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Asking a pharmacy if they have your medicine

You want to check stock before walking over.

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Open with

Hi, I'd like to check if you have something in stock.

Then say

Do you have the medicine on my prescription right now?
The prescription is from the clinic nearby.
What time do you close?
Can I pick it up today?

If they ask

What's the name of it?: I'll read it off the prescription.
We're out of it.: When do you expect it back in?
Do you have the prescription?: Yes, I got it today.

Ending

Thanks, I'll come by later.

A pharmacist and your doctor decide whether a substitute is fine.

Before you dial

Keep a pen and paper next to you.
Read the opening line out loud once.
It is fine to ask them to repeat something.
Write down what was agreed after you hang up.

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