CVS Pharmacy
What does this mean?
Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 14 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.
Get help with (2)
- Refund requestMost new, unopened items can be returned within 60 days with a receipt; CVS.com items can be mailed back after calling Customer Care.
- Item arrived damaged or defectiveCall CVS.com Customer Care for a damaged online order; stores handle in-store items.
Contacts (6)
Phone
- CVS Pharmacy customer service (1-800-SHOP-CVS) for stores, pharmacy, policies and photo
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 AM-7 PM ET; Sat-Sun 10:00 AM-6:30 PM ET; closed major holidays
Use for: Refund request, Item arrived damaged or defective, Unauthorized charge, Billing error, Poor service or broken promise
Source: cvs.com, verified 2026-10-12
- CVS.com Customer Care (online orders, mail returns, PayPal refunds)
Call before mailing back a CVS.com item.
Use for: Refund request, Lost package, Item arrived damaged or defective
Source: cvs.com, verified 2026-10-12
Online tools and accounts
- CVS.com online return policy
Use for: Refund request
Source: cvs.com, verified 2026-10-12
- CVS in-store refund and return policy (PDF)
Use for: Refund request
Source: cvs.com, verified 2026-10-12
- CVS.com and mobile app help
Use for: Lost package, Account access
Source: cvshealth.com, verified 2026-10-12
- CVS Health corporate headquartersCVS Health, 1 CVS Drive, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895
Use for: Poor service or broken promise
Source: cvshealth.com, verified 2026-10-12
Escalation path
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
PhoneCVS Pharmacy customer service (1-800-SHOP-CVS) for stores, pharmacy, policies and photo +1-800-746-7287Supervisor
PhoneCVS Pharmacy customer service (1-800-SHOP-CVS) for stores, pharmacy, policies and photo +1-800-746-7287Written complaint
MailCVS Health corporate headquarters CVS Health, 1 CVS Drive, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895Card or bank dispute
Fair Credit Billing Act billing-error and purchase-dispute rights (Regulation Z)
Electronic Fund Transfer Act error resolution and unauthorized-transfer liability (Regulation E)
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Public complaint
RegulatorBetter Business Bureau
Known blockers
- cvs.com help pages often return HTTP 503 to automated fetches.
Scam warnings
Official domains
cvs.comcvshealth.com
Real links and emails from CVS Pharmacy end in one of these.
CVS Pharmacy will never ask you for
CVS says CVS Pharmacy will never call and ask customers for ordering or purchasing information, and that CVS Health does not ask for personal or financial information by email or text.
Source: cvs.com, verified 2026-10-12
CVS says CVS Health texts customers from short codes, not 10-digit phone numbers.
Source: cvs.com, verified 2026-10-12
Known scams
Calls that spoof a CVS pharmacy's number and ask about refills or orders, or for your driver's license number, Social Security number or insurance information. CVS says to call the pharmacy at the number on CVS.com or on your ExtraCare card.
Source: cvs.com, verified 2026-10-12
Texts and emails that imitate CVS offers, "surprise" rewards, gift cards or survey rewards.
Source: cvs.com, verified 2026-10-12
For the whole industry, read Retail and online shopping — how complaints work.
Verification notes
This entry covers CVS Pharmacy stores and CVS.com retail orders only. Aetna insurance and CVS Caremark pharmacy benefits are separate businesses with their own complaint paths. Prescriptions have separate return rules. The status of the CarePass membership was not confirmed.
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