Prescription medications
What is a prescription medication? Medicines are placed on the market upon authorization from Swissmedic, which then divides them into different discount categories. A: Discount on non-renewable veterinary prescriptionB: Discount on veterinary prescriptionD: Discount on specialist adviceE: Discount without specialist advice If you are followed by us, the veterinarian will make the prescription and we can deliver the medication to you. If you are not followed by us or the disease was diagnosed in another practice, we will ask you for a prescription or an evaluation of the file by the veterinarian. If you want a medication subject to prescription but we do not have one, a consultation or tele-consultation will be offered to you with the veterinarian in order to study your request. What information should appear on the prescription? date of prescription name, active substance animal species and its name prescribed dosage or number of cans and pack size withdrawal time (only for food-producing species, even if it is 0) full name and contact details of the pet's owner full name, contact details and number of the veterinarian signature or similar electronic form of identification of the veterinarian Can a prescription medication be ordered multiple times with one prescription? Whether you can order a veterinary medicine more than once with your prescription depends on the type of prescription and the veterinary medicine. A veterinarian can write a prescription per box, but he can also write a renewal prescription, for example.