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19062 – Internet Pharmacies
Results Statement:
Primary Responsible Position:
Participating Positions:
Who We DO Work with:
Who We DON’T Work with:
To assure the highest quality patient care and client service. We
do this by assuring patients receive the safest and most
effective medications at a reasonable cost. Clients get this by
choosing the best pharmacy for them and their pet.
Receptionist
DVM’s, Techs, TA’s
 We will approve ANY and ALL pharmacies endorsed by
the TVMA or AVMA.
 At the time of this procedure was written the
pharmacies we are aware of that are endorsed by
TVMA or AVMA:
o Our Website: www.legacyvet.com
o Vet’s First Choice
o Vetstreet
o Local Human Pharmacies approved by our dr’s
 We will not approve any meds from websites NOT endorsed
by the TVMA or AVMA.
 This include 1-800-PET-MEDS, Foster’s and Smith, and
others.
 Why Only Certain Pharmacies?
o Medications purchased from these discounters are
not guaranteed by the manufacturers.
o Our doctors cannot comfortably prescribe meds
using a place they cannot assure is effective and
safe.
 For example:
o If a client purchases heartworm prevention from a
discount website and the animal tests positive for
heartworms, the manufacturer of the medication
WILL NOT pay for medical treatment.
o If the client purchases heartworm prevention from
us or a TVMA or AVMA approved pharmacy and the
animal tests positive for heartworms, the
manufacturer WILL pay for medical treatment.
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