To promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications, and for other purposes.
Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2018 This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to require a prescriber of a household-animal medication to provide a free copy of the prescription to the pet owner without the pet owner having to request a copy.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Medical ethicsPrescription drugsVeterinary medicine and animal diseases
To promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5472| House
| Updated: 4/11/2018
Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2018 This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to require a prescriber of a household-animal medication to provide a free copy of the prescription to the pet owner without the pet owner having to request a copy.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Medical ethicsPrescription drugsVeterinary medicine and animal diseases