September 24, 2010
With all the bad press veterinary compounding pharmacies got in the last couple of years, you’d think they’d want to be very careful to preserve the trust of veterinarians and pet owners. But a recent experience with what I thought was a trustworthy company has made me wonder if they’re going to be able to survive pending regulatory crackdowns.
My Borzoi, Kyrie, has a slight problem with urinary incontinence. A couple of times a week I give her the medication phenylpropanolamine (PPA), a decongestant that was removed from the human over-the-counter market because of a possible association with an increased risk of stroke. It is also a drug that can be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
She’s allergic to the flavoring in the chewable form of the drug, so my veterinarian prescribed an unflavored compounded version. The pharmacy she recommended is one I’d used for another medication for another dog, and it was one that had come highly recommended by a number of veterinarians I knew and trusted.
That mattered to me because there are some pet pharmacies that don’t deserve that trust, that apply pressure to veterinarians to approve refills and prescriptions when the pet hasn’t been seen recently — or even skipping that pesky “prescription” step entirely. I didn’t want to trust Kyrie’s health to a company like that.
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My Borzoi, Kyrie, has a slight problem with urinary incontinence. A couple of times a week I give her the medication phenylpropanolamine (PPA), a decongestant that was removed from the human over-the-counter market because of a possible association with an increased risk of stroke. It is also a drug that can be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
She’s allergic to the flavoring in the chewable form of the drug, so my veterinarian prescribed an unflavored compounded version. The pharmacy she recommended is one I’d used for another medication for another dog, and it was one that had come highly recommended by a number of veterinarians I knew and trusted.
That mattered to me because there are some pet pharmacies that don’t deserve that trust, that apply pressure to veterinarians to approve refills and prescriptions when the pet hasn’t been seen recently — or even skipping that pesky “prescription” step entirely. I didn’t want to trust Kyrie’s health to a company like that.
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