About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One day, a little boy walked into the Kaiser Oakland Medical Center Pharmacy and asked the pharmacist for ‘liquid courage.’ The pharmacist looked puzzled until he noticed the empty bottle in the kid’s hand. The pharmacist smiled and reached under the counter, pulling out an old bottle of cough syrup. 'Liquid courage,' he said with a twinkle in his eye, 'is best found in your own medicine cabinet.' The boy grinned sheepishly, took the syrup, and left, leaving behind a satisfied smile on the pharmacist's face.
2. One morning, an elderly gentleman entered the Kaiser Oakland Medical Center Pharmacy. As he approached the counter, the intercom crackled to life with an unusual announcement: ‘Attention, everyone—we’ve run out of Band-Aids in the shape of dinosaurs. Please inform our manager if you require any.’ The pharmacist looked up from his coffee and said, 'Sir, I’m sorry, but that’s been our joke for years.' The old man smiled and replied, 'Ah, well then, I’ll take two boxes of those plain ones!' And so ended another day at Kaiser Oakland Medical Center Pharmacy.
3. A regular customer approached the counter one afternoon and asked the pharmacist with a straight face: ‘Can you please give me some aspirin for my horse?’ The pharmacist raised an eyebrow but replied calmly, 'Sir, I’m afraid we don’t dispense medication for horses here.' A moment of awkward silence followed until a delivery driver chimed in, 'Actually, Doc, that’s why I come here every week!'
4. A delivery driver pulled up to the Kaiser Oakland Medical Center Pharmacy late one night, carrying a mysterious package. As he stepped inside, something unusual caught his eye. Inside, an old pharmacist with a twinkle in his eye asked, ‘Anything for our favorite delivery guy today?’ The driver laughed and replied, ‘Just some aspirin for my sore back.’ The pharmacist winked and said, ‘Take two and call me in the morning!’