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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Which states require a vet to write a prescription w/o charge???
The states are about evenly split between those that require a script when requested and those that say a vet "should" write one when requested.
There is a cost and a liability involved in writing a prescription. Record keeping, actually writing the script, explaining dose, precautions and possible side effects are involved whether we sell the medication or physically write the script. The potential for litigation due to adverse reactions is there regardless of someone else filling the script. There are "always" interactions (either by phone or fax) with the pharmacist/online pharmacy verifying or checking the script, Often times local pharmacists not familiar with animals, their medication and their doses add a level of complication in getting scripts filled properly.
If there are states that require the script at no cost, I suspect the built in cost has been transferred to the exam/office call fees.
Doug, DVM
The states are about evenly split between those that require a script when requested and those that say a vet "should" write one when requested.
There is a cost and a liability involved in writing a prescription. Record keeping, actually writing the script, explaining dose, precautions and possible side effects are involved whether we sell the medication or physically write the script. The potential for litigation due to adverse reactions is there regardless of someone else filling the script. There are "always" interactions (either by phone or fax) with the pharmacist/online pharmacy verifying or checking the script, Often times local pharmacists not familiar with animals, their medication and their doses add a level of complication in getting scripts filled properly.
If there are states that require the script at no cost, I suspect the built in cost has been transferred to the exam/office call fees.
Doug, DVM
