In this Issue In the News: From the Field: News and Notes: Did you Know: From the Capitols: Focus On: |
||||||||||||||||||||||
In the NewsVirginia Herpes Outbreak has East Coast on Edge In late February, the Virginia Tech Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg was quarantined after three horses fell ill from EHV-1 a rare, highly contagious and sometimes fatal herpes virus. The quarantine likely will last through March. Reaction on the eastern seaboard has been swift. In Virginia and Central Maryland horse shows and competitions have been postponed or cancelled; fox hunting clubs have been asked to cease operations until the outbreak is under control. Horses that had been in Virginia and Maryland during February have been banned from Charles Town in West Virginia and Penn National in Pennsylvania, joining tracks in New York, Maryland and Delaware . EHV-1 has two forms, one that causes abortion in mares and another that causes respiratory infection and neurological symptoms such as fever, coughing, nasal discharge, stumbling and urine retention. In severe cases, it can cause the inability to stand and death. According to Dr. Nat White, director of the Virginia Tech center, available vaccines do not fully protect against the virus. In February, TheHorse.com reported that valacyclovir (trade name Valtrex), a drug used to prevent outbreaks of genital herpes in humans, “has a place in treating horses exposed to – and diagnosed with – equine herpes virus” and that it “appears to have been helpful in containing and treating many of the recent outbreaks of EHV-1.” Wedgwood serves more than 17,000 prescribers of both human and veterinary preparations. As a courtesy to our veterinary prescribers, we have arranged with a distributor of human medications to make Valtrex available for use in combating equine herpes. Call 800.331.8272 for information or order online at My Wedgewood Pharmacy. (See related story.) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
What's your Story? Do you have an interesting story about the use of compounded medications in your practice? If you do, let us know! If we publish your story in an upcoming edition of this newsletter, we'll donate $100 in your name to any equine-related non-profit program you designate. If you'd like to submit or discuss a story, please send an E-mail to hflitcraft@WedgewoodPharmacy.com. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
News and Notes Free Shipping for Online Orders Placed in March! My Wedgewood Pharmacy is your new tool to control costs and to improve the efficiency of your practice. Now you can order office-delivered custom medications, search for preparations and prices and review your practice's order history — 24 hours a day. We want you to see just how useful this new tool can be so there's no shipping charge for orders you place online through midnight Eastern Time on March 31, 2007. As always, Wedgewood is committed to the highest standards of quality and ethics so access to this site is restricted to prescribers whose licenses have been verified and who have received a secure user ID and password from Wedgewood. Call 888.910.2211 toll free to obtain your access credentials. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you Know? 90% of Orders Shipped Same Day More than 90 percent of medication orders placed through Wedgewood Pharmacy are shipped on the same day the order is placed. Learn more in your free copy of the Wedgewood Guide to Compounded Veterinary Medications . Add $247,500 to your Practice's Annual Gross Revenue Data collected by the National Commission of Veterinary Economic Issues (NCVEI) has shown that veterinarians are more efficient and earn significantly more money when they hire practice managers. That's because practitioners can focus more on medicine and generate more income when they're not burdened with administrative tasks. A full-time practice manager will add $247,500 to practice annual gross revenue according to this white paper, What is the Most Efficient Way for Veterinarians to Manage Their Practice? by NCVEI. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
From the Capitols Preserve your Right to Prescribe Compounded Medications Your right to prescribe compounded medications is under unprecedented attack by the FDA, despite many court rulings, including from the U.S. Supreme Court, affirming the critical need for compounded medications in veterinary practice. Please consider sending a letter to your Congressional delegation about the importance of compounded medications and their impact on your patients' health. Patients and Professionals for Customized Care (P2C2) has made it as simple as completing and form and one click. Click here to preserve your rights. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
The Wedgewood Pharmacy E-quine News is published every three weeks by Wedgewood Pharmacy, one of the nation's largest veterinary compounding pharmacies. 405 Heron Drive Suite 200 Copyright © 2007 Wedgewood Village Pharmacy, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Forward this newsletter to a Colleague
|
|
Veterinary Orthopedic Society Conference, March
|
|
|
|
Corticotrophin (ACTH) Gel Injection for Veterinary Use Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) is a pituitary hormone that stimulates the production and secretion of glucocorticoids by the adrenal gland. The release of ACTH is stimulated by corticotrophin releasing factor and controlled by a negative feedback pathway in response to either endogenous or exogenous corticosteroids.
|
|
Ask us how we can help you brand your practice with custom labeling. Click HERE to contact us and find out more! |
To be removed from this list, send a message to pbarnes@wedgewoodpharmacy.com. To provide feedback on the E-quine News or to update your contact information, click HERE.