No prescription needed for therapeutic pet foods, pharmacy board rules
Columbus, Ohio - Prescriptions and veterinarian-client-patient relationships are not needed for consumers to purchase therapeutic pet food, according to the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, which issued an update to veterinarians stating that Ohio law does not consider therapeutic food a "dangerous drug," and therefore it requires no prescription oversight.
Columbus, Ohio — Prescriptions and veterinarian-client-patient relationships are not needed for consumers to purchase therapeutic pet food, according to the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, which issued an update to veterinarians stating that Ohio law does not consider therapeutic food a "dangerous drug," and therefore it requires no prescription oversight.
Pharmacy board Executive Director Bill Winsley likens such products to Tylenol, which is sold over the counter. In addition, federal regulations do not restrict the sale of therapeutic pet foods to veterinary practices, he says.
