January 2022 by Michele P.
CVS and Aetna are illegally conjoined- whereas they were not allowed to "merge," our Aetna OTC benefit has to be CVS products which are inferior to in-house brands of other drugstores even. For example, the "CVS Cortisone Ointment" is ineffective and compares neither to Cortaid or Cortizone 10. The Loratidine is absolutely chemical trash and does not even come close to Claritin in effectiveness, and it has a horrid antihistamine effect you feel un the nose, which also dehydrates the body in 24 hours. It has given me cystitis after two doses, a problem I never had. Worse, I took 200mg of CVS ibuprofen and was stricken with gastrointestinal bleeding, then Giant Hives which have lasted a year now. This sensitized me to ALL NSAIDS. If I get injured, I am stuck because opioid pain killers make me suicidal in two doses. Even the band-aids are trash- they fall off in two minutes. The pharmacy does not understand how to count 30-day intervals and penalizes you by denying the proper count in a prescription if it is picked up a day late. The CVS in Liberty SC has literally made me sick and via the pharmacy undone two years of therapy. The drugstore claims they have the right to override my doctor and even Aetna in dispensing my prescriptions. They will take it upon themselves to practice medicine without a license. We are forced as seniors to obtain our medical supplies at CVS, Liberty, SC. Forcing garbage drugs down elder's throats and changing doctor's orders is going a little bit too far, folks. The tyranny of Aetna is a forgotten part of history. Look up the Armstrong Investigation of 1905 and Aetna. The American people have always been its victims, and their buddies in government make sure OUR money goes to them, for them, not to give the best standard of healthcare. In a roundabout fashion, through CVS, OUR funds and OUR health are laundered for the benefit of insurance.