Congress may soon mandate that DVMs provide a prescription for veterinary drugs they have traditionally dispensed. In this hard-hitting piece, Alice M. Jeromin, RPh, DVM, DACVD, notes critical differences between human and veterinary practices. She urges DVMs to contact their congresspersons to object to the bill.
Source: DVM 360, November 2015, page M1.
The main problem as I see it is that even if there were minimal savings on medications for the owner with this act, the pet is subjected to medication errors, some of which could result in death.
INSIGHTS: As veterinarians write more prescriptions to be filled at locations other than their practices, heeding the 10 tips in this article could save animal lives from potential pharmacy errors. This is good background for all veterinary hospital personnel and sales/marketing individuals in the industry.