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Pet Medications - Cheapest in Australia @ Petceutics

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I have been using Petceutics for years to buy prescription pet medications for my dog.

In particularly, my dog has a heart condition which requires regular medication and it is very expensive.

I can not actually name or price any Prescription-only drugs due to Australian law regarding advertising of drugs, however I can assure you that I have saved at least $1000 over the past year compared with paying the marked up prices at the Vet.

Look up your pet's medication on their website and see for yourself how unbelievably cheap they are.

It also helps to search by the actual drug name to see if there is an alternative brand for the same medication. In my case for my dog's heart condition, there had only been one (very expensive) brand available. I searched by drug name and found that there is now an alternative brand with the same drug, which has only JUST become available this month.

Petceutics also stock other non-prescription items like all the brands of monthly flea treatments.

The process is in accordance with Australian law, you are not buying drugs from some dodgy overseas website that "doesn't need a prescription". Petceutics are based in NSW.

How it works:

  1. Instead of getting your Pet's medication filled by your vet, ask them for a script instead. It's in the same manner to how a Doctor would write you a script. Most vets will be obliging (as their primary concern is the health of their patient), and ask them to use the actual drug name itself if possible in case there is an alternative brand for the same medication.

  2. Vets can sometimes charge a script writing fee to write out all the medications. This can range from vet to vet, usually around $11-25. The vet needs to examine the animal before they can write a script (and be under their care) so do it as part of the regular consultation anyway.

  3. These scripts can be taken to any pharmacy. In some cases where I have needed the medication urgently and if it's the same medication that a regular pharmacy would stock, I have successfully had scripts from the Vet filled by Chemist Warehouse.

  4. For medications which are not stocked at a regular pharmacy (because they are for animals), order them from Petceutics.

  5. Upload, Email or Fax them a copy of the script so that they can fill your order right away, and then post them off to them by snail mail because they are legally required to keep the original script.

  6. Petceutics posts you the medications. They have a few shipping options based on Auspost eParcel.

I have absolutely NO affiliation with this company whatsoever, I am simply a very satisfied customer (who wouldn't be satisfied saving so much money). Without Petceutics, they have turned a potential money drain (to the point where I might not have even been able to keep my pet alive due to financial reasons) into a manageable expense, keeping my beloved pet alive (and most importantly, without suffering) for many years longer than he would have without the medications he needs being affordable.

However, since this is OzBargain, I'll also point out that they also offer a points reward program to get a couple of dollars or cents off your next order, free/discounted shipping over $150, 50 points ($1.25) for you and your friend on their first order (which has to be > $50) to do a referral. This is my referral link but don't feel obligated to use it, I am just trying to help out.

Please DO NOT use any actual drug or product names in the Comments

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  • +3

    Is there a specific deal here or should this be moved to the forums perhaps?

    • +4

      Trust me, it is a deal if you actually look up your pets medication, it is 99% likely to be much cheaper, but I literally can not make any examples of any medication by law. Even common medications (which doesn't even need a prescription) has landed OzBargain in hot water with the law before, so I am not going to risk advertising a particular medication, and I would ask commenters to refrain from naming specific medications also.

      • -8

        This is not a bargain… Looks like their normal pricing. Forums is where it belongs.

        • How much are you currently paying for pet medications?

        • +1

          @The Land of Smeg:

          He is probably a Vet set to lose money.

  • Walks like a duck, swims like a duck, quacks like a duck…

    • +5

      They do bird medication too :) and horses. Don't know about fish and reptiles - probably.

  • +1

    Great find OP!
    Thanks for the post!

      • Have asked admin to delete so I can repost without med name. Buying in bulk is fine if your Vet is prepared to write a multi script

        • In my case, vet has been happy to write a 6 or 12 month supply depending on how often they want to re-check the condition. Also if you search by drug name there may be alternative brands, more expensive packets that contain more tablets (that still work out cheaper per unit) or even a higher dosage which you can cut down to the right size particularly if it is a scored tablet. Of course it all depends if your Vet agrees to write you a script for all this, in my case my Vet has been more than happy.

        • +3

          @The Land of Smeg: I have used Petceutics in the past and can vouch for their vastly lower prices.
          Over the years we have given homes to many rescue dogs and they sometimes come with congenital diseases their previous owners could not afford to treat due to the high cost of vet source medications.
          I used to use a vet in a chain of vet clinics that was happy to write me a script that I would fill in at my local pharmacy or from Petceutics. When the Director of the vet clinics found out about it he banned my vet from writing scripts. I "shopped" around for a another vet who would write me scripts for my dogs and found one who was also very competent.

          Just to quote a couple of examples, one medication for one of my dogs cost $80 from the vet. It was $5 from the local pharmacy. Another heart medication was $90 from the vet but was $45 from Petceutics.

        • +1

          @scottishdave: Good on you mate for all you rescues. My little fella is a rescue too which I adopted at 9.5 years, so quite old. He hadn't been well treated, and I think that is certainly a contributing factor. He already had a Murmur when we got him, but I couldn't let a sweet little dog be put down just because his old owners didn't love him.

