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Meraline t1_izp6c4p wrote

Reply to comment by Diplodocus114 in An experimental cancer drug extends median survial time in dogs with cancer and may provide additional info/options for human cancer treatment. by Sariel007

???? My vet has written out prescriptions for my dog that Walgreens has filled out and given me.

This is valium, btw.

Your pharmacy was shit.

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tessomilker t1_izp8aht wrote

They might mean that vets are legally obligated to prescribe an on-label veterinary specific medication if it’s available (e.g. Clavulox which is specifically for animals instead of Augmentin). For many medications (Valium included) there isn’t a veterinary alternative, so you can get the generic from a human pharmacy and use it off-label. Source: am a vet.

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Meraline t1_izp96eh wrote

Okay so OC was half right, then! Today I learned

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Ehtacs t1_izp8ods wrote

Ditto. After a conveniently timed checkup at the vet, they prescribed some Trazodone for my mutt for July 4th. Script filled by Walgreens and "Dog" was the middle name of the patient. I chatted with the pharmacist and she said it wasn't unusual especially at that time of year... And it was like $7 for like 15 doses.

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ca1ibos t1_izs4r0g wrote

My Westie has been prescribed Xanax for Halloween……and the tiny little fecker acts like its nothing whereas the exact same dose (that i’ve been prescribed in the past) can and does have me starting to stagger and slur my words and want to go to sleep.

Seeing as they were a waste of time for Dexter and spending the night in the TV room with the volume up and all doors closed works better for his fireworks anxiety, well it meant I had an emergency stash of xanax for myself that I didn’t need to pay a €60 GP visit fee to get for myself.

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sabrtoothlion t1_izp8tcz wrote

Or your prescription was more expensive coming from a vet than it would be coming from a doctor. Or it is a generic drug and the other drug isn't yet due to patents

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