VANDALIA — People say their prescriptions aren’t completely filled out at their local Kroger pharmacy.
The pharmacy in question is on Northwoods Blvd. Vandalia and her Kayla McDermott of News Center 7 spoke to a woman who said she was running out of prescriptions on two separate occasions.
Vandalia’s Stephanie Yahle posted on social media when one of her prescriptions for the 210ml drug was only 150ml.
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“We found it to be very short. It kind of ended long before it needed to be full,” Yahle said.
She asked the pharmacy to hand over the rest of the medicine, but Yahle claimed the pharmacy told her it was illegal.
“They said there’s a new law in Ohio prohibiting opening new bottles,” Yahle explained.
She was then able to go to Kroger Pharmacy in Inglewood and fill her prescription.
“There is no law in Ohio and they filled my 210 prescription with the required amount and said there was no reason why other Krogers shouldn’t fill the prescription,” she said.
Yahle told McDermott that this isn’t the first time he’s had this problem.
“I had another drug about a year ago and ended up 100 short on my prescription,” she said.
The pills used at the time were intended to prevent seizures by loved ones. She accused her pharmacy workers of “going back and forth” with her and her loved ones not taking her medications correctly.
“Then they went back and checked themselves and finally realized they had 100 extra pills in their inventory.
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Someone on Facebook said this issue had happened before and told Yahle to contact the Ohio Pharmacy Commission.
The I-Team contacted the pharmacy board to ask if they had any complaints about Kroger in Bandalia. However, it is under investigation,” he said.
When asked about the accusations, a Kroger spokesperson said he was unaware of the matter.
Yahle said he wants pharmacies to take responsibility so that people can get the drugs they need.
“I don’t know if it’s negligence or if there’s something more serious going on,” she said.
Yahle told I-Team that Vandalia’s pharmacy no longer fills her prescriptions, essentially barring them from entering her store.
