THINK WE WERE ASSUMING REGARDING EXPERT THREATS >> > > WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A WORKER SCARCITY THAT IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS. EXCELLENT NIGHT D ANTHANK YOU FOR ENJOYING. I'' M JESSICA PORTER. I'' M SHANNON OGDEN. GRATEFUL YOU'' RE WI United States TONIGHT. OUR CALL DENVER, 17 KEEPS LISTENING TO FROM PEOPLE DESPERATE TO GET THE MEDICATION THEY REALLY DEMAND. BUT THEY'' RE STRUGGLING TO GET STANDARD PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED UP. CONSUMER DETECTIVE JACLYN ALLEN JOS INUS NOW. AND ALSO JACQUELINE INDIVIDUALS ARE TELLING YOU THEY'' RE STUCK, WAITING IN LONG LINES FOR PRESCRIPTIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY POSTPONED. THAT'' S RIGHT. PROFITS, COLORADO NEEDS MORE PHARMACIST AND DRUG STORE TECHS. >> > > AS WELL AS COME DENVER. 7 KES EP HEARING INDIVIDUALS THAT NEED THEIR PRESCRIPTION FILLED. THEY'' RE THE ONES PAYING THE >> RATE. > > ONE DOCTOR CARED FRIDAY WHEN CHRISTINA COULD NOT STOP COUGHING LAST FRIDAY LIKE UPPER RESPIRATORY POINT HAPPENING. SHE FILLED A PRESCRIPTION AT HER WALGREEN'' S IN NORTH CLINTON. GOT TO PHONE CALL THEM A CHECK. MY PRESCRIPTIONS READY.
THE PHARMACIST CLO. SEMIKE, YOU'' VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. SO I CALLED GUNFIRE, SAYS CLOSE. ENDS UP HER WALGREENS HAS NEW HOURS CLOSED ALL WEEKEND BREAK LONG. SHE CLAIMS THEY COULD NOT TRANSFER PRESCRIPTION EVEN TO ANOTHER PERSON WALGREENS. SEE IN THE SYSTEM. >> > > BUT THEY CAN'' T RELEASE IT'BECAUSE IT ' S NARCOTIC STUCK AT THIS SPECIFIC PLACE. ICE FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK UP A COPY An INCREASE OUT. AS WELL AS HONESTLY, I JUST DESIRED A BREEZE. I REALLY JUST WANT A BREEZE FOR MONTHS CALL. DENVER, 7 HAS BEEN COVERAGE ON LONG LINES, DELAYED PRESCRTIIPONS AND ALSO STAFF SHORTAGES.A COLORADO PHARMACIES CERTAINLY IN COLORADO SHOTARGE OF TECHNICIANS IS A GENUINE PROBLEM. EMILY ' S THAT MORNING AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COLORADO PHARMACISTS, CULTURE. > > JACLYN ALLEN: AND SAYS BETWEEN >> THE PANDEMIC LOW PAY AS WELL AS TOUGH WORKING CONDITIONS. WE ' RE SEEING A HIGHER SCARCITY AND A HIGHER PORTION OF PELEOP LIVING IN OUR RETAIL CHAINS. AND BECAUSE MOST INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS FROM A RETAIL CHAIN, THEY ' RE GOING TO NOTICE THAT IN A STATEMENT TO CONTACT DENV, ER7 WALGREENS SAID SORRY ABOUT PERSON INTERRUPTIONS SAYING WE ARE PRESENTLY ASSESSING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND EDUCATING WITH OUR GROUP MEMBERS. BIG CHAINS ARER TYING TO WORK WITH EVEN MORE EMPLOYEES AN IMPROVE PROBLEMS. JUST RECENTLY, CBS STARTING TO OFFER GUARANTEED LUNCH BREAKS FOR PHARMACOLOGISTS AND TECHNOLOGIES. BUT ADVOCATES SAY THE STAFFING SCARCITY WON ' T BE SOLVED OVERNIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A SCARCITY. > >'EXISTS A DANGER OF ERRORS BEING MADE? > > THAT ' S THE PROBLEM. WE> ALL HAVE HIRING EVEN MORE PEOPLE IS THE OPTION. THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE JUST OUT TODAY. THERE ' S JUST NOT THE PEOPLE TO EMPLOY TO DO THAT.I FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND BREAK ON THE PHONE ON AGAIN F OFAGAIN, THE WHOLE PHONE.
ALL WE OBTAIN SO MUCH FOR ARRESTING. MOST OF US FEEL THAT A POTENTIALLY CHRISTINA SAYS SHE HAD TO RETURN TO URGENT TREATMENT TO GET A VARIOUS PRESCRIPTION, THAT SHE LOADED VARIOUS DRUG STORE AND SHE STILL HASN ' T HEARDFROM WALGREENS. > > I ' VE DONE USING THIS IS THE DRUG STORE R FOSURE.I MEAN, HONESTLY, I ' LL PROVIDE CBS THROUGHOUT >> ROAD BY COMPANY OR ELSEWHERE ABOUT THE OBJECTIVE OF
THIS PLACEMENT. AGAIN.'> > JACLYN ALLEN: ALL RIGHT. WE ASKED FARMS IS WHAT CONTAINER YOU DO TO SHOT TO GET THE MEDICATION YOU NEED? BOTTOM LINE BE PROACTIVE. IF YOU REQUIRED A PRESCRIPTION IMMEDIATELY, ME THAT CLEAR ORDER REFILLS EARLIER THAN USUAL AND SOME PHARMACIES ARE CUTTING STAFF AS WELL AS HOURS EVEN MORE THAN OTHER. SO IT MAY BE TIME TO SEARCH FOR A DIFFERENT DRUG STORE BEFORE THIS TAKES PLACE TO YOU FOR CALLING HER 7. I ' M JACLYN ALLEN. > > JACQUELINE, THANKS. AND ALSO LOOKING DEEPER TONIGHT, COLORADO ' S DRUG STORE WORKER SHORTAGE ISN ' T UNIQ. UEA RECENT STUDY FROM THE >> NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION FOUND 70%OF INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES ARE BATTLING WITH STAFFING AND SUPPLYCHAIN ISSUES. ALSO, MANY DRUG STORE EMPLOYEES ARE CHARRED OUT FROM WORKING DURING THE PANDEMIC. 75 %OF THOSE CHECKED RESPONDED TO ADVERSELY TO QUESTIONS ABOUT FINDING SUFFICIENT TIME AND ALSO ASSISTANCE TO SAFELY PERFORTHEIR TASK AS An OUTCOME, MANY PH.
