The Modern Chemist

I just starting coming to the pharmacy at Modern Chemist in the Fall. I have a serious health condition and I have prescriptions filled every week. I was having the hardest time working with other pharmacys in park slope. Thankfully a friend recommended Modern Chemist. My life has been changed. They are the nicest people. They know me and my son by name. If I have any questions they spend time explaining all my medication.
I have lived in NYC for over 10 years, I have always wanted to find a pleasant pharmacy. Now not only have I found that, I have found people who actually care about me and want to help me feel better.
Par is one of the managers (I think) at the 7^th Ave location, he is the best. One afternoon he called me wondering why I was getting a cream version of my meds filled. My doctors had called in the wrong meds for me! Par my pharmacist is the one who caught his mistake! Start using this pharmacy if you haven’t .
I was walking past the 4^th Ave location with two prescriptions that I was going to fill later, but I wanted a drink so I walked in thinking oh I’ll drop these off and come back later. Ha they filled them in 5 minutes! This pharmacy is the best.

This is my EIGTH year with The Modern Chemist… Carlos is the BEST. believe I was one of Carlos’s first clients, and intend to be with him and now Par and Tiffany forever. Three years ago I moved out to Flatbush by Brooklyn College where there are a plethora of pharmacies, but it was never even a thought that I would switch pharmacies (and I’m on several medicines for many issues, so seems like I am there all the time!) Carlos treated me as though I was his only customer, and bringing Par and Tiffany aboard, due to his great and well-​deserved success and opening of a second store could not have been better choices. I feel well-​cared for and never worry about whether my medicines will interact negatively or not because I know The Modern Chemist is watching out for me. Carlos eve was concerned about a high dosage of a medication a doctor prescribed for me, and before filling it called the doctor personally, so he could understand my illness and why the high dosage was necessary… now that is not only service, but the kind of caring and compassion you get from all the pharmacists there. All who work at The Modern Chemist treat you with so much kindness and it is evident they all are VERY happy working there. As you can tell, after eight years, I could give example after examples as to why I stay with them even having moved so far away, but bottom line… this is THE pharmacy to go to, and who gets so excited about a pharmacy unless they are the BEST!

I have never written a Unilocal review before but I’m so thrilled with The Modern Chemist that here I am.
First– of all the pharmacist so kind. He’s really a nice guy to deal with.
Second — they can add flavoring to kids medications to make it easier for mom to administer. This has been a life saver to me as I’m due for a baby any day and don’t have the strength to battle my four year old bec he doesn’t like the regular taste… (The spider-​man sticker was a nice touch too)
Third– it’s a compounding pharmacy so he can make most medications into suppositories which is great when you are too nauseous to keep down your medication…
My two experiences here have been great so far!

Excellent in every way! The pharmacists are exceptionally professional and consistently provide extraordinary customer service. They have always welcomed me as if I were their most valued customer – with kindness and compassion that is truly above and beyond. They independently and successfully work with the multiple insurance limitations. They have extended waivers on particular fees in challenging situations. All of the amazing reviews posted are surely deserved. I’m quite grateful to have found them.

My doctor called in a prescription and conveniently forgot to mention that it was going to cost me $ 500 since my insurance didn’t cover it. Not only did Modern Chemist call me right away to let me know, but they promised they would call my Doctor & health insurance to get it taken care of. I did absolutely nothing, and a few days later, I got a call that I could pick up my prescription at the end of the week for $ 50. Later, Tiffany did me a solid by switching my prescription to the 4^th Ave location when she realized I’d be picking up another prescription there anyway. A+ customer service.

These guys are the BEST! They fill prescriptions on the spot and quickly. If they don’t have it in stock, they get it — often within hours. They really have the BEST customer service out there. they are not at all like the big chains or even the little ones like Neergaard. I happen to also like Neergaard because they are open all the time but I always bring as much business here as possible. They are the best.

The pharmacists are exceptionally nice. They go out of their way to be helpful. They accept prescriptions via email. They even called me before filling my prescription to make sure I was okay with the cost because my insurance wasn’t covering it. This is the best pharmacy I have ever used. I pass multiple other pharmacies on my way to the Modern Chemist but choose to go out of my way because of their extraordinary customer service.

I LOVE The Modern Chemist. I’ve been to a LOT of pharmacies in Manhattan and Brooklyn and they would all rate a 1 star next to TMC. Carlos, a pharmacist, is one of the most gentle and kind people I’ve ever met. Go here! :)

This place is a breath of fresh air after going to another brand name pharmacy chain on 7^th Ave. The pharmacist is fast, accommodating and friendly. Yeah, some of their shampoo’s are over priced, but that’s not why I go there.
Overall huge improvement over the other competition in the area.

Carlos and his team are knowledgeable, kind and helpful. Always willing to go the extra mile to deal with insurance issues, last minute prescriptions, and anything else that comes up. This shop is a great alternative to the big shops where pharmacists would rather not be bothered. Very glad I found this gem.

