Can I get an online pet prescription?

Can I get an online pet prescription?

If you visit an in-person vet, you can often ask them to send a prescription to an online pet pharmacy such as Chewy.com or 1-800-Pet-Meds to have it filled and delivered to your door. This can sometimes be cheaper than buying directly through your local veterinarian’s office.

How do I get a prescription for pet medication?

A: You have several options when your pet needs a prescription medication:

  1. You can get it from your veterinarian if they keep it in stock.
  2. Your veterinarian can write (or call in) a prescription to a local pharmacy that stocks the medication.

Can I get my pets prescription?

When your pet needs long term or less urgent medication you can buy it from your veterinary practice or you can request a written prescription and buy the medication elsewhere – which often works out cheaper.

Is 1 800mg medicine legit?

1-800-PetMeds is a legitimate and reputable online pharmacy. The company has been verified as an online veterinary pharmacy by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. Some of its customers have complaints, but all its products are affordable and protected by a money-back guarantee.

Can I ask vet for prescription?

How do I get a prescription? You will need to ask your vet. The law changed in 2005 requiring vets to allow their clients to buy medicines from the supplier of their choice. Your vet will be familiar with this procedure and will provide a signed prescription on request.

What is the strongest antibiotic for dogs?

Cephalexin is effective against several infections in dogs, including:

  • Urinary tract (UTI)
  • Skin and soft tissue, such as hotspots and pyoderma.
  • Bone.
  • Respiratory tract.
  • Ear (otitis)

Do Vets have to give you a prescription?

Can my vet refuse to issue a prescription? Legally a vet is obliged, on request, to issue a written prescription for a medicine they would be prepared to sell to you themselves.

Why do vets charge script fees?

Often writing a prescription and charging a small fee is good business for vets because it can be just as, and sometimes more, profitable than selling prescription products themselves, after taking into account cost of stock, wastage, holding costs, labour and all the other costs associated with keeping and dispensing …