Internet pharmacies refer to online platforms where individuals can order prescription medications and other healthcare products directly via the internet.
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These state - licensed
Internet pharmacy services work directly with the veterinarian, require that a prescription be written by the veterinarian, and support the veterinarian - client - patient relationship.
* Disclaimer regarding
other internet pharmacies * We have been advised not to authorize requests directly from other online pharmacies.
Consumers should be cautious when buying pet drugs online and should not
let Internet pharmacies evaluate their pets.
Many pet owners haven't seen improvement in their disposable income in awhile, new - client visits have declined and
internet pharmacies pose increased competition.
One of the world's largest couriers has been accused of conspiring to deliver prescription drugs on behalf of
illegal Internet pharmacies.
* We GUARANTEE our products, unlike most internet pharmacies!!!
Each of these factors — risks associated
with Internet pharmacies, challenges with compounding and increasing attention to medications used by trainers — highlight the importance of making appropriate choices for equine pharmaceuticals.
And, because our online store is Veterinary -
Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites accredited through the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, you can rest assured that the products you receive will be authentic and held to the same high standard of quality that you expect and receive right within Minnesota Veterinary Hospital!
In addition to following Federal and State licensing and inspection requirements, in 2009, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) created a voluntary accreditation program called Vet - VIPPS (Veterinary - Verified
Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites).
Most drug manufacturers will not supply the majority
of internet pharmacies, so the source of the medications is called into question and any medication guarantees will not be honored if purchased from an unauthorized source.
Ask your veterinary hospital if it uses
an Internet pharmacy service.
* Animals who receive services through
our internet pharmacy, a separate database from our main computer system.
The veterinarian sets the prices (within certain parameters), but the company sets up
the internet pharmacy website for that veterinary practice and handles all of the back - end and front - end inventory, shipping and billing.
In addition, Baus said that a horse owner should be able to ask his or her veterinarian about the choice of
an internet pharmacy without feeling pressure to purchase from the veterinarian.
Check if your veterinarian uses
an internet pharmacy service.
Ask your veterinarian questions like, «Do you trust
the internet pharmacy site?»
We are aware that some of our companion animal prescription products, specifically well - known brands such as RIMADYL, CLAVAMOX and REVOLUTION, are being diverted outside the veterinary channel for resale by unauthorized retail outlets, including big box retail and
internet pharmacies.
Internet pharmacies are a key component of the emergent ethic of do - it - yourself medicine, wherein certain online - based pharmacies aggressively solicit business, and thereby invert the appropriate order of events leading to procuring a drug prescription, and undermining the necessity of proper veterinary medical care.
Even if you submit an Rx from your veterinarian to one of
these Internet pharmacies, the reality is that the most commonly prescribed drugs — including Gastrogard, Prascend, Sucromate, Adequan, Legend, and Osphos — are the same drugs that are most often illegally copycatted.
Yet, as troublesome as these issues described above are, another issue exists with the potential for much more harm:
Internet pharmacies that intentionally or inadvertently obtain medications that are not FDA approved.
There is also a voluntary accreditation program of the National Association of Boards, the Veterinary - Verified
Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites, that gives a seal of approval to pharmacies that follow federal and state licensing and inspection requirements, protect patient confidentiality, offer quality assurance and validate prescription orders.
1, No. 1 iii Thomas, Katie, Deaths of Polo Horses Highlight Practices of Disputed Pharmacies (April 30, 2009), New York Times iv Scollay, Mary, DVM, and Cowles, R. Reynolds, DVM, Ethics:
Internet pharmacies and the current methods of providing prescription medications to clients (February 2013), Equine Veterinary Education, page 111 v Loyle, Donna, Feds looking to change the game on compounding (August 21, 2015), DVM360 Magazine vi What's the Best Treatment?
Moreover, just because a «compounded version» is available at
an Internet pharmacy or a tack shop does not mean that it, (1) truly contains the same drug, (2) is safe and / or effective, or (3) is legal.
If you decide to use
an Internet pharmacy, the best route is to ask your veterinarian to recommend one.
In most cases, the veterinary drug manufacturer will stand behind its medication should an adverse event occur, something that may not be guaranteed if the medication is purchased from a source other than your veterinarian, such as
an internet pharmacy.