Vet Prescription Prices
My Lab recently had to have eye surgery and had it done at an opthamology clinic. I expected the surgery to be expensive but what I didn't expect was the incredible price for very small (0.5 ml) bott...
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Any caring vet should not be opposed to your obtaining medications elsewhere cheaper. I think the vet should be more concerned that the right at home care is administered. Of course, any vet practice has to make money. Stocking and dispensing medications is expensive and a mass marketer obviously could do it cheaper than a small practice. I suspect most pet owners appreciate the convenience of obtaining all medications and instructions at one stop.
In my home state, heart worm preventative is now available from the mass marketer pharmacies as well as flea preventative. They are discovering a profit center in pet medications and are attempting to seize that market from veterinarian practices. If this catches on, veterinarians will have to raise prices for their professional services to compensate for this loss of income.
My Golden Retriever takes two allergy medications daily, and the university vet school where I take her offered the pills at some very expensive rate (a price I don't remember) but offered that I can buy them in bulk without a prescription from a pharmacy. I now buy 100 tablets for $8.00!
In my home state, heart worm preventative is now available from the mass marketer pharmacies as well as flea preventative. They are discovering a profit center in pet medications and are attempting to seize that market from veterinarian practices. If this catches on, veterinarians will have to raise prices for their professional services to compensate for this loss of income.
My Golden Retriever takes two allergy medications daily, and the university vet school where I take her offered the pills at some very expensive rate (a price I don't remember) but offered that I can buy them in bulk without a prescription from a pharmacy. I now buy 100 tablets for $8.00!
