Pet Medication Online

www.medicanimal.com is a brilliant place to get medication online. They do require your vet to fill in a form but your vet is obliged to do so. Their prices are brilliant compared to vet practices and they deliver quickly.

babo9 wrote: »

Hi Guys,
Does anyone get their pet meds online?
My dog is quite old now and she's on a fair bit of medication(which is helping a lot:)), it's quite expensive, almost €200 a month...I've found all the same stuff online for half the price, viovet.co.uk is the cheapest I've found.

Does anyone get their's online? I know you need a prescription from your vet. Anyone have problems getting the prescription? I know in the uk it's the law you must provide one as a vet, not sure here or whether they charge for one etc.

I'm kinda nervous about saying to the vet, I guess I'm paranoid they might freak out I'm taking my business elsewhere but it's either that or no meds...suppose if they're in it for the animals they shouldn't mind but still...

Explain it to your vet, I bet they will have no problem writing it for you. My dogs are insured, but their medicine is soooo expensive :eek: I order wormers & flea treatments all the time ( I have ordered from petmeds, violet, medicanimal, nutrecare) and tell my vet! I also get my dog food online and he said that it was a great price and good for me just make sure wherever you order from actually asks for a perscription and I would pay by PayPal! Oh and it might be cheaper to deliver using parcel motel.

darklordsbane wrote: »

I have the same problem as you guys
Vet says they are legally not allowed to give prescriptions to buy online, I don't believe them the Metacam I need for our dog for the rest of his life, is 1/3rd of the price from the UK even after allowing currency and delivery,
If this is true does anyone know a vet up north who I could go to I live in county Wicklow so the east coast of Northern Ireland would be grand
as always any help greatly appreciated
Regards
D

http://results.chemistdirect.co.uk/search?w=metacam
Dont know how these prices compare but their service for over the counter "human" medication is very good

maggiepip wrote: »

I dont think your vet is correct. Unless something has changed recently I was told a while back, by my vet, that they were legally obliged to issue perscriptions if requested. Where you then get the medication is up to you. So I would question your vet on that one.

Just to add, I think the issue actually might be that vets cant "knowingly" write a perscription if they know of your intention to purchase online, as in outside of Ireland. But if you simply request a perscription they must give it to you.

mikehn wrote: »

http://results.chemistdirect.co.uk/search?w=metacam
Dont know how these prices compare but their service for over the counter "human" medication is very good

Thanks for all the replies
I can get the Metacam 180ml for £24.99 including delivery so about €30, it's €93 in my vets for the same amount, Chemistdireect is £42 plus delivery
so I think I will hassle my vet some more
thanks all I will post back with results

darklordsbane wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies
I can get the Metacam 180ml for £24.99 including delivery so about €30, it's €93 in my vets for the same amount, Chemistdireect is £42 plus delivery
so I think I will hassle my vet some more
thanks all I will post back with results

Don't forget there are lots of generic versions of meloxicam, you may be able to halve that price again.

OP check out http:www.vet-medic.com I recently ordered wormers and spot on treatments, I used parcel motel and it worked out the cheapest.

darklordsbane wrote: »

Thanks
vet-medic.com is the cheapest £16.99 for 180ml still need to get a prescription though

Just parcel motel as they have crazy crazy delivery to Ireland but free to uk I think. (I got free p and p). I paid by PayPal too do you need to put address on prescription? If so get vet to use your parcel motel address

Lizard_Moon wrote: »

A prescription is a legal document. Deliberately writing anything on it that is untrue is fraud and could get the vet struck off, at the very least.

I am a vet and hate how some people routinely want us to lie in letters and certificates. If you want to commit fraud don't ask me and then I won't have to annoy you by refusing.

Don't worry lizard_moon I won't ask you....all my pets are insured I pay the overpriced price here when they are a fraction of the cost in the uk. If they were not insured it would be a different story. Thanks though for pointing out about address as the OP can cross that site off their list

tk123 wrote: »

+1 Also the PM address is paid for right? So it's "legally" a valid addresses to use. I get more post to work and PM than my house :pac:

I would of thought so as everyone gets there own PM ID. As lizard_moon is a vet I am sure they are not jumping for joy over the concept of people ordering meds online as I guess there is a healthy profit on meds.

