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Originally Posted by kalina82  There are so many reasons why i would not purchase from a site like this.
1) The packaging is different from the ones you get from your vet. Recently counterfeit products of Frontline and Advantage have been found on the market and they were making pets sick and possibly killing them. The only safe products are the ones you can get from your vet.
2) If something happens to your pet and its related to the medication the pharmaceutical company will only pay for treatment if the products were purchased from your veterinarian.
If, God forbid, something were to happen to your pet, chances are the pharmaceutical company will not pay for treatment anyway. Afterall, they are not known for their ability to compensate anyone, as evidenced with human medication problems the companies have had in the past. It often takes a class action lawsuit to get the pharmaceutical companies to take any responsibility.
3) Heartworm medication is a prescription medication. And if you find somewhere you can get it without a Rx don't you find that a little fishy? I wouldn't trust prescription meds purchased this way.
4) You have to wonder WHY its so heavily discounted... just doesn't seem right.
I don't question at all that you can gets the same meds from other sources outside the U.S. for a less expensive price. Many people on limited income have had to resort to ordering their prescriptions from Canada for this very reason. The pharmaceutical companies charge more here because they can get away with it. It seems fishier (and unconscionable) to me that the companies will sell their products cheaper to foreign markets. |
I'm not arguing you don't have to be careful and do research when ordering meds from outside U.S. sources. But, I do know there are legitimate foreign sources and you can save a lot of money. I've used an Australian firm for flea meds now for over three years and had no problems.
Also, with heartworm meds, it is imperative you get your dog (s) tested before giving the meds. I'm not suggesting in any way to fore go the testing, but after a clear test, I see no problem in using the meds from a legitimate, trusted (not China definitely) foreign market.