May 12, 2026
Elanco Animal Health Inc. will pay $6.75 million while Petco, PetSmart, Chewy, Petsense and PetMeds are all on the hook for six-figure payouts under a settlement Tuesday resolving lawsuits accusing Elanco of paying pet supply retailers not to stock generic versions of its Advantix topical flea and tick prevention drug.
February 27, 2026
PetMed Express, Tractor Supply Co. and Elanco Animal Health are the latest to settle with consumers in a case accusing Elanco of paying pet supply retailers not to stock generic versions of its Advantix topical flea and tick prevention drug, according to several orders filed in Indiana federal court.
February 13, 2026
Chewy has reached a settlement with consumers in a case accusing Elanco Animal Health Inc. of paying several pet supply retailers not to stock generic versions of its Advantix topical flea and tick prevention drugs.
June 10, 2025
A consumer plaintiff has urged an Indiana federal judge not to dismiss her proposed class action accusing Elanco Animal Health Inc. of paying off alleged co-conspirators Chewy, Petco, PetMed Express, PetSmart and PetSense to not carry cheaper generative alternatives to the Advantix topical flea and tick pet prevention drugs.