Pet Health in the Pharmacy

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Pet health is a category that may not be top of mind within community pharmacy, but is one that has become much more predominant over the last few years. A total of 89% of England's population only have to walk up to 20 minutes to access a community pharmacy,² and many of these hold 100-hour contracts, so they are more accessible than ever before. This paves the way for pet owners to use pharmacy as their first port of call for pet health products.

Have a look at the figures below and click to reveal what categories they relate to:

£131m

Amount spent on over-the-counter hayfever remedies in 2019³

£144m

Amount spent on over-the-counter smoking cessation products in 2019³

£109m

Amount spent on parasite treatments in the pet care retail market in 2019⁴

These figures demonstrate what a significant opportunity the pet health category offers community pharmacy.