1-21-08: FLAVORx teams up with Wedgewood Pharmacy to make it even easier to make pet medications taste good
The Veterinary Division of FLAVORx, Inc., which distributes a veterinary-medicine flavoring system, and Wedgewood Pharmacy, the nation's largest compounding pharmacy, have teamed up to provide a new, convenient option for veterinarians to make pet medications taste good. The FLAVORx system provides...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

1-21-08: Wedgewood introduces Tiny Tabs™: smaller than a tick tac®, makes "pilling" easy for finicky pets who won't take their medicine
Wedgewood Pharmacy has introduced Tiny Tabs™, a 6.25mm-diameter, custom-compounded tablet dosage form for "pilling" finicky pets who won't cooperate and take their medication in a treat form. The small size of Tiny Tabs makes it easier for pet owners to "pill" animals, especially with difficult...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

1-21-08: Wedgewood Pharmacy will continue to provide Avastin® to ophthalmologists and retinal specialists
Wedgewood Pharmacy has announced that it will continue to provide Avastin® (Bevacizumab) to retinal specialists and ophthalmologists who request it for their patients. The announcement responds to Avastin's manufacturer, Genentech's decision to stop supplying Avastin directly to compounding...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

12-12-07: Wedgewood Pharmacy: U.S. Court of Appeals vacates DEA action
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) 2006 revocation of Wedgewood Pharmacy's registration to dispense controlled substances. Wedgewood has been challenging the DEA's decision since it was first issued. The ruling consolidated two petitions: the company's appeal of the DEA's decision and the DEA's denial of...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

12-1-07: Wedgewood introduces Refresh™ Exchange-Program: free exchange of expired veterinary compounded medications solves key industry problem
Wedgewood Pharmacy has introduced the Refresh™ Exchange-Program, which lets veterinarians return expired custom-compounded medications for exchange, at no cost. The program is a compounding-pharmacy profession first. Through the program, the company will exchange unopened, expired...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

12-1-07: Wedgewood introduces peppermint- and alfalfa-flavored Pergolide Gourmeds™
Wedgewood Pharmacy has introduced peppermint- and alfalfa-flavored Pergolide for horses in its popular Gourmeds™ dosage form. Gourmeds™ are chewable, naturally-flavored tablets that are easy to administer - and tasty as a treat. Gourmeds™ also is an economical medication form that costs about one-third...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

10-1-07: Wedgewood Pharmacy and Midwest Veterinary Supply sign new agency agreement
Wedgewood Pharmacy and Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. (Burnsville, MN) have entered an agency agreement through which Midwest will represent Wedgewood's compounding pharmacy services to 9,000 veterinary clinics in 27 states. The relationship is effective October 1. This is the first time that...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

9-27-07: Wedgewood introduces Twist-a-Dose™ transdermal applicator: easy, accurate, and simple administration of medications to companion animals
Wedgewood Pharmacy has introduced the Twist-a-Dose™ transdermal applicator, an innovative package that makes it easier and safer for veterinarians and pet owners to administer precise doses of custom-compounded medications to companion animals. Instead of the old 1ml plunger-type topical...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

9-5-07: Pimobendan (Vetmedin®) is FDA Approved
This medication is now FDA approved and available through normal veterinary distribution channels. Wedgewood Pharmacy will no longer routinely compound this drug after September 6, 2007. The FDA-approved product is available in flavored, chewable tablets in the most common strengths, 1.25mg and 5mg. Wedgewood will compound Pimobendan when a veterinarian prescribes a custom...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL STORY

8-6-07: New Jersey Board of Pharmacy approves Wedgewood Pharmacy technician training program
The New Jersey Board of Pharmacy has approved a 14-module, eight-hour program for training pharmacy technicians at Wedgewood Pharmacy. The program was developed by the company's Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Department. Upon completion of the program, each technician must...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

8-1-07: Wedgewood Pharmacy introduces Gourmeds™ compounding service for veterinarians. Chewable, naturally-flavored tablets improve compliance and reduce veterinarians' costs
Wedgewood Pharmacy has introduced the Gourmeds compounding service for companion-animal veterinarians, dogs and cats...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

7-18-07: Survey shows access to compounding pharmacy is "extremely important" to 8 in 10 veterinarians, "important" to all
A Wedgewood Pharmacy survey of 295 veterinary-practices examined challenges they face, how they use compounding pharmacies like Wedgewood and the factors they consider when choosing a compounding pharmacy...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE POWERPOINT

5-24-07: Pergolide Gourmeds™
The March 29 voluntary withdrawal of pergolide mesylate, a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease, is having an unintended but serious side effect in barns, stables and pastures throughout the United States. The drug was withdrawn voluntarily by two manufacturers who supply it because it was reported to...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

5-22-07: Wedgewood Pharmacy Executive Receives Masters Degree and Regulatory Affairs Certification
Eden M. Venti, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs head for Wedgewood Pharmacy, has earned the Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) distinction awarded by the Regulatory Affairs Certification Board...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

5-9-07: Court Dismisses Wrongful-Death Case Against Wedgewood Pharmacy
The United States District Court in the Northern District of New York has dismissed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Wedgewood Pharmacy filed in September 2005. A group of Saratoga County thoroughbred racehorse owners who claimed that a compounded medication provided by Wedgewood...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

4-25-07: New Bill on Pharmacy Compounding Stirs Concern
Pharmacy industry critics are "gravely concerned" that the Safe Drug Compounding Act of 2007, a draft Senate bill, would sharply curtail the practice of compounding by giving the Food and Drug Administration authority to...CLICK NOW TO READ THIS ARTICLE or CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT P2C2

3-7-07: Joint Pharmacy Letter Sent to FDA
A letter was signed and sent by nine pharmacists to Chairman Edward Kennedy, Senator Richard Burr and Senator Pat Roberts regarding the draft Safe Drug Compounding Act of 2007 and expressed the concerns of the compounding industry...CLICK NOW TO READ THIS LETTER

1-31-07: Wedgewood Pharmacy Responds to FDA Warning Letter
Derek L. Shaffer of Cooper and Kirk Lawyers, LLC sent a letter to Sarah A. Della Fave, Esq. at the Food and Drug Administration on behalf of Wedgewood Pharmacy with a response to the warning letter received last October...CLICK NOW TO READ THIS LETTER

11-7-06: Wedgewood Village Pharmacy Will Vigorously Defend Against FDA Allegations
In an October 31 “warning letter,” the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) made claims and allegations against Wedgewood Village Pharmacy of Swedesboro NJ that pharmacy-prepared compounds are “new drugs” and, therefore, under the authority of the FDA and subject to...CLICK NOW TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE