An Ontario pharmacy owner claims veterinary drug distributors are restricting the supply of medication, which she believes is costing owners more money to treat their pets.
amended its regulations to limit vets from supplying pharmacists with drugs for resale, she says.
Robinson added that only in emergency cases of low supply can a veterinarian provide a drug to another veterinarian or pharmacist. “Veterinarians are doctors. Their role is to prescribe and dispense for animals in their care. Their job isn’t about resale of drugs,” Robinson said. “They buy drugs [only] to be able to prescribe and dispense for animals within their care.”
Chui claims that this potential “conflict of interest” is being overlooked by the CVO, and she believes that pet owners could be paying more as a result. Chui’s claims that her online pharmacy markups are significantly lower than those charged by vets to dispense, averaging 40 per cent less, and ranging from 20 per cent to 97 per cent in pricing differences.
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