          Good on you for shopping around. My vet doesn't make a big deal about it to her (new) boss, so I am happy to keep it on the down low. I did have to change vet before (due to moving) and my previous Vet (who was in charge of the clinic) was cool with it also. He said that he couldn't even get "certain heart medication" cheaper at wholesale, and thanked me for the site so he could use it himself.

          At my current vets, I think they started using it internally as well (after that time I told her old boss).

    • *Not a bargain in my example.

      Fixed it for you.
      Don't base it all off one medication, you don't know what other pets are in need of.

      • Have looked at other products which I have purchased - definitely not cheaper. BTW what have you "fixed" for me? You're not one of the moderators are you? My post is still here

        • You're capable of editing your own post to correct it, and remove the medication name.
          Use my first line = fixing it.

        • @promethbastard:

          Normally I can edit but in this case, it won't let me

        • @promethbastard: It seems that you can't edit a post once someone has replied. So lighten up a bit, a mod will probably fix it soon.

  • -4

    SPAM

    • -1

      I actually agree. If you look at the posters writing grammar/style above, it's very similar in nature to the FAQ page on the website.

      • +2

        You mean well written? And how do you suppose I know all this without their faq? You act like my account was created yesterday. I must be in for a really long con just to avoid ticking a little box

  • -2

    I have a feeling you are associated.
    Why you asking him to take the drug name out?
    Is it coz its your shop and as you are the bilusiness owner then you can be in for a huge fine?
    If its anyone else what does it matter?

    • +3

      No, because I actually read the OzBargain rules before posting and Prescription medications are on a very thin line of possibly being not allowed.

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/237559

      The company itself are advertising/list items on their own website, so I doubt that they would have any legal problem

      I got no reason to pretend not to be associated. It is just genuinely a really good deal, saving much more than just some cheap eneloops. I'm not even in the same state as them.

    • +9

      I find it interesting that people are so quick to go to "affiliated". I didn't see anything in the original post that made me feel this. People bring up what they think are good places to shop and then people can make up their own minds if they think it is a deal. Not sure why you feel you need to impugn their integrity.

  • -2

    Prescription medicines are a banned item on OzBargain

    • +2

      Only if it is "Prohibited by the TGA" https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:banned_items?s[]=prescription

      I checked the link and the legislation that was referenced it seems that it is only prohibited if there is advertising of a specific substance listed in "Schedule 3, 4 or 8 to the current Poisons Standard"

      No drug names = golden

      • -2

        If the content (discussion etc) on a user-generated content website such as OzBargain has the effect of promoting the use of that prescription medicine then a reference to that medicine is likely to breach section 42DL(1)(f) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

        • +4

          I'm not referencing any specific medicine.

        • @The Land of Smeg:

          Then it's not a valid deal according to the posting rules.

        • +6

          @jv: They are posting guidelines, not "rules".

          PS: JV, I knew you would come in here to shit all over my deal so I have come prepared :-)

        • @The Land of Smeg:

          Those too. So it should be removed

        • -2

          @The Land of Smeg:

          I knew you would come in here to shit all over my dea

          You shouldn't take it so personally.

          Everyone here is entitled to post their opinion, and this definitely isn't a deal.

        • @jv: I was only joking. I appreciate your scrutiny of deals to make sure they are legit.

        • +2

          @The Land of Smeg:

          Good on you, OP. It's really sad that you have to defend your post and do so with the expectation that jv is going to going to pretend that he is a moderator and quote 'rules' and tell people that their posts are definitely not deals (even though that is just jv's opinion).

          Once again jv is shown to be WRONG and just wasting everybody's time.

  • -1

    "..my dog has a heart condition.."

    What are you feeding it?

    If it's labelled 'Pet Food' it's deadly.

    • +2

      Dang, there's my problem

      • -1
        • The heart condition that he is referring to is most likely to be a valvular disease of the heart with an audible murmur which may lead to a congestive heart failute. And the medications are keeping the heart going, regardless of the food he/she gets.

          Stop with the silly hysteria. Food does not cause every disease/condtion in animals. Just like us.

        • @CheapCoffee:

          You wouldn't know.

        • @CheapCoffee: correct about guessing the heart condition

  • +3

    Just looking at things i usually buy, food and flea and tick stuff, neither are cheap here. Both are cheaper at my local pet store or ebay, not seeing a bargain here myself. Sounds like spam to me

    • Not spam but because OzB can't name anything it's impossible to cover 100% of cases. I once bought Flea and Tick stuff on eBay too because it was a tiny bit cheaper (70c or so), and they had removed all the packaging to save cost on postage, the tablets arrived all squashed, and I doubt they could even sell it legally. These guys don't sell food either except for a few treat items.

      Also check out these guys: http://www.petguardians.com.au/ but in my case they have been more expensive.

      PS: theanimalpharmacy.com.au is affiliated with Petceutics from the About Page so they probably have the same price.

      People hear "Prescription" and "Internet" and automatically assume spam/scam.

  • +3

    Skeptical (typical OzBargainer trait) so I looked up my dogs heart meds which are eye wateringly expensive and on the site suggested THEY ARE CHEAPER.

