/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/97462 Online veterinary pharmacy Vet-Medic has announced the results of a survey which showed that veterinary practices are charging pet owners 100% more than online pharmacies for well-known drugs. The survey compared the prices charged by veterinary practicesen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/97462Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:49:48 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:e50eddb3-fde8-40eb-8edd-5e9563fbd051Sal the 1st0<p>and &nbsp;as an example the price of opptimune at £23.86 &nbsp;is cheaper than we can buy it from our wholesalers - so would be interested to know where this is being sourced, at what price, and what sort of markup is being made on it?</p> <img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=97462&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/97462Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:45:02 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:e50eddb3-fde8-40eb-8edd-5e9563fbd051Sal the 1st0<p>at the end of the day the internet pharmacies still need a vet to examine, diagnose and decide on the course of treatment for an animal before signing a prescription. Internet pharmacies dont have the same overheads, they dont have the same investment in staff, equipment and buildings and they are able to source drugs at well below the cost of most practices. If practices struggle to survive in the long term it could result in fewer practices, fewer places for owners to take sick animals for treatment and fewer vets to sign prescriptions and further to that fewer internet sales.</p> <p>So, Vet-Medic and others -I feel it is pretty foolish to bite the hand that feeds.</p> <img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=97462&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">