Walgreens in Saranac Lake is seen here Nov. 22. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)

SARANAC LAKE — The pharmacy counter inside the Saranac Lake Walgreens is closing indefinitely starting on Dec. 2 and people will need to drive to the chain’s location in Lake Placid to pick up prescriptions with the company for the time being.

A sign on the front door of the shop says the closure is due to a “staffing shortage” and that they are searching for more staff to fill the gap.

Managers and staff at the store said on Friday that they cannot speak to the press about the details. Messages to Walgreens’ corporate media contacts were not answered by deadline.

The sign on the door says the Saranac Lake and Lake Placid stores share a central profile system, so medication scripts can be pulled over to that location by Lake Placid staff when they are contacted. The Lake Placid store’s number is 518-523-5305.

“We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause,” the sign reads.

If a medication is a controlled substance, the sign says people should speak with their doctors to have the script sent to the Lake Placid Walgreens.