Phoebe
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I'm trying to help my elderly neighbours as they are spending a fortune at the vets at the moment. They have a lovely old Cavalier called Bertie who is now in his thirteenth year and they wouldn't hesitate to go without or really struggle, in order to ensure that Bertie gets his meds. I would just like to enable them if possible to get cheaper prescription meds so that they are better able to cope.
Can anyone answer my questions please regarding prescription medication.
Am I right in thinking that if your vet prescribes something, you can ask for the prescription and take the script away with you rather than automatically buying the medication from your vet?
Are vets really "off" with you when you do this?
Even though you have to pay for the script and then pay for the meds from the online pharmacy, does it still work out considerably cheaper?
Would your vet allow you to have a repeat prescription for meds that may be required regularly, eg - a script that could be used several times over, if so, do you just send a photocopy or scanned copy of the script to the online pharmacy?
Is it really a straightforward process, as I don't want to encourage them to do this, only for the whole thing to become incredibly complicated and backfire on them.
Our neighbours have been very kind to us in the past and if I could help them with something like this, it would mean a lot to me as well as them.
Can anyone suggest any UK online pharmacies of which they have personal experience and would recommend and maybe any that should be avoided (hope it's ok to request this)
Thanks, Phoebe's mum
Can anyone answer my questions please regarding prescription medication.
Am I right in thinking that if your vet prescribes something, you can ask for the prescription and take the script away with you rather than automatically buying the medication from your vet?
Are vets really "off" with you when you do this?
Even though you have to pay for the script and then pay for the meds from the online pharmacy, does it still work out considerably cheaper?
Would your vet allow you to have a repeat prescription for meds that may be required regularly, eg - a script that could be used several times over, if so, do you just send a photocopy or scanned copy of the script to the online pharmacy?
Is it really a straightforward process, as I don't want to encourage them to do this, only for the whole thing to become incredibly complicated and backfire on them.
Our neighbours have been very kind to us in the past and if I could help them with something like this, it would mean a lot to me as well as them.
Can anyone suggest any UK online pharmacies of which they have personal experience and would recommend and maybe any that should be avoided (hope it's ok to request this)
Thanks, Phoebe's mum