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Mnr. Barnardo

1 reviews | Active since Apr 2023

05 Jun 2023, 11:37

Completely unreliable Pharmacy Direct

Bonitas rewards their members with making available an affordable alternative in a pharmacy of THEIR choice to save on co-payments on meds either way. However, they also severely punish members like me by forcing me to rely upon such pharmacies, this one being Pharmacy Direct. These guys claim that they are reliable, but from the onset we're informed that they do not stock Estradot and that they cannot get hold of our GP. Now the Diamicron is also an issue. This is two out of the three meds my wife needs. RELIABLE? How? Whether they're just completely inept or whether they profit less off patients like my wife, both Bonitas and Pharmacy Direct in their diabolical union causes high stress levels in patients, and endless headaches in sourcing prescribed meds. Bonitas would simply not have us remain at Dischem, where the meds are always available. They would not carry the cost, see. Now Pharmacy Direct is shunting us back and forth while Bonitas sits arms folded, laughing. Because I don't see anyone trying to help us. The lady calling from Pharmacy Direct asks my wife: must I suck medication we don't have out of the air? That just says it all. Cash ***s and numbers we are. Not patients.

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Replies (3)
Pharmacy Direct (Centurion)
Pharmacy Direct (Centurion)'s reply05 Jun 2023, 12:54
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Dear Member

We have escalated your query to a manager, they will contact you shortly 

Kind Regards
Pharmacy Direct Team
MB
Mnr. Barnardo's update07 Jun 2023, 10:09
Reviewer Update
So what you are telling me NOW while running a few emails behind already is that, because you are a pharmacy that does not stock what the patient require, and because you cannot adequately liaise with medical practitioners because of your own shortfalls the patient must now scuttle to make a plan on the day that the meds have run out? I cannot see why this must become the patient’s worry. It is Pharmacy Direct that cannot supply medication. Worst of all is the complete indifference and equal uselessness of Bonitas in this entire mess. They force us to use so-called “service providers” like Pharmacy Direct that cannot deliver, cause stress and discomfort to the patient and the main member (at work, no less) and then does nothing to remediate the situation; nothing whatsoever. No thanks to Bonitas for doing this onto us. I call for a similar and worse curse to befall you all. Pharmacy Direct is no pharmacy at all. It is a mill stone around the patient’s neck. You are all of no use whatsoever.
Pharmacy Direct (Centurion)
Pharmacy Direct (Centurion)'s reply12 Jun 2023, 10:58
Official
Dear Member

We're so sorry to be the cause of your frustration at the moment!! We will do our absolute best to get this resolved for you.

Regards
Pharmacy Direct Team