How to Find the Best Prices for Dog Medications

Pet medications can often be quite expensive products however, they are very important for our canine companions in order for allowing them to live healthy and happy. While your vet's office is always well stocked with pet medications, at times, it is wise to shop around for alternative prices,especially when dealing with the most pricey medications. If the medication does not need to be given right away, and if the dog's condition is not that urgent, a good place to start looking around are the many online pet pharmacies. 

Online pet pharmacies appear to have grown quite extensively over the Internet. These pharmacies rely on mail order, meaning that your vet's prescription will have to be faxed or mailed to them, and then your pet's prescription can be filled and mailed to your home address or your vet's office. Prices can therefore be compared between one pet pharmacy and another, so to find the best deals. Following is a list of the most popular pet pharmacies with a reputation of offering lower prices. 

•1800 PetMeds

Perhaps this is the most popular online pharmacy for pets. They offer only U.S. FDA/EPA approved pet medications and shipping is free for all orders above a certain price. There are often sales going on featuring discounted medications,treats, toys and other pet related supplies. 1800 Petmeds is a business approved by the Better Business Bureau which also offers a VeriSign SSSL certificate, meaning your private information is encrypted and therefore, secure.

• Drs. Foster and Smith

This is another reputable online pet pharmacy that has been around for some time,  specifically created by two veterinarians, Drs. Foster and Smith. Whether you own a cat, dog, fish, reptile or horse, this online website has a vast array or medications, supplements, toys, treats and general supplies. Prescription medications may be mailed out after filling out an order form and supplying the vet's office contact information for authorization.

• PetCareRX

This pet pharmacy offers only EPA & FDA approved pet meds which means they are the same medication dispensed from the vet's office. However, this pet pharmacy offers everyday savings of up to 50%. Free shipping is available for orders reaching a certain amount. PetCareRx advertises itself as being America's most affordable pet pharmacy. For ease of use, medications are divided in prescription and non prescription medications.

• Pet Health Pharmacy

Sometimes, pets have a hard time ingesting some pills and this is where compounding pharmacies stick out. Compounding pharmacies are great in turning ugly, bitter pills into great tasting pills for your pet. There are also times when finding certain types of medication may be difficult but compounding pharmacies may have them in stock. Specializing in a wide variety of dosage forms,unique strengths or hard-to-find medications at good prices, Pet Health Pharmacy specializes in compounding medications for pets.

One important consideration to point out is to be very wary and cautious of pet pharmacies online. Just as in humans, online pet pharmacies at times may not be reputable and there may be unpleasant surprises. Only visit websites you can trust when shopping around for the best prices. If a price seems to good to be true, or prescription medications are available without a prescription, stay away. Indeed, to err on the side of caution,, the FDA advises owners to consult with their vets before purchasing any pet medications online.