Wedgewood Pharmacy Introduces Gourmeds(TM) Compounding Service for Veterinarians

SWEDESBORO, N.J., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Wedgewood Pharmacy has introduced the Gourmeds(TM) compounding service for companion-animal veterinarians, dogs and cats and the people who struggle with giving medications to their pets. This new service provides the compounded preparations that veterinarians prescribe most frequently in chewable, naturally flavored tablets that are easy to administer - and tasty as a treat. Instead of chemically synthesized flavoring, Gourmeds uses the same high-quality chicken and fish meals that provide the palatable, proven flavors in leading-brand pet foods.

George Malmberg, the pharmacist-president and CEO of Wedgewood, noted: "Even a miracle drug is useless if the pet won't take it. Medicating an animal using Gourmeds is a simple one-step process that does not involve buying, storing or mixing any other flavoring product to improve compliance."

Gourmeds currently is available to prescribers for four commonly prescribed pet mediations, including Cisapride, Metronidazole, Diethylstilbestrol and Methimazole. The company will expand the number of preparations that can be compounded into Gourmeds, in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Malmberg added, "Gourmeds saves time and frustration. It is also a very economical medication form. Because it's a tablet, filling the prescription is much less labor intensive than other forms, such as capsules. This reduces our cost to fill the prescription, which is reflected in the ultimate cost of the prescription."

For a free, non-medicated sample of Gourmeds, licensed prescribers may call 800.331.8272 or visit http://www.gourmeds.com/request.asp.

A compounding pharmacy creates customized medications for individual patients in response to a licensed practitioner's prescription. Wedgewood Pharmacy is the largest veterinary compounding pharmacy in the United States, serving more than 20,000 prescribers of animal and human compounds. It is located in Swedesboro NJ and licensed throughout the United States.

  Contact:  Marcy Kelly
            Vice President, Marketing
            mkelly@wedgewoodpharmacy.com
            856.832.1303

            David Kirk, APR, Fellow PRSA
            davidkirk@thePRguy.com
            610.422.0048

Editor's Note: High-resolution graphic files of the Gourmeds logo and a product shot are available at http://newsroom.wedgewoodpharmacy.com/.