The regulator is recommending provinces take action to give consumers more choice
Pharmacist Dr. Wendy Chui, who filed a complaint last year and who owns PetsDrugMart.ca, said she was delighted by the bureau’s report on the lack of competition for pet medication.The Competition Bureau says pharmacists are being unfairly blocked from stocking medication for pets, and it is recommending provinces take action to give consumers more choice.
The bureau cited industry figures that suggested households spent $9.3-billion on all veterinary care and other services for their pets last year, up from almost $4-billion spent in 2019.Wendy Chui, the pharmacist who filed a complaint last year and who owns PetsDrugMart.ca, said she was delighted by the bureau’s call for provincial mandates to allow pharmacists to access pet pharmaceuticals.
Tim Arthur, an Ottawa veterinarian and president of the Canadian Veterinary Medicine Association, said veterinarians are legally obligated to provide prescriptions that can be filled elsewhere if clients ask for them.Dr. Arthur said an advantage of opening up the market would be that it would create more confidence and transparency in where pharmacies that stock pet drugs get their supplies.
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