price of a vet prescription please?

hi,


last year I bought a years supply of drontal plus tablets (4) and advocate flea treatment ampuoles (12) for £135 from my vets, a special offer.


have looked online and can get the 4 drontals for £6.80 and the 12 advocate for £48 but need a prescription from my vet.
how much are the prescriptions please?
am thinking I could save a bit off last years price.


does anyone else buy this sort of thing online?


thank you, from me and my cheeky JRT
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  • Better_Days
    Better_Days Posts: 2,742 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    My vet charges £7.20 per prescription per pet but it will vary between practices. Just ring up and ask.
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  • Fosterdog
    Fosterdog Posts: 4,948 Forumite
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    Mine is £13, £15 or £19 depending on whether it is with a consult, single script only or repeat script. My girls 180ml of metacam works out at around £30 a time including script cost. At the vets 100ml sells for £50ish so I'm much better off with prescriptions
  • asparagus1968
    asparagus1968 Posts: 1,787 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    thanks to you both for quick replies, :)


    will pop into vets tomorrow, cheers
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  • krlyr
    krlyr Posts: 5,993 Forumite
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    RCVS rules say vets can charge a "reasonable" prescription fee - but do not specify a maximum.

    Mine used to charge £6 which was very fair. It jumped to £12 - presumably with the increase in people requesting them. I still think it's worth getting, as I save more than £12 by ordering the flea medication online, and for that £12 you get a quick consult to check the dog is healthy enough for a prescription (if it hasn't been seen recently by a vet anyway)
  • toejumper
    toejumper Posts: 2,441 Forumite
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    I buy all my pet supplies from http://www.vetuk.co.uk/ drontle and i buy effipro for flee treatment far cheaper than my own vet they charges me £8 each for the effipro and i can buy it fron vetsuk for £11.65 for 4 pipettes, the drontal are £1.70 each.
  • krlyr
    krlyr Posts: 5,993 Forumite
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    I've used VetUK, but I find Animed Direct is often cheaper for Advocate - http://www.animeddirect.co.uk
  • gettingready
    gettingready Posts: 11,330 Forumite
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    all for https://www.animeddirect.co.uk

    fantastic, fast, free delivery and no worry about your order coming with a stamp from China etc - genuine UK pet pharmacy

    pls be careful where you order from, there are few dosgy ones out there
  • toejumper
    toejumper Posts: 2,441 Forumite
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    just taken a look at animeddirect they do seem to be a little cheaper than vetsuk and they do paypal to so might give them a try when i need restocking of my dogs flee and worming care.
  • Katiehound
    Katiehound Posts: 8,115 Forumite
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    If you usually use Drontal Plus then Cestem is a cheaper alternative (same chemical) but made by Ceva. Currently buy 3 get 1 free from Vet Medic- offer may be available from other online pharmacies.
    Starting price (today) is £4.80 for 4 (that includes the free one) and they work out cheaper if you buy in quantity.

    and no scrip needed for these.....
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  • teddysmum
    teddysmum Posts: 9,517 Forumite
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    I'm another Animeds fan.


    My vet charged £7.50, until a few months ago, when they phoned round to see what others were charging and increased to £13 for repeats and even more for a one off or first.


    I mentioned, to the head vet nurse that a fairly new local practice still only charges £7.50 and she said she would mention this to the partners , but I'm not holding my breath for reductions.( It's not worth my changing practice, as though the other is generally cheaper for scripts, vaccinations and consultation, they don't do a Wednesday 20% off for pensioners.)
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