PillPack

I signed up for this service a couple of weeks ago. Over a week ago, I got emails from the company, telling me that they were working on my first shipment. The email also said to reply to the message if I had less than a three week supply, and they'd expedite it and send an "interim supply." I immediately replied, saying that I had a little over one week of meds left, and asked to have the shipment expedited.

I called today to check up on things because I have not heard anything back from PillPack. First I was told that the email didn't exist, then I was told that they never received a reply from me (while I'm looking at the original email and reply). I'm now being told that they are not ACTUALLY working on a shipment - they are still trying to get the prescriptions transferred over from my local pharmacy. They corrected that to say that they were getting them from my doctor instead, and had not yet gotten a response from her office. They also said that they've gone ahead and billed my insurance - for the prescriptions that they don't yet have, but that I should go ahead and get one more refill locally. I canceled the account.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I loved PillPack - even reviewed as such - until I got a new prescription. When PillPack sold me, they had assured that a doctor could call in, and PillPack would send the new prescription in a pill bottle until the next shipment. After three days waiting, and literally 4 and 1/2 hours on the phone, turns out they will only do this if a doctor calls it in as "urgent" - otherwise, you have to wait until your next shipment. So if a doctor calls in a new prescription on June 23rd, but your next shipment is scheduled for the July 21st, you either have to wait the 3 or more weeks for it, or spend hours on the phone to get it a week later. I have no idea what doctor on the planet would prescribe something that you wouldn’t take for another month - ANY prescription - but PillPack seems to think that is "normal". Good luck.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

These guys are amazing. I take 4 meds daily and always forgot to refill them. Now they come automatically without having to stand in line at the pharmacy. I love that the little packets are easy to open too. Great customer service too. Super nice people. I'm recommending to all my friends.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I ordered blood pressure meds. The first month was fine. Then they ran out and said they had a problem with their supplier. Not my problem. My whole point was convenience. Extremely irresponsible of them to run out. Not acceptable. Said I could go to my local pharmacy. What is the point of their business model? I cancelled.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I love having PillPack fill my medications. They are always on time, and I never have to guess if I have taken my medication for the day because it is all in a packet and it is all dated. So there are no overdoses or skipped doses. I have been with them for almost two years now, and they are a GREAT pharmacy! Thank you PillPack for making my day go easier.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I have given up. You need to fill your prescription before setting up an account with PillPack. If you don't, you'll be without your medications. You cannot navigate the website easily to be able to change your prescriptions. Good luck on getting that fixed. I've given it a couple of months and I just transferred my stuff back to my old pharmacy. It is not easier or convenient.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I spent way too much time on the website and at least four long phone calls and they still could not get my pack correct, and no returns. I ended up having to open all the packs to reorganize and multiple calls to get the prescriptions not included. They promised the next order would be correct, and when I got the email about the order coming, they left off two prescriptions. Once shipped you cannot return. Walgreens here I come again!

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

First order, just realized two life protecting Rx not in the packages after two weeks thinking this was something great.

Make sure you double check these people, they are incompetent and offer no help when I call.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I love that I don’t have to open so many bottles a day and it all comes to my door. The packs are just strong enough that you have to pull them off hard, and then they are so thin they break apart and pills fly everywhere. It’s happened numerous times to all three PillPack users in our home. Please fix the actual packs. They are maddening, but the rest is fabulous!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This service while seeming like a grand idea was HORRIBLE! I contacted them to gather information and was told that there was no additional charge for this service and that whatever I’m paying at my current pharmacy is how much I’ll be paying with them. I was also told all my pills could be placed into one "easy, convenient" package. When I spent over an hour getting set up, not till it was all over did they give me an "estimate" of how much it would cost. I went from paying $30 at my current pharmacy to $96 with PillPack. I hesitated when the price was so much more even after I was just told how it would be the same price. The representative told me the prices will be lower as it’s just an estimate. I decided to go forward even though my price was 3 times the amount I’m currently paying for the "ease and convenience."

When my pills arrived they were still $96 and in 4 separate packages so every day I would have to open 4 different pouches to take my pills. Where is the ease? Where is the convenience? I called immediately the day they arrived and explained my confusion and frustration. I was told they can only fit 5 pills per package due to the size of the font printed on the package. I explained how I was told it would be in one package and it seemed very wasteful and not so convenient for me to have to open 4 packages per day and I’d like to send my unopened pills back for a refund as this is not what I was promised. They refused and after two separate conversations with 2 different management team members both said they would get this resolved and send me an email letting me know. Each sent me an email saying they will not refund me.

This service is a lie and a very inconvenient service. I would NOT recommend them to anyone.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

It is indeed handy to have someone combine my medications and not to have to deal with the pharmacy trips.

BUT...here's "the rest of the story."

I still must sort out my OTC meds (vitamins, supplements, etc) or pay 3 times what I usually do to have them included. Even if I bit that bullet as an expensive convenience, their delivery method is honestly a deal-breaker! When you pull out the packet from the roll in the box, the risk or likelihood is that the thin pack material tears open anywhere BUT on the perforated line. PillPack, here's a news flash: when using a heat source to seal a tube of material into small individual pouches, it tends to make the two layers into one layer twice as thick and stronger than one thin easy to tear layer! Even with the heat source installed perforated line, it's still easier for the pouch to tear open scattering your medications everywhere.

Their "fix" according to a PillPack person is to keep a pair of scissors sticking out of the box to do what their design engineers can't do.

I'm sorry, just too much trouble searching for those meds that escaped without warning.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend