1-800-PetMeds

Why it is listed

Use 1-800-PetMeds when you want a 50-state licensed mail-order pet pharmacy with a printed shipping-dollar table and a written price-match path. Vet authorization is required for Rx. It is not a veterinarian. NABP is quoted from PetMeds’ pages, not from a nabp.pharmacy dump this pass.

Pros & cons

Pros

• 1800petmeds.com/newcustomer.html 2026-09-02: fully licensed pharmacy in all 50 states; qualified as an online veterinary pharmacy, verification through the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. As a licensed pharmacy, they can only dispense prescription medications (Heartgard Plus, Revolution, Sentinel, Rimadyl named as examples) with authorization from the pet’s veterinarian; checkout asks for veterinarian contact, or mail the prescription to PetMeds Pharmacy, 420 S. Congress Ave Suite 100, Delray Beach, FL 33445. Licensed pharmacists named (team of licensed pharmacists; over 100 years combined experience on that page). About-us: pharmacy accredited by NABP (same association named for Walgreens.com and CVS.com).
• Catalog on the homepage includes Pharmacy (heartworm, flea/tick, skin, pain, heart, urinary, endocrine, anxiety, seizure) plus food, treats, and supplies — Rx and OTC. AutoShip named on the homepage (vet authorization before shipping Rx AutoShip). Download-our-app named. No international shipping except APO/APO.
• shiprate.html published USD: standard 3–5 business days free over $49 / $6.99 under; priority 2–4 days $8.99/$19.99; overnight $24.99. Free standard excludes refrigerated items. Rx: allow 1–2 days for vet approval plus 2–3 business days for custom compounds. newcustomer.html also names a price-match process (total price including shipping; competitor must be an accredited licensed U.S. pharmacy or veterinarian).

Cons

• We quote NABP from PetMeds’ own About and new-customer pages. We did not independently confirm the name on nabp.pharmacy’s accredited list this pass. About-us “largest number of veterinary pharmacists in the world” is marketing.
• Price-match is marketing with rules (not extra specials on matched items). AutoShip percent-off is widely advertised off-site; we only score AutoShip as named on the official homepage, not an unpublished savings percent.
• A pharmacy is not a veterinarian. Homepage also promotes a 10-minute Dutch vet call — that is telehealth (already ranked separately), not this pharmacy. Compounding time is extra. Emergencies: contact the pet’s veterinarian immediately (footer).

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