- by Daniel Granderson
- August 8 2019
- pet medications
- pet meds
- pet products
- pet retail
- Petco
- veterinarians
- veterinary
Walmart, Petco, and Chewy Invest in $9 Billion U.S. Pet Medication Market

The pet medications future looks bright. With sales reaching $9 billion in 2018, up 8.5%, the market is expected to surpass overall pet market growth for the foreseeable future, spurred by a continued intensive focus on pet wellness, ongoing advances in veterinary medicine, and online and brick-and-mortar expansion of pet medication and veterinary service availability and options.
- by Daniel Granderson
- March 1 2018
- cats
- dogs
- ecommerce
- online purchases
- online retail
- pet
- pet medications
- pet meds
- veterinarians
- veterinary
E-commerce Accounts for 12% of U.S. Pet Medications Market Sales

E-commerce is a steadily growing channel for pet medications, representing about 12% of the $9 billion American pet medications industry.
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- May 10 2016
- pet meds
- pet medications
- dogs
- cats
- pets
Chew on this: New flea & tick medications give pets something to sink teeth into

Stay in the know this flea and tick season. Purchase Pet Medications in the U.S., 4th Edition and save 10% through June 3 with promo code PFSAPD2016.
May 10 - Flea and tick products have undergone an upheaval of sorts in recent years. The latest trend has been prescription chewables, now becoming a favorite among veterinarians and pet owners alike, as they are considered easier to administer than topicals. Merial introduced Nexgard in late 2013, and it has since driven Merial’s growth, becomin...
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- July 29 2015
- pets
- pet market
- pet medications
- pet meds
- veterinary
- veterinarians
- pet health
Analyst George Puro talks pet medications on Bloomberg Radio’s Market Minute

Full coverage of this important pet industry segment can be found in our reports Pet Medications in the U.S.: Over-the-Counter and Prescription Remedies as Consumer Products, 3rd Edition and U.S. Pet Market Outlook, 2015-2016. Purchase either report-or both-and receive a 5% discount through September using promo code PFPETS2015.
Sales of pet medications are concentrated in the veterinary channel, which accounts for nearly 60% of the market by Packaged Facts estimates. For some types of prescri...
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- April 9 2015
- pets
- pet products
- pet supplements
- vets
- veterinarians
- pet meds
- pet retail
- dogs
- cats
- pet owners
- pet parenting
Wither thou holistic vets?

Holistic veterinarians are a key resource for pet supplements. Not only do holistic vets believe proper nutrition is the best preventative medicine for pets, but they will be much more passionate about recommending supplements to pet owners as a first line of defense for the pet’s health. Given this potential for pet supplement marketers, a very important question becomes, just where do holistic vets practice?
Based on the directory of holistic veterinarians supplied by the American Holistic V...