You can request a written prescription for some of your pet's medication. We can only do this for animals under our care. Written prescriptions may be used to obtain medication from another vet or pharmacy. A written prescription does incur a fee; however, we do offer a reduced price for subsequent items that are requested at the same time for the same pet.
Written prescription fee £27.00
Each additional item: £18.50
As with other repeat prescriptions, your pet may need to see one of our veterinary surgeons for a medication check before we can issue the written prescription. We also ask for three working days’ notice to prepare your written prescription.
Payment is required before your written prescription is handed to you or sent directly to the online pharmacy, please advise us of your choice. If we send them directly to the online pharmacy we will need an email and an order number /account number. We are unable to email written prescriptions directly to clients.
If sending the prescription to the pharmacy please ensure they have the full details to include the signature of the vet.
Refunds cannot be issued on Written Prescriptions once processed.
Written prescriptions can in some circumstances be written for two uses, this will depend on the patient’s medication and interval for further examination.
Written prescriptions are usually valid for 6 months in the case of POM-V medication (unless a shorter period is stated). Written prescriptions for controlled drugs are valid for 28 days (unless a shorter period stated). The prescription will state how many times it can be used – known as repeats.
Written prescriptions for parasite medication can in some cases, be written for a 12 months’ supply but are only valid for 6 months, meaning you must purchase all you need within this 6-month period. Please ask at the time of request.
Medication such as controlled drugs, will be for one use only. The quantity will be restricted to a 28-day prescription at any one time.
The pharmacy will make a separate charge on top of the prescription fee for the cost of the medication.
We advise when sourcing veterinary prescriptions that they are from a VMD accredited retailer. Internet retailers of veterinary medicines can apply to be accredited under the VMD’s Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS).
Retailers who meet the accreditation criteria will be able to display the VMD’s internet retailer logo on their website.
A list of accredited retailers is available at:
https://www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/InternetRetailers/accredited-retailers.aspx
Please be aware that under the UK's VETERINARY MEDICINES REGULATIONS it is illegal for us to use or resell medicines that have left our premises. We regret that this means we cannot accept returned medications (even unopened) except for disposal and, therefore, we cannot offer you any refund of the purchase price.