Prescriptions
Your vet here at Uplands Way Vets Ltd can supply you with any Prescription Only Medicines, Category V (POM-Vs) your pet may require. Alternatively, they can issue you with a written prescription for a fee of £2.50 so that you can obtain these medicines from another veterinary surgery or pharmacy. Please remember that a written prescription may be inappropriate if your pet is an inpatient or requires immediate treatment.
Veterinary Surgeons are only allowed to prescribe POM-Vs to animals under their care, therefore it is practice policy to reassess all patients requiring repeat prescriptions at least every six months, to ensure they are on the correct type and dose of medication and that it is having no detrimental side effects.
If you would like to collect a repeat prescription, please order in advance so we can have the medication ready for you. We keep most medication in stock, but in certain circumstances we may need to order it directly from the wholesaler. You will be advised if this is the case and asked to give us a weeks notice in order to get the drug in.
You will be informed, on request, of the price of any medicine that might be presribed for your animal. The current prices for the ten POM-Vs most commonly prescribed or supplied from 1st August to 31st October 2008 were:
Meloxicam injection |
5mg/ml |
£4.25/ml |
Propofol injection |
10mg/ml |
£1.29/ml |
Amoxicillin injection |
150mg/ml |
£0.34/ml |
Acepromazine injection |
2mg/ml |
£1.74/ml |
Buprenorphine injection |
0.3mg/ml |
£4.23 |
Pentobarbitol injection |
200mg/ml |
£0.16/ml |
Medetomidine injection |
1mg/ml |
£12.29 |
Atipamezole injection |
1mg/ml |
£18.71/ml |
Meloxicam oral suspension |
1.5mg/ml |
£37.32/100ml |
Cefovecin injection |
80mg/ml |
£19.39/100ml |
Prices are inclusive of Vat @ 17.5%, and may be subject to change. Minimum dispensing fees may apply. Last reviewed 31st October 2008.