There will no longer be a 24-hour pharmacy in the Reno-Sparks area causing patients and medical professionals to make necessary adjustments.
The Walgreens on 750 North Virginia St. over Interstate 80 will no longer stay open overnight.
The company is telling customers with a flyer that says the new hours start on February 22.
"That's always the biggest thing about Reno, it's 24-hour service, it's fading off," said Cassie Kaden.
She and her boyfriend said they just needed the late-night service for a medical emergency.
"I don't think everything should be 24 hours but you should have options," said Ethan Wray.
Reno is a 24-hour town and many people have used this overnight service. This specific Walgreens location just south of UNR has had the only 24-hour pharmacy in the area.
"I think it would be detrimental... (if people) would have an an urgency that they would have to wait for, for eight hours," said Becky Scott .
A spokeswoman for Walgreens would only confirm the pharmacy is changing hours starting February 22. Samantha Stansberry said the reason for the change is "due to an operational decision" and had "no further comment."
The Nevada Pharmacy Board says with the lack of 24-hour pharmacies, the state requirements will be suspended and the state will allow hospitals to be more lenient with prescriptions when discharging patients.
"So if there's not a retail pharmacy that's open in the community, ER doctors have the ability to dispense medication for patients for their immediate needs," said Adam Porath, Renown pharmacist.
Renown has three pharmacies open to the public. They also dispense prescriptions for their patients. Hospital physicians will likely dispense just enough medication for people discharged overnight to get to a pharmacy during the day.
"So the amount of scripts that actually need to get filled overnight from 10 p.m. to 8 in the morning is probably going to be very minimal," said Porath.
Reno is a 24-hour town, but not everything is as accommodating.
"It sucks for people who use the pharmacy later. Yeah, kind of inconvenient to have the only one shut down," said Ashely Marlow,