http://www.wedgewoodrx.com/Wedgewood PharmacyCopyright (c) 2010 9/6/2010 6:40:40 AM9/6/2010 6:40:40 AM5When I graduated from college, I went to a department store and bought my first off-the-rack suit for my upcoming job interviews. It was a nice suit, but it made my lean frame look like a box. Despite that suit, I landed my first job, for which I needed several more suits. But this time after buying them, I took them to a skilled tailor, who for a very small price nipped and tucked the fabric in a few strategic places. The result was a collection of custom-tailored suits that fit me perfectly. I looked and felt like a million bucks....

]]> http://www.wedgewoodrx.com/blog/posts/what-to-do-when-your-doctor-prescribes-a-custom-compounded-medication.html6/30/2010 10:43:00 AM Wedgewood Pharmacy and the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have agreed to settle an eight-year dispute over the interpretation of certain DEA regulations that had prevented the company from receiving, storing and dispensing controlled substances since a 2003 move to a new pharmacy location....

]]> http://www.wedgewoodrx.com/blog/posts/wedgewood-pharmacys-dea-registration-to-dispense-controlled-substances-is-restored-41.html5/25/2010 1:59:00 PMTravel season is upon us! While millions of Americans plan to travel this summer, make sure you remember an often forgotten detail of planning your trip – your medications! There are three main points your pharmacists at Wedgewood Pharmacy want you to remember when preparing for your vacation: documentation, medication and awareness. Documentation Get any needed permission/documentation before you leave, especially if you are traveling out of the country....

]]> http://www.wedgewoodrx.com/blog/posts/three-keys-to-traveling-with-your-medication.html5/14/2010 12:38:00 PM Healthcare-reform legislation aims to change regulation of the compounding pharmacy profession; would limit access to custom-compounded medicines in human and animal health.   Language included in the physician’s “sunshine” provisions of the recent healthcare insurance reform bill (H.R.4872) includes the practice of pharmacy compounding under the definition of “manufacturing” and could subject the practice to an entirely new regulatory administration....

]]> http://www.wedgewoodrx.com/blog/posts/healthcare-reform-legislation-aims-to-change-regulation-of-the-compounding-pharmacy-profession-34.html3/25/2010 2:19:00 PMLast week I attended a great seminar entitled, “Delivering a Preferred Customer Experience.” I left with 3 key insights that I thought would be worth sharing with business and practice managers: It is critical to understand what drives customer loyalty in your business. In the past we focused on “touchpoints,” which is how effective we are across interactions like customer service, our web site, or the delivery and packaging of the prescription. According to the Corporate Executive Board, the sponsors of the seminar, improving touchpoints only eliminates dis-satisfiers—it is not a driver of loyalty....

]]> http://www.wedgewoodrx.com/blog/posts/delivering-a-preferred-customer-experience-31.html3/9/2010 3:41:00 PMWedgewood Pharmacy is now compounding Acyclovir 800mg scored tablets in response to the extended backorder of all strengths for the commercial product, Zovirax®, and generics. Wedgewood Pharmacy’s Acyclovir tablet eliminates the need for a patient to take two, 400mg capsules to achieve the 800mg dose. The 800mg scored tablet can easily be divided into two, 400mg doses, if prescribed. Compounded Acyclovir 800mg scored tablets are available from Wedgewood Pharmacy by prescription only. According to the National Institutes of Health’s MedlinePlus Drug Information, Acyclovir is in a class of antiviral medications called synthetic nucleoside analogues....

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