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Legislation
Ordering prescriptions with petmeds.co.uk is possible due to legislation passed on 31st October 2005.
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/uksi_20052751_en.pdf
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/uksi_20052745_en.pdf
In summary the changes in legislation
• prevent veterinary practices charging clients for writing a prescription
• states that a client should be offered a prescription which can be taken to any other dispensary
• prevents a vet from increasing the frequency an animal should be examined in order to recoup the reduction in revenue
The legislation was passed following a detailed report by the competition commission started in 2001 concluding in 2003 http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/2003/478vetmeds.htm
This report found a complex monopoly situation involving veterinary surgeons engaged in one or more of the following conducts:
• failing to inform animal owners that they can ask for prescriptions, or discouraging requests for prescriptions, or declining to provide prescriptions on request;
• failure to inform clients of the price of prescriptions prior to dispensing them, or to provide itemised bills; and
• pricing of prescriptions without reflection to their cost of supply, including:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/uksi_20052751_en.pdf
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/uksi_20052745_en.pdf
In summary the changes in legislation
• prevent veterinary practices charging clients for writing a prescription
• states that a client should be offered a prescription which can be taken to any other dispensary
• prevents a vet from increasing the frequency an animal should be examined in order to recoup the reduction in revenue
The legislation was passed following a detailed report by the competition commission started in 2001 concluding in 2003 http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/2003/478vetmeds.htm
This report found a complex monopoly situation involving veterinary surgeons engaged in one or more of the following conducts:
• failing to inform animal owners that they can ask for prescriptions, or discouraging requests for prescriptions, or declining to provide prescriptions on request;
• failure to inform clients of the price of prescriptions prior to dispensing them, or to provide itemised bills; and
• pricing of prescriptions without reflection to their cost of supply, including:
o mark-ups on manufacturers' list prices that take no account of the discounts and rebates they receive from wholesalers and manufacturers, or do not reflect variations in those discounts and rebates; and
o pricing prescriptions to subsidize, to a greater or lesser extent, professional fees.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the supply of prescription medication please contact us.
