Prescriptions Only Medicines, Category V, (POM Vs) are available from veterinary surgeons. A client may ask for a written prescription and obtain these medicines from another veterinary surgeon or a pharmacy.
A veterinary surgeon may only prescribe POM Vs for animals under his or her care.
The client must be informed, of the price of any medicine that may prescribed for their animal.
Once authorised by a veterinary surgeon the client may order repeat prescriptions.
24 hours notice is required for the preparation of repeat prescriptions.
The general policy of this practice is to re-assess an animal requiring repeat prescription every 3 months, (to conform to BVA guidelines) but this may vary with individual. circumstances.