Post by BusyBee on Nov 12, 2024 20:13:12 GMT
Last February, the vet gave me a prescription for 12 months worth of flea tablets for my dog. I was getting them 3 months at a time to spread the cost and the place where I Was getting them from kept a copy of the prescription on my file. Got last lot luckily just before August, because when I went to order the last lot of 3 months, they replied the prescription expired last August as legally they can only honour prescriptions for 6 months after they have been signed by the vet. If I had known this I would have got the remainder just before the 6 months was up in August.
So any, emailed the vet and explained all this and at first she said would do a prescription for 3 months. Then changed her mind and said she cant do this as the prescription was for a year.
Now among the info the online prescription company sent me explaining that they can only legally dispense medication within 6 months of a prescription being signed, there was this sentence
"Where a written prescription includes a repeat, as long as the first dispense takes place during the validity period, the rest of the prescription may be dispensed outside of the validity period".
I take this to mean that I first put in an order within the 6 months, so the rest of the prescription should still be valid. I think the not being able to use for 6 months means you cannot use for first order.
Anyone agree, as fed up of going between vet and online prescription company.
I agree with you on the wording but I got caught out last year (same thing). I usually buy 2x 6 months and missed it by a week so as we rarely have problems over Winter I used spot on 3 or 4 times instead. This year I have bought both lots but will not use them over Winter then restart next April so we don't need a prescription next year. Now it's happened it might save you in the long run 🤷🏻♀️
