How Much is That Pet Drug in the Window?
A guide to the rapidly changing world of veterinary drug prescribing.
I hear it all the time: Pet owners grousing that their vets are ripping them off with high prescription drugs prices, and veterinarians worrying that the shift to Internet and chain pharmacy use by their clients is threatening their ability both to survive economically and to protect their patients’ health.
Ten years ago, while a doctor handed patients a prescription to take to the drugstore, a veterinarian sold drugs for pets directly. But things are different now. “I write prescriptions left and right. I must have written five prescriptions today,” Florida veterinarian Dr. Patty Khuly told me. “That never used to happen.”
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