    For the main one I need its around 30% cheaper - thanks Op!

    edit - HOLY POOP, the meds I require are HALF PRICE

    • +1

      So glad to help. I said I wasn't kidding around about this being an amazing deal.

      • +1

        No its great, I didn't know the vet could give you a script either!

        The site also lists a med I need which is twice the strength - I'll ask the vet if its possible to split the med and give half each day - that'll make the price about 70% cheaper!

        • If it's the same heart medication as my dog (no names) I am successfully splitting the 4x the strength chew version of the tablet into quarters, even though the tablet is only officially scored to be cut in half.

          My cutter is the same as this one: http://www.petceutics.com.au/pill-cutter.html (I bought mine off eBay but it looks the same as this one and found it sharp, strong and sturdy enough, after the chew broke my previous pill cutter)

          It took a little bit of practice for it not to crumble but I figured out it cuts cleaner if I cut on the opposite side of where the linear grooves are rather than trying to use the grooves to my advantage.

          Also there is a new heart medication product that combines two drugs (which my dog is already on) into one that just come out, which I will ask my vet about for next time. If my Vet agrees, it would be (new medication) in the morning and (existing medication) at night in order to get the same dosage because if I did the new one morning and night the dosage for one of those drugs would be too high. It works out cheaper this way once again.

          I estimate that I've got my dog's total cost of ownership down from around $10-15 per day to around $3.50 per day, including premium food, all the same medications he needs, vaccinations/rego etc, regular blood work and an unlimited vet care plan just from bargain hunting.

        • @The Land of Smeg:

          Wow thats a huge difference! I knew there were saving to be made but had no idea they were so significant!

  • +3

    I've never had much to do with exceptionally expensive dog heart meds until late last year and for many the cost can be the decision between keeping your mate alive for another few years and saying goodbye. These prices might alter that decision.

    For me this bargain would save me $4-500/ pa

  • +1

    wow just looked up a couple of recent medication for my dog…waaaay cheaper.

    Vets with their 1000% markups.

    only problem is that you often need the medication instantly or within 24hours so not sure how this site will help unless its an ongoing issue.

    • Regular Pharmacies carry medications that are also used commonly for human medicine. Chemist Warehouse is the only regular pharmacy I know of that lists their prescription medications and prices online, and some of these medications are so common they are quite cheap even at full price (without PBS). I have done this a few times. eg: Vet charges $50 vs Chemist Warehouse $6 + Vet Script Fee $22

      They also offer express postage and I have been able to get things next day with a simple phone call to ask them for it.

      • I think vets are legally not allowed to recommend human drugs that are available for both human and animal form due to pharmaceutical registration stuff. And the suppliers can exploit this by charging much higher baseline price for all drugs to vets. As far as I know, mark-ups for medication in vet clinics tend to be around 50-100% which is quite low compaired to other industries.

        ie. That drug you were mentioning probably costs the vet clinic $25 to buy themselves although they know the human form is much much cheaper.

        In saying that, I believe most vets are more than happy to write a script for clients that are willing to work together for the health of the pet.

        • I don't think that it's a legal thing (maybe a marketing thing) because I have bought pet meds and then compared it to the same from a human pharmacy and the bottle is identical. Only deference is that Chemist Warehouse stuck some extra warning labels on it telling my dog not to drive…. Good advice, they aren't wrong - he is a terrible driver.

  • +3

    This is pretty good actually. I don't own a pet, but if this means that someone is now able to afford medication for their pet and/or save their life - then this is definitely a deal.

  • +1

    vets are known to make a killing on prescription medications. Why don't you try a pharmacy with a script?

    • Yes, this is exactly what you're doing except this pharmacy also stocks medications specific to animals that human pharmacies don't have. And their prices are extremely good. I suggest a local chemist or chemist warehouse if they have it cheaper

      • +1

        Awesome, will see how they compare. Good for those lifelong conditions

        • They do cows too!

  • What happens if the meds has to be kept cold (2-8 deg C)? Can they handle this properly, and will postage kill the savings?

    • On their website they describe their process for refrigerated shipping where they basically send it express with some ice blocks in the package. I never had to buy refrigerated so I don't know how effective it is. Maybe human pharmacies carry it? Or see what they say

  • Of the two scripted ophthalmic meds my pooch takes (one from chemist cos it's cheaper and other is vet only) daily, Petceutics dispense neither.

    • Maybe they can get it in?

  • +2

    Looked up some of the ones I usually buy from Pet store, they are at least 12% cheaper!
    Thanks alot for sharing Land of Smeg!

  • Checked all the meds that I've been known to buy, I've been able to buy them slightly less but only a few times. And I do mean slightly. Basically, I'm agreeing that this place is extremely price competitive to my usual sources of cheap pet meds, specifically for the meds that I buy. Nice find and thanks for sharing.

    • What's your source of cheap pet meds?

      • Just a couple of ebay sellers that I've gotten stuff from for a few years now. Haven't had any reason to complain. Shipping's been free and yes packages are taken out of the box and the box flattened. Still everything seems to be on the up and up. I'm happy to PM the sellers if you'd like.

  • wish there was a discount code

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