What a disgusting opinion piece on how to extort more money from your clients
https://todaysveterinarybusiness.com/re-examine-your-pharmacy/A few examples this unethic vet suggests:
1. Every Pet Gets at Least One Injection
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Let me give an example. We know that a three-week minimum dose of antibiotics is needed to treat pyoderma, but nothing says we need to prescribe that three-week dose at the time of diagnosis. Whether you fill the prescription or script it to a pharmacy, prescribe a seven-day dose, recheck the pet to make sure the treatment is working — charge for the recheck — and then fill the rest or switch to another therapy after the recheck.
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It took me a while to realize the importance of frequent rechecks, but I no longer rely on owners to diagnose improvements in their pets’ condition in order to relieve my responsibility as the doctor. Rechecks are needed to continue medications