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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The American Veterinary Medical Association's Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics says that vets should write prescriptions when requested to do so by a client.
Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics of the AVMA
In addition, some state laws require vets to write a prescription w/o charge when requested.
In other words, this isn't something that should be left up to individual vets to decide. Given what their ethics statement says, I would not stay with a vet who refused to write a prescription if I requested it, or who tried to charge me for writing a prescription.
(This, of course, pertains only to vets in the U.S. Canadian law and veterinary association ethics may be different.)
Veterinarians should honor a clients request for a prescription in lieu of dispensing.
Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics of the AVMA
In addition, some state laws require vets to write a prescription w/o charge when requested.
In other words, this isn't something that should be left up to individual vets to decide. Given what their ethics statement says, I would not stay with a vet who refused to write a prescription if I requested it, or who tried to charge me for writing a prescription.
(This, of course, pertains only to vets in the U.S. Canadian law and veterinary association ethics may be different.)
