Psomegid
Georgia,#2UPDATE Employee
Thu, July 11, 2013
CVS Pharmacy has it's own pricing for it's medication without insurance. Some medications do in fact lower in price per unit the higher the quantity is.
Pharmacists have to be very cautious about medications like Ambien since it is a controlled substance, thus having much higher risk of being abused. It is often a judgment call with their license on the line when it comes to refilling these medications earlier than their state law instructs them.
With many drugs such as ones for blood pressures or cholesterol, so long as they are not expensive brand names, a pharmacist will be more than happy to loan you some to keep you on track.
CVS Pharmacy will occasionally order multiple generic manufactured drugs of the same brand. This may be for a variety of reasons: customer preference, cheaper in cost, insurance formularies including only specific NDCs, et cetera. If you prefer a specific generic manufacturer, any pharmacy would be happy to order it for you if it is supplied by a local warehouse or Cardinal Health.
If the customer has not made any preference known to their manufacturer, a technician may change it depending on which is currently in stock.
From the inside, I can easily see why a patient would be frustrated with issues such as these.