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Our Pharmacy
You and your pet will benefit from our well-stocked pharmacy. We maintain a large inventory of veterinary pharmaceutical products and medications, including flea, tick, and heartworm preventive products. You can rely on us whether your pet requires medication for a chronic medical condition or needs short-term medication while recovering from an illness, injury, or surgery. When you purchase medications from our pharmacy, you can be assured that your pet’s medications were obtained from safe, reliable sources and stored under optimal conditions. Our trained staff will fill your prescriptions with care as well as attention to detail and your pet’s specific needs. We will also provide you with accurate information about your pet’s medications, including proper dosing information, and alert you to any potential drug side effects or interactions. We are also here if you experience any problems with your medication after you return home. Help is only a phone call away!

For information regarding the common side effects and any serious risks associated with the prescribed medication and for information on the proper storage, handling, and means of administration of a medication clink on the following weblink.

Online pharmacies
Medications purchased from other retailers, such as those operating online, may be counterfeit, the wrong dose, expired, subjected to inappropriate storage and transportation, contain additives that may be toxic to animals, or may be a substitution for the originally prescribed product. In some cases, online retailers may be located in other countries.  When pharmaceuticals are diverted from the veterinary channel to other pharmacies, many medications are no longer subject to the manufacturer’s guarantee that applies when they’re sold through a veterinary hospital.  So please don’t assume that you will be paying less for the same product. Please visit Health Canada’s Website regarding the risks of buying drugs over the Internet.

You have several options when your pet needs a prescription medication
We can dispense it to you from our pharmacy. We can write (or call in) a prescription to a local pharmacy that stocks the medication or we can provide a prescription so you can get the medication from an online pharmacy. The former is subject to a dispensing fee and the latter is subject to a prescription fee.

In Ontario, a veterinarian must have a Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR) to write a prescription or dispense a prescription drug. To maintain a VCPR, your veterinarian must see your pet regularly. How often they need to see your pet depends on your pet’s health. If your pet is on prescription medicine, we may need to reexamine your pet, check blood work, or perform other tests to monitor your pet’s response to treatment and determine if the medication needs to be changed. For example, a dog being treated for hypothyroidism needs to be reevaluated regularly to make sure the dosage of medication prescribed is effective.

Off-Label Use Of Medication Policy
Many medications that are prescribed for pets are being used off-label and thus are not approved by Health Canada to be used on your pet for this purpose.  However, these drug products are either approved veterinary or human drugs with a drug information number (DIN) that have undergone rigorous testing for efficacy and stability. Off-label usage of a human or veterinary drug means that this product is being used in a way other than its intended use or against the recommended instructions and diagnostic testing suggested by the drug manufacturer. However, often with most off-label usage, there is considerable evidence in the veterinary literature on how to properly administer these medications to your pet. Reasons for utilizing this off-label drug product outweigh the potential risks and other alternative treatment(s) and the probable consequences that may occur if the proposed medication is not administered according to the drug manufacturer.  As such we may prescribe and dispense this medication with the best intentions for your pet.  Please contact us if you have any concerns concerning using a product off-label.

Compounding Pharmacies