruptcy and re-org, it is difficult to get inventory. So there's that...

TheTimeTraveler · 08-06-2024, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MeredithMan

I don't get prescriptions at Meredith Rite Aid, but we do shop there for the occasional health and beauty item. I went in there about a month ago to get shaving cream or something, and the shelves in the whole place were barren. Looked like the photos from the Soviet Union stores in the 70's. I asked the cashier what was going on, and she said that because of their bankruptcy and re-org, it is difficult to get inventory. So there's that...

I was in the same store a few days after the 4th of July and noticed the same sparse selections on the shelves. I said something to the clerk and she blamed it on the 4th of July Holiday business and they hadn't had a chance to replenish their shelves yet.......

Sadly Rite Aid may never emerge from Bankruptcy this time around, however many of their locations are ripe for being snatched up by CVS or Walgreen's.

Only time will tell what will happen.

08-05-2024, 06:05 PM	#1
livinthedream Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 7 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Lakes Region Pharmacy I've had the third bad experience with the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Meredith. The medication I need is required to sustain my life. Is the Pharmacy at Hannaford any better? Is there a local pharmacy other than a chain?

08-05-2024, 06:52 PM	#3
Grove84 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 87 Thanks: 23 Thanked 41 Times in 20 Posts	CVS Gilford I have traveled to the lake only to realize I was short on my medication. I was able to get a refill at the above CVS with no issues

08-05-2024, 08:36 PM	#5
Sue Doe-Nym Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,425 Thanks: 743 Thanked 788 Times in 413 Posts	Hannaford in Meredith has done a great job for us, even when they have had to call an out of state pharmacy re a refill. Very reliable team. Last edited by Sue Doe-Nym; 08-05-2024 at 08:38 PM. Reason: Faulty autocorrect

08-05-2024, 08:45 PM	#6
Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,364 Thanks: 63 Thanked 245 Times in 166 Posts	Consider Amazon for Rx. __________________ basking in the benign indifference of the universe

08-05-2024, 06:10 PM	#2
FlyingScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA Posts: 2,317 Thanks: 1,220 Thanked 984 Times in 606 Posts	I have found Walgreens (Wolfeboro, Ossipee, and I assume elsewhere) to be very good. The advantage of a chain is that when you travel, your prescription travels with you. If you forget your pills, the local branch can tide you over.

08-05-2024, 08:26 PM	#4
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,057 Thanks: 63 Thanked 719 Times in 468 Posts	We have moved our prescriptions from RiteAid to Hannaford. They have done well.

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08-06-2024, 05:16 AM	#7
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,405 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 776 Times in 465 Posts	I have been using Rite-Aid, Bristol for years without issue…that said, the Tilton/Franklin store shut it’s doors not too long ago.

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08-06-2024, 07:30 AM	#9
MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 909 Thanks: 248 Thanked 790 Times in 315 Posts	I don't get prescriptions at Meredith Rite Aid, but we do shop there for the occasional health and beauty item. I went in there about a month ago to get shaving cream or something, and the shelves in the whole place were barren. Looked like the photos from the Soviet Union stores in the 70's. I asked the cashier what was going on, and she said that because of their bankruptcy and re-org, it is difficult to get inventory. So there's that...

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