PetMaxxing 2026 Pet Drug Pricing Audit: Vet vs Human Pharmacy vs Online

Cost comparison of 30 commonly prescribed companion-animal medications across three dispensing channels: typical veterinary office, Costco/Walmart human pharmacy with veterinary script, and Chewy/PetMeds online pet pharmacy. Many of the audited drugs share an identical active ingredient and dosage form with human formulations, allowing direct cross-channel pricing comparison. Methodology and full sourcing at https://petmaxxing.com/research/pet-drug-pricing-2026/ . License CC-BY 4.0. This is a research dataset, not medical, veterinary, or clinical advice; verify against primary sources before any decision.