"A recent review by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, looked at challenges domestic #pharmacies faced after #climate disasters between 2012 and 2022: among others, #MedicationShortages, closures, increased costs, and difficulty getting new #prescriptions from doctors.
In Florida, notably, pharmacists can refill non-controlled prescriptions early if a state of emergency is declared for a hurricane."
The #pharmacy#chain in question, which is happy to give both your #prescription (and presumably #vaccination) #records to pretty much anyone who wants them, in addition to letting them see when your prescriptions are eligible for refill, order those refills, and turn on OR OFF automatic fills for your prescripts is ...
Following links on the Shoppers' site, privacy issues are directed to the Chief Privacy Officer at Loblaws, their parent corporation. #Loblaws bought #Shoppers some years ago in a megamerger.
Shoppers is, I believe, the single largest source of #Canadians' #prescriptions. So this affects a lot of Canadians.
I tried to engage in #responsible#disclosure. I emailed the person in question, twice. I have the logs from my email server showing the messages getting to them.
In the past I've found #problems in #software, problems with #websites, with bureaucratic processes, some of which were significant, but they all pale in comparison to this one.
4/13 I have long used their automated phone system to #refill#prescriptions, but to date, I had resisted signing up for any #online#services with the pharmacy I deal with, because I lacked confidence in their ability to build and operate such services in a #secure fashion.
Boy, did I turn out to be right.
I decided to sign up for their website services this week because I had some things I wanted to check, and didn't want to take too much of their time on the phone.
I have no idea about the benefits of smoking cannabis but it smells awful. The lady in front of me who was collecting several prescriptions at the chemist really did smell of it. I doubt I'd ever be able to smoke it or live with someone who does. It makes me feel so nauseous. #cannabis #prescriptions