PetMed Express controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2018
Shareholder lawsuit concerning marketing to humans
A shareholder suit alleged that the company marketed dangerous animal drugs to humans. The plaintiffs later dismissed the action after an investigation.
2006
Texas dispensing lawsuit settlement
A Texas Pharmacy Board lawsuit alleging dispensing veterinary drugs without prescriptions was settled with a $50,000 fine and three years of probation.
2004
Securities class action over prescription authorization disclosures
Shareholders alleged that PetMed Express had not been candid about the difficulty of obtaining veterinary prescription approvals. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the case in 2005.
2002
EPA penalty over non-U.S.-approved veterinary drugs
PetMed Express and SaveMax were fined over the sale of prescription drugs manufactured for European and Australian markets whose doses and labeling were not approved for the United States.
2002
Veterinary prescription practices investigated
The Florida Pharmacy Board settled allegations concerning arrangements with veterinarians who allegedly wrote prescriptions for animals they had not examined. Similar matters were settled in Ohio.
1999
Florida pharmacy-board settlement
PetMed Express settled Florida Pharmacy Board charges involving alleged sales without prescriptions, false advertising, record-keeping deficiencies, and incorrect labeling.