[PDF] 20240215 - Pharmacy Options Due to Rite Aid Closure in Needles, CA
Pharmacy • Needles, CA
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Pharmacy
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Yelp (Needles Point Pharmacy listing): 5.0 (1 review) (1 review)
- Yelp search results (drugstores near Needles, CA): Walgreens 1.7 (59 reviews); CVS Pharmacy 1.9 (28 reviews); Walmart Supercenter 2.8 (45 reviews); Needles Point Pharmacy 5.0 (1 review)
Patients praise
- Availability of alternative local pharmacy options such as Needles Point Pharmacy after the Rite Aid closure
- Some positive sentiment toward Needles Point Pharmacy on Yelp (high rating despite low review count)
Common complaints
- Rite Aid permanent closure in Needles, CA disrupted pharmacy services
- Prescriptions had to be redirected/transferred to other pharmacies, creating inconvenience and potential access issues
- Residents faced challenges getting certain medications (e.g., Schedule 2) due to distance and transfer/state-line constraints discussed by community members
- Local frustration with the closure/community impact noted in local coverage and discussions
"“Members must contact CVS Health Pharmacy #9309 to request that their prescriptions be filled.”"
— Medi-Cal Rx PDF: Rite Aid Closure in Needles, CA"“On February 6, 2024, Rite Aid closed and transferred ALL prescriptions to CVS Fort Mohave.”"
— City of Needles PDF: Rite Aid Pharmacy Closure Update #4 [Amended]"“This Rite Aid closure is a very bad thing for Needles… I have to drive 1.5-2 hours for a Schedule 2 prescription.”"
— Retail Watchers thread (community discussion)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- What Blue Shield Members Need to Know About Rite Aid Pharmacy Closures | Blue Shield of California | News Center — Jul 30, 2025
- How to transfer your Rite Aid prescriptions after stores closed – NBC New York — Oct 6, 2025
- Rite Aid store closures: list of dates, prescription transfers, timeline - Fast Company — Jul 28, 2025
- What to do when you depended on Rite Aid for your prescriptions — Jul 23, 2025
- Rite Aid in Sacramento CA: When do locations near me close? | Sacramento Bee — Jul 11, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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