Prescription Medicines

We try to keep medicine costs down.

You usually receive POM drugs (=prescription-only-medicines) when a pet is treated with us. These can only be prescribed by a Vet, but may be supplied  by a Pharmacist, if you have a prescription. We can provide you with one if requested. Remeber that you will be charged a dispensing fee if you go to a Pharmacist.

For treating animals, Vets or Pharmacists are only allowed, by Law, to prescribe POMs which are LICENSED for animal use. Most of these are more expensive than a human eqivalent, but it is illegal for anyone to use an unlicensed drug, if there is a licensed Veterinary equivalent available. Our hands are tied on this matter, but we do try to choose the most economic way of buying licensed medicines so we can pass on the saving to you. We used to use some human eqivalents and so keep costs down for you, but it is now a criminal offence for us to do this, so we can only use more expensive versions which are licensed for animals.

If you see someone using a drug which is NOT licensed for animals, you should report this by contacting the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) - ::CLICK HERE or write to this address:
National Office of Animal Health
3 Crossfield Chambers
Gladbeck Way
Enfield
EN2 7HF
United Kingdom