Sunday, June 3, 2012

More On Novartis VS Elanco/Lilly

While I was researching why it was so difficult to purchase Novartis products; I discovered that there are many veterinarians out there that do not want veterinarian products to be available to the public online.  It is unfortunate that they do not support free enterprise.

Think about this, your dog has an ear infection and antibiotics are necessary for treatment.  How many of you are offered a prescription by your veterinarian to have it filled outside their facility?  Usually you have to ask them for the written prescription if you desire to have it filled somewhere else.

Many of us prefer to avoid the extra step of purchasing the product elsewhere; however it should always be our choice. I know of people who purchase somewhere else because it is considerably cheaper. If you have your dog on any long term maintenance drugs; you should always look into what the cost would be outside your veterinarian.  Bottom line there should not be monopolies on this; we as consumers should have choices.

(more on this tomorrow from Brandykegs)


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