My kiddos never fall ill in the morning, mid-day, or even in the afternoon when I could pop them in a car and head to the pediatrician. No, if they are going to get sick, it will undoubtedly happen in the middle of the night while the rest of the world is sleeping. I don’t know about you, but my math and reasoning skills don’t work during the wee hours of the night when I’m struggling with laundry, sick kids, and lack of sleep, which makes these nighttime illnesses all the more annoying.
Was it 3 tablespoons or 3 teaspoons? Is it feed a cold, starve a fever? And, at what point is it a real emergency? These are the things my husband and I all of a sudden can’t remember and we spend our time digging for that first aid book we got during our childbirth classes in a panic, re-reading medicine labels, and stressing that our little ones need better care than we can provide in our hazy state.
Next time, though, all we will have to do is snuggle our babies and grab our cell phones to find all the answers we need. With the new Walgreen’s 24/7 Pharmacy Chat you can talk directly with a pharmacist to get the answers you need - day or night. You simply register on their site with your Balance Rewards card and you can access things like pharmacy orders and more, and when you're done you can print the transcript so you don't have to remember every little detail. My 3am self thanks you in advance, Walgreens.
Not only do they have online chat, they also have an app that can help you manage your family’s prescriptions easily. You can order prescriptions through the app by scanning your old medication, manage doses, schedule reminders and more that will ensure that everyone gets the medicine they need, when they need it. Do you remember the days when you had to make a trip in to see your doctor to get a slip of paper with your prescription, drive to your pharmacy, and then return home? Then remember how excited you were when doctor’s offices started faxing orders? Their auto-fill and express refills via their app are like that, only 10x more exciting and a million times quicker when you’re sick.
In addition to managing your pharmacy orders, you can also shop via the app, order photos {seriously! From your phone!}, browse their weekly ad, and even find emergency clinics near you. My husband and I both have this downloaded on our phones {iPhone and Windows} so we can manage our prescriptions, so no matter who ends up doing the wellness run they will have all the information they need.
Last week, my son and I did a quick run to the corner of Happy & Healthy, AKA our local Walgreens. While the purpose of the trip was to pick up a prescription refill, while we were there I wanted to restock our children’s medicine after our awful bout with the flu late last year, as well as get a new addition to our first aid kit, the EarCheck that my doctor recommended since my son is prone to ear infections.
We did some shopping for items for my daughter’s snack day at school, got some wellness items to prepare for cold and flu season, and when we were done, our prescription was there waiting for us at the back counter. With our items all ready, our coupons clipped, and prescription, we headed to the register to purchase.
We had a slight glitch with their Balance Rewards program when their till locked up and they weren’t able to select my name off their computer, but they hooked me up with a shiny new Balance Reward card so I don’t have to look it up each time, and we were all set. If you don’t have one yet, you should! It’s free to sign up online or in-store and you can earn rewards on the items you buy the most so you can at least save money during your late-night medicine run. And, now is a great time to sign up for the Walgreens Prescription Savings Club because new members get a $15 bonus!
See our whole shopping trip and #HappyHeathy Wellness Kit here.
I headed home and updated our #HappyHealthy “wellness kit” and admired my amazing preparation skills. I even reorganized our locking linen closet to make room for our two Crane humidifiers, checked expiration dates on old medicines, and did a general clean sweep to make sure we were stocked and ready.
Then, because I love new toys, I had to check out the new EarCheck. My son was nice enough to sit still long enough for me to try it on him and it turns out he loves it. He kept saying “more scan” and then giggling. I love that it seems very reliable {even with a low battery warning} as the ear that is prone to infection came back as “monitor” and the other one said “fluid unlikely”. While I haven’t had a chance to test it out with an actual ear infection {knock on wood}, I feel better prepared for the next round of illness knowing I have it.
I’m hoping Murphy’s Law doesn't prevail and that being this prepared makes us less likely to fall ill this year. But even if that doesn’t work out, we now have one place to go when looking for supplies in the middle of the night and professional backup available 24/7 via Walgreen’s pharmacy chat. And, we also have my secret weapon: cure-all, homemade turkey soup with heart-shaped carrots.
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias® and Walgreens #cbias #SocialFabric #HappyHealthy. All opinions are 100% ours.
