Colorado Pet Meds From Human Sources
An estimated $8 Billion dollars is spent nationwide each year on pet medicines. How much of that is coming out of your pocket?
“I would guess maybe about $200 for all of them,” says Diane DiLeonardo, who owns three dogs and two cats. Diane gets her medicine at the vet; not knowing some pharmacies can fill the prescription, at times cheaper. “They’re human medicines compounded down,” says Pikes Peak Pharmacy manager Margaret Atencio.
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Medicines like Amoxcillin for infections and even Viagra, for heart problems. “Viagra, it’s for hypertension on the animals,” says Atencio. “We use Amoxicillin,” says Bijou Animal Hospital Veterinarian Karen Miller. “A lot of those antibiotics that we would use in humans are also used in our pets.” Vets often call pharmacies to break down a human-sized dose into a smaller pill, liquid or treat.
“Sometimes it’s for the convenience of the owners, but most of the time it’s because we don’t carry that specific drug.”
“We’ve got chicken, tuna, beef,” says Atencio. Pikes Peak Pharmacy is just one location that serves man and man’s best friend.
“We’re able to offer cheaper prices so that (pet owners) are able to get the medications here and not through the vet,” says Atencio.
“Some pharmacies, like Wal-Mart, will probably be less expensive than we are because they carry it more in bulk,” says Miller.
“If it’s a few dollars less at the human one, then I’d do it,” says dog owner Sue Lake. “If I saved a lot of money, I would definitely go to the pharmacy,” says DiLeonardo. “But just for a few dollars I wouldn’t.” According to the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, about one-third of all adults in Colorado Springs and Pueblo own a cat, one-half of all adults own a dog.