If your run-​of-​the-​mill CVS or Walgreen’s can’t make what you need, Carlos is the man. I’d agree with some of the other comments that I wouldn’t necessarily shop at the convenience store itself, but if you need a compounding pharmacist to make your meds, Carlos should be your first and last stop.
A Thomas the Train table for the kids to mess around with while waiting for the Rx doesn’t hurt, either!

A truly knowledgeable compounding pharmacist. Lots of flavors for the kids, great customer service. I’m delighted.

We did not shop the front; just went straight to the pharmacy in the back. He compounded some custom aspirin for us. Super cheap, quick and friendly.

I just don’t recognise the person that the negative reviewers are referring to. Carlos is just an amazing person. Kind, sensitive and super helpful. Always remembers my name and my prescription. The best service I’ve ever had in a pharmacy. No question.

After being pretty blatantly mislead by the pharmacist at a convenient branch of a national pharmacy about the immediate availability of my medication, I visited three independent pharmacies in Manhattan, two indies in Brooklyn, and called the indie in my hometown, and no one could (or would?) fill my prescription. By the time I got to The Modern Chemist, I almost didn’t go in – why bother? Fifteen minutes later, I walked out with a full prescription and a tucked into a complementary Modern Chemist tote bag. «I’ve handed that prescription over and had it handed back about six times today,» I told the pharmacist. «That’s six times too many,» he said. He made one phone call to verify my scrip and that was that.
I’m leaving off one star a) I don’t think I’d do other shopping here. The retail selection is limited and the prices high, though they do seem to carry some high end salon brands that might be somewhat exclusive; and b) Their hours are limited, especially on the weekend, so plan ahead.

An unbelievable experience– in the worst way. Carlos lost my prescription, told me to come back, I came back 3 separate times and each time he said «oh. right, I was supposed to find it» with this bizarrely smug/​joke-​y attitude. I appreciate that he was trying to be nice, but it was a huge inconvenience for me to return 3 times and his attitude – this weird playfulness, was really annoying.
Then he had the balls to call me, not once, but TWICE at my work, telling the person who answered that it was «Carlos, from the pharmacy». I really am not an uptight person, but… maybe I don’t need my coworkers to know that I’m on any kind of medication? After the two phone calls, I was pissed, let me tell you.
THEN!!! He came into my work (I’m a waiter) with his family and some friends and had the seemingly insane nerve to say, «Oh hey, I finally found your prescription» in front of everyone. (Mind you, he found my prescription literally 2 months after I had dropped it off and he never filled it).
I don’t have health insurance, so I had to pay out of pocket to see my doctor again and get ANOTHER prescription to replace the one that had been lost.
So in summary, losing a prescription with absolutely NO regard for patient privacy. I literally cannot believe this experience I had. I mean, I could have/​maybe should have reported him for all of this.

Knows my name! Remembers me! Is awesome! All that a local pharmacy should be, and more. Also does compounding for children and pet meds !

I have never written a Unilocal review before but have thought to myself on more than one occasion that if anyone deserves a glowing review, it is Carlos at Modern Chemist. Carlos has time and again gone above and beyond, both for myself and my family, as well as for the patients I have referred to his pharmacy.
Having a local, stand-​alone pharmacy makes all of the difference in the world. I have nothing but the highest praises for this pharmacy. I encourage anyone in the area looking for a pharmacy to send your business here. I swear, no affiliation!

PHARMACIST CARLOS IS AMAZING. The chain pharmacies in BK and the city are the worst. I’ve had pharmacists rush me out, give me the wrong meds, shout my personal prescription information across the store, and make me wait hours to fill something in stock. None of that happens here. None.
Modern Chemist’s pharmacist Carols is amazing. I’ve never felt comfortable asking a pharmacist questions (seriously do you want to talk to the pharmacists at Rite Aid down the street?), but I ask him things, he is really helpful. Even when I’m not getting a prescription, I get his advice on OTCs. He totally remembers me, treats me like a person and a neighbor. He’s filled things in 10 minutes that Rite Aid down the street told me would take 2 – 3 hours to fill. Unless he has to get it shipped, it’s filled in 15 minutes or less.
I needed a scrip filled, transferred from a different pharmacy, and I think maybe even expired. I couldn’t even remember any info about old Dr. had originally filled it — address, etc. Carlos took it all in stride, and got my script filled in a few hours.
I can’t recommend this pharmacy enough!!! The rest of the store is fine, some of the stuff (soap, etc.) is kinda pricey, but it’s Park Slope, so yeah. Transfer all your scrips here, really.

Carlos, the pharmacist, is one of the nicest, most helpful people I’ve ever met. I’m from Michigan, and Carlos spent weeks dealing with my insurance company to try to get everything squared away. In the meantime, he gave me my prescriptions for free so that I wouldn’t go without or have to try another pharmacy. When my insurance finally went through, I paid him for my backlogged months. Beyond this amazing response to my debacle, Carlos remembers my name, asks me about school and work, knows what I need when I go in, and was so sweet when I went in with a sinus infection and a prescription for a Z-​Pack – giving me recommendations for additional things that would make me feel better faster.
If you have any prescription issues you need taken care of, or just want someone sweet to fill your prescriptions, Carlos is the guy.