Health Canada’s Veterinary Drugs Directorate says there are no backlogs in drug submissions, despite industry complaints
When Solvet tried to get Canadian approval for its castration bands infused with lidocaine for pain management in cattle, the company was met with a delay. Merle Olson, founder and director of development and research at Solvet, an Alberta veterinary pharmaceutical company, said its product will come out in the United States at least a […] Read moreTag Archives Merle Olson

Solvet builds a better box of boluses in Calgary factory
Family began company in 2008 that has over 50 patents, manufactures and exports drugs and veterinary products
CALGARY — Making a cattle bolus doesn’t sound a lot like making a box of chocolates. But it is, Canada’s Solvet discovered. “Bolus manufacturing is a lot like chocolate manufacturing,” said a hygienically cloaked Anders Olson, a product manager with Canadian veterinary pharmaceutical company Solvet, which was founded by his parents Merle and Barbara. “We […] Read more