New rules are changing how the UK buys pet medicine. Your vet must offer you a written prescription, and you're free to fill it wherever you choose. AnimalMeds will show you real prices from registered pet pharmacies, so you always know the fair one.
Illustrative example prices. Real comparisons at launch.
Following its review of the UK veterinary market, the Competition and Markets Authority is introducing reforms that put pet owners back in control. They begin rolling out from autumn 2026.
Ask, and your vet must provide a written prescription without delay, so the choice of where to buy is genuinely yours.
The fee a practice can charge for writing a prescription is being capped, so exercising your choice stays affordable.
Practices must tell you that you may be able to buy your pet's medicine more cheaply elsewhere. Elsewhere is about to get much easier to find.
Details of the CMA's reforms and their timings are set by the final Order. We'll keep this page current as they come into force.
Photograph the written prescription your vet gives you. We read it instantly, no typing, no codes.
See what the same medicine costs at registered UK pet pharmacies, side by side, including delivery.
Buy from the pharmacy you pick, then save the prescription to your pet's free lifelong health record in the Pet 24-7 app, with a reminder before the next dose is due.
"Nobody should have to choose between trusting their vet and affording the medicine. The new rules finally separate the two, and every pet owner deserves to know it."
Dr Luke Gamble, veterinary surgeon
Founder, Pet 24-7 Global · Worldwide Veterinary Service · Mission Rabies
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