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Prescription Fee £24

Prescription request

Routine prescription requests will be processed within 48 hours of receipt ( within normal office hours ). Prescriptions placed over the weekend will be processed the next working day. If you require a prescription to be processed within 24 hrs please call the practice directly ( additional fees apply )
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Prescription request - Prescription Fee £24

Routine prescription requests will be processed within 48 hours of receipt ( within normal office hours ). Prescriptions placed over the weekend will be processed the next working day. If you require a prescription to be processed within 24 hrs please call the practice directly ( additional fees apply )
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Horse Details

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Medication details

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Please be aware we are unable to dispense any medication to any animal without a passport being seen & its details being recorded.
If postage is required in order to redeem a prescription please allow time for our internal prescription processing and the postal service

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Prescriptions

What does this mean when my horse needs medication?

All horses require a physical examination before any medication is dispensed

Ongoing medication requires us to see an animal every 6 months in order to continue dispensing the medication. This means we have to see the animal for the condition the medication is being dispensed for.

At Farr and Pursey we understand the financial implications of repeat examinations – therefore we have a reduced “medication review fee” in order mitigate the requirements of both the owner and ourselves.

Prescriptions are only valid 28 days from the date they are signed and medication can only be prescribed for a maximum of 6 months. After this time we would need to see the animal in order to continuing providing a written prescription.

Some medication depends on blood results – therefore if the medication your horse requires falls into this category we must also perform the blood test to check the levels are correct before re-issuing a prescription or dispensing more medication.

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Dispensing medication

Within the UK there is clear legislation with regards to dispensing veterinary medication and writing prescriptions.

To break everything down in the most succinct fashion medication is split into various categories based on their legal status and how they can be dispensed, impacting who can prescribe, supply, and purchase them:

Prescription Only Medicine – Veterinarian (POM-V)
Prescription Only Medicine – Veterinarian, Pharmacist, Suitably Qualified Person (POM-VPS)
Non-Food Animal – Veterinarian, Pharmacist, Suitably Qualified Person (NFA-VPS)
Authorised Veterinary Medicine – General Sales List (AVM-GSL)
The vast majority of the medication that is dispensed and prescribed within the practice falls into the POM-V category. On the back of the medications packet you will find these acronyms if they are licensed for horse use, making you aware of their category.

In order to dispense any POM-V medication the legalisation is clear. All animals require a physical examination before the medication is prescribed – this is a legal requirement within the UK and all Veterinary Surgeons must conform to this ( details of the specific legislation can be found listed in the links below ). This means every time a horse is prescribed either antibiotics or pain killers for any condition it requires an examination. This legislation is not new and has been law for many years.

in order to reduce the financial burden to clients whilst ensuring we meet our legal obligations. Prescriptions are only valid for 6 months from the date they are signed; after this time pharmacies will not be able to dispense against the prescription Therefore any continued dispensing after this date requires the animal to be seen for POM-V medication.

Certain drugs, known as controlled drugs, are under stricter regulations which prohibit us being able to write a prescription for more than 30 days worth of medication. In these instances we are not able to write any repeats on the prescription.

There are differences for POM-VPS, NFA-VPS and AVM-GSL products.