Some Philadelphians Having Trouble Getting Prescription Medications

Stephanie Stahl reports.

A PLAN TO INVEST IN THE CITY'SBLACK NEIGHBORHOOD IN RESPONSETO THE ONGOING UNREST IN THECITY.NOR FOLLOW-UP FROM THEUNREST, TROUBLE GETTINGPRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS BECAUSEPHARMACIES ARE NOW CLOSED.THERE CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEMIN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS AROUNDPHILADELPHIA.HEALTH REPORTER STEFANIE STAHLIS HERE WITH NEW ADVICE FROM THEHEALTH COMMISSIONER.PHARMACIES DAMAGE WIDELOOTERS CLOSED EARLIER, CAUSINGPROBLEMS FOR SOME PEOPLE WHONEED THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS REFULFILLED, THE COMMISSIONER SAIDWHILE IT MIGHT NOT BE EASY,PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THEDRUGS THEY NEED.SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS ALOTTER SWARMING INTO PHARMACIESGRABBING ITEMS INCLUDINGPRESCRIPTION DRUGS.THIS HAPPENED AT DOZENS OFLOCATIONS, LEFT MANY STORESBOARDED UP.LIKE THIS TARGET IN CONSOLE HILLAND WEST PHILLY.FROM A REOPENING, MANYPHARMACIES REMAIN CLOSED AROUNDTHE RESULT IS SOME PEOPLE AREHAVING TROUBLE GETTINGPRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONSFIRST TO YOUR PHARMACYREGULAR PHARMACY CLOSED, GO TOANOTHER STORE OF THE SAME CHAINTHE HEALTH COMMISSIONER SAIDIF THAT DOESN'T WORK, GETTING APRESCRIPTION FILLED OUTSIDE YOURCHAIN MIGHT BE A LITTLE MOREDIFFICULT BUT THE PENNSYLVANIAPHARMACY ACT DOES ALLOWPHARMACIES TO TRANSFERPRESCRIPTIONS A.A LAST RESORT WOULD BE TO GET ANEW PRESCRIPTION FROM YOURDOCTOR.IT WILL BE INCONVENIENCE,PEOPLE CAN GET MEDICINES STILL.Reporter: THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT HAS A LIST OF OPENPHARMACIES ON ITS WEBSITES ANDSOME ARE OFFERING FREEDELIVERIES.NOW, CVS SAID 400 PHARMACIES IN25 STATES WERE DAMAGED BY THEPROTESTS.CURRENTLY IN PHILADELPHIA, 11LOCATIONS REMAIN CLOSED, CVS