An Alberta veterinary pharmaceutical company says its castration bands infused with lidocaine will be introduced in the United States at least a year before they can be sold in Canada because of regulatory requirements.  |  File photo

Approval times frustrate pharmaceutical firms

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 more

Solvet manufactures a range of products in its Calgary factory, which is a sterile facility following Health Canada pharmaceutical rules. | Screencap via Solvet.ca

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