I'm looking to source medication for my dog on-line (due to price), however my vet is saying he cannot provide a prescription as it's illegal for him to do so.

Is this correct?, and if so is there any way around this.

Bluefrog wrote: »

Question is though, why is there such a huge price disparity? If only for the sake of doing what they can to ensure as few animals as possible are denied meds on the basis of cost, I would see the vets having an ethical obligation which it seems until now they have been reluctant to embrace to push for fairer pricing despite how quick they are to warn us about the perils of buying online and as here, protecting their own position.

I'm starting to wonder if we need a pet owners advocacy group in Ireland to push for fairer treatment for our animals and ourselves.

I think you'll find the same disparity in any medication though - not just medications for animals? Example - I bought 10 inhalers in Spain for the price of one here a few months ago

Bluefrog wrote: »

Question is though, why is there such a huge price disparity? If only for the sake of doing what they can to ensure as few animals as possible are denied meds on the basis of cost, I would see the vets having an ethical obligation which it seems until now they have been reluctant to embrace to push for fairer pricing despite how quick they are to warn us about the perils of buying online and as here, protecting their own position.

I'm starting to wonder if we need a pet owners advocacy group in Ireland to push for fairer treatment for our animals and ourselves.

Surely people realise the difference in cost to a business, stocking products, as a shop or a pharmacy does and businesses who operate as an online only outlet, for one specific line of product?

Sure, vets have an obligation to stock a certain number of medications, products, brands, generics, just to offer treatment (and that they need for their own use as well) That comes under duty of care.

However, many vets are stocking far and above what they need to stock (such as, up to ten different classes, grades and brands of NSAIDs of varying price ranges, for arthritis) that all, essentially, do the same job. So they can offer choice to their customers. And often choice is also about the quality of treatment.

You can buy 'generic' forms of ACE inhibitors for a 1/3 of the cost of what Fortekor costs, but there is some difference in how the drug is metabolised, that can effect the length of life expectancy.

If you want the cheapest meds, and the cheapest service, go to a cut cost clinic or the blue cross.
Of course some clinics presenting themselves as high standard are only providing cut cost treatment, but that's for the consumer to sort out.

You can be a client, and require treatment under duty of care (and cheap meds) but don't forget that veterinary is a business and many clients of vet practices are also just custom.

If you walk into a veterinary clinic, as opposed to buying online, there are paid staff who can explain to you what your options are, price range, differences.

It can take a lot of time to advise and 'try out' different drug regimes to suit the clients needs and budget.

Its all very well, dispensing the cheapest generic form of a drug to everyone, as standard.... but if the tablet is an awkward size and has to be divided up into thirds by a elderly person with arthritic fingers.... they might be better if they can afford it, or they might prefer buying the slightly more expensive tablet that comes in convenient sizes.

I went to a new vet recently who without prompting, gave me the option of buying the tablets they had in stock (which were cheapest) or giving me a prescription for the pharmacy for the liquid form. The vet rang the pharmacy ahead of time to see if they had it in stock and how much it was, and gave me my options, and that's the service I pay for.

It was slightly more expensive to buy the liquid from pharmacy, but it will cause less stress to my cat to give him the liquid form. (stress aggravates his condition, which is why the vet thought ahead)

Not all pet owners want to cut costs, when it comes to vet care for my pets, money does not come into it.

If your vet isn't doing this, or providing a service like this (options) you need a new vet.


Generics aside, drugs have to be stored correctly, handled correctly, disposed of, used within their expiry etc, and counted out, packaged appropriately. There is paperwork involved too.

You order yourself online, you do the legwork. (filling in details, deciding how much you need for how long etc)

You ring a vet practice and ask for a repeat presc for fluffy, they do the legwork, and its checked by a real person. Ie; Fluffy has been on that dosage for 6 months, maybe its time for a re-evaluation. Fluffy has been doing well on that new drug, maybe we can try this slightly cheaper version now and see if we can reduce costs. Oops, that medicine contraindicates that medicine!