Veterinary Prescription Delivery in California
Lab Carriers delivers veterinary prescriptions for animal hospitals, vet pharmacies and compounding pharmacies across California. Same-day and scheduled routes, refrigerated 2–8°C transport for insulin and vaccines, signature capture on every drop, and drivers trained in pharma handling.
We are the courier behind your pharmacy, not a pharmacy. Your team fills the script, we pick it up, keep it at the right temperature and get it to the clinic, the shelter or the pet owner's front door.
Get a Spot Quote Call 510-916-1400
Who We Deliver For
Veterinary Hospitals and Clinics
Home delivery of refills and discharge meds so clients don't have to come back in. Clinic-to-clinic transfers between your locations.
Veterinary and Compounding Pharmacies
Daily outbound routes to clinics and pet owners. Compounded suspensions, transdermals and flavored meds that need tight temperature control and short dwell times.
Specialty and Emergency Hospitals
STAT runs for oncology, cardiology and critical care medications when a patient can't wait for next-day parcel service.
Shelters, Rescues and Mobile Vets
Scheduled supply runs and on-demand pickups for teams that work out of vans, satellite sites or foster networks.
What We Transport
| Medication type | Handling |
|---|---|
| Insulin, vaccines, biologics, some ophthalmics | Refrigerated 2–8°C with continuous temperature data loggers |
| Compounded medications | 2–8°C or 15–25°C controlled ambient, per pharmacy instructions |
| Oral tablets, capsules, chews, topicals | 15–25°C controlled ambient, protected from heat in the vehicle |
| Frozen products | Frozen or dry ice packaging, driver trained for dry ice handling |
| Prescription diets and bulk refills | Scheduled routes, liftgate or white-glove drop when needed |
How Our Veterinary Prescription Delivery Works
- Book the run. Call dispatch, email the manifest or request a spot quote. Recurring clients get a set daily pickup window.
- Pickup and verification. The driver checks package count and labels against the manifest and confirms the temperature requirement before leaving your counter.
- Temperature-controlled transit. Cold chain packages ride with a data logger. Ambient packages stay out of direct sun and hot trunks.
- Delivery and proof. Signature, photo and timestamp at the door. If no one is home, we follow your instructions: return, leave with a neighbor or reattempt. We never leave refrigerated meds on a porch unless you tell us to.
- Records. Proof of delivery and temperature data available on request for your files.
Why Pharmacies and Clinics Use Lab Carriers
Built for regulated cargo
Our core business is clinical lab specimens, blood products and pharmaceuticals. Veterinary prescriptions get the same chain-of-custody process we run for hospitals and reference labs.
Trained drivers
Drivers complete HIPAA training, bloodborne pathogen training, IATA Dangerous Goods training and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) training, plus OSHA, DOT and specimen handling. Details are on our Services page.
Same-day, not next-week
Parcel carriers sort, hold and truck overnight. We go direct from your pharmacy to the destination, usually within hours. STAT and after-hours runs are available.
Statewide coverage
Two hubs, one dispatch. Our Fremont control tower covers the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. Our Inglewood hub near LAX covers Los Angeles and Southern California. We run routes across all of California.
One contact, real people
Your dispatcher knows your account, your pickup times and your clients' delivery quirks. No call center queue.
From Asif Rehman, President, Lab Carriers
Before I started Lab Carriers I managed logistics for a laboratory, and the thing I saw over and over was medication sitting in a hot van or a porch because the carrier treated it like any other box. A diabetic cat whose insulin got warm doesn't get a second chance at that dose. So we run vet prescriptions the way we run clinical specimens: logged temperature, a signature, and a driver who knows what's in the bag.
Service Area
Northern California: San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Fremont, Hayward, Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, Santa Clara, Sacramento and surrounding cities.
Southern California: Los Angeles, Inglewood, Long Beach, Burbank, Santa Monica, Torrance, Pasadena and surrounding cities.
Longer runs anywhere in California on request.
Related Services
- Last-mile delivery for pharmacy home delivery programs
- On-demand delivery for STAT runs
- White-glove delivery for equipment and bulky orders
- Live animal transport for labs
- Distribution and warehouse solutions
Veterinary Prescription Delivery FAQ
Do you deliver directly to pet owners?
Yes, on behalf of the clinic or pharmacy that filled the prescription. Pet owners can't book directly with us. Ask your vet or pharmacy if they use Lab Carriers for home delivery.
Can you transport refrigerated medications like insulin?
Yes. We carry refrigerated meds at 2–8°C with continuous temperature data loggers, and we don't leave them unattended without written instructions from the pharmacy.
How fast is delivery?
Most same-day runs inside a metro area are delivered within a few hours of pickup. STAT runs go straight to the destination. Scheduled daily routes are set around your cutoff times.
Which areas do you cover?
All of California, run from our Fremont hub (Bay Area and Sacramento) and our Inglewood hub (Los Angeles and Southern California).
Do you provide proof of delivery?
Every delivery includes signature, photo and timestamp. Temperature logs for cold chain shipments are available on request.
How is pricing set?
By distance, service level (scheduled, same-day or STAT) and temperature requirement. Volume pharmacies get route pricing. Request a spot quote or call 510-916-1400.
Set Up Veterinary Prescription Delivery
Tell us your pickup location, daily volume and delivery area and we'll send rates within one business day.
