Vet prescription

My dog is required to start on some expensive medication for her heart
condition, and I have found them on the Internet MUCH cheaper than what
the vet is selling them to me at. I am in the UK.

I told my vet I would rather buy these on the Internet and could she
write me a prescription. After a lot of debate with her assistant, they
said they would have to get back to me because they don't think they are
allowed to write me a prescription and if they did, they might have to
charge me about £7 or £8. I had asked a while back for another reason and
was told by another employee at the vets that it would only cost £5 for a
prescription and it wouldn't be a problem.

Is writing a prescription a common thing for you to get your pet's
medication elsewhere and how much should the vet charge? Also, if they
give you a prescription, for how long would the medication last? Ie would
I have to pay for another prescription again in another 2 weeks.

Are there any websites you can recommend? I have so far found
http://www.hyperdrug.com and http://www.hyperdrug.com.

My dog also takes the following (with charges by the vet)

Frusemide 20mg ½ in morning and ¼ at night

Vetmedin 1.25mg capusles twice a day (around £14 for 28)
Fortekor 2.5mg once a day (around £6 for 14)

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FJDx	Vet prescription My dog is required to start on some expensive medication for her heart condition, and I have found them on the Internet MUCH cheaper than what the vet is selling them to me at. I am in the UK. I told my vet I would rather buy these on the Internet and could she write me a prescription. After a lot of debate with her assistant, they said they would have to get back to me because they don't think they are allowed to write me a prescription and if they did, they might have to charge me about £7 or £8. I had asked a while back for another reason and was told by another employee at the vets that it would only cost £5 for a prescription and it wouldn't be a problem. Is writing a prescription a common thing for you to get your pet's medication elsewhere and how much should the vet charge? Also, if they give you a prescription, for how long would the medication last? Ie would I have to pay for another prescription again in another 2 weeks. Are there any websites you can recommend? I have so far found http://www.hyperdrug.com and http://www.hyperdrug.com. My dog also takes the following (with charges by the vet) Frusemide 20mg ½ in morning and ¼ at night Vetmedin 1.25mg capusles twice a day (around £14 for 28) Fortekor 2.5mg once a day (around £6 for 14)