Research Support Team
Clinical-Trial and Investigational/Translational Research Support Team
Director of Compounding Formulations
Lawrence P. Troch, director of Compounding Formulations for Wedgewood Pharmacy, is responsible for all activities related to the scientific research for new-formulation development and enhancing existing formulations. He has been in the pharmaceutical profession since 1973.
Prior to joining Wedgewood in 2009 he was responsible for the Morris Plains Pilot Laboratory for Pfizer Consumer Health Products (Morris Plains, NJ) and the Mount Prospect Pharmaceutical Pilot Plant for Searle/Pharmacia (Mount Prospect, IL), where he was director of Pharmaceutical Technology; and associate director of Production for Hoechst Marion Roussel (now Sanofi Aventis, Somerville, NJ). Before that he was a pharmacist for Genovese Drugs (New York NY) and a managing pharmacist for Rite Aid Pharmacy (Long Island, NY).
He holds a B.S. degree in Pharmacy from the Columbia University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (New York, NY).
Technical-Services Pharmacist
Renee Lupo, R. Ph, F.A.C.A., F.A.C.V.P., technical-services pharmacist for Wedgewood Pharmacy, is the company's lead technical/clinical pharmacist, working with prescribers and their staffs to develop custom formulations. She also manages all technical training for the company's pharmacy professionals and is a member of the Formula Change Control Committee and Quality Review Board of the company. She has been in the pharmacy profession since 1977 and has worked at Wedgewood since 1994.
Lupo is experienced in all aspects of the compounding pharmacy specialty and has developed unique expertise in sterile compounding and compounding formulations. Her focus on veterinary compounding includes specialization in veterinary medications and veterinary ophthalmology. She has attained certifications in Pharmaceutical Care and Compounds for Veterinary Patients; Advanced Canine and Advanced Feline Therapeutics; and Avian and Exotic Pet Pharmacotherapy. Previously, she was Pharmacist-in-Charge for an independent pharmacy.
Lupo is a member of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists; the New Jersey Academy of Compounding Pharmacists; and is a Fellow in the American College of Apothecaries; and the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists.
Lupo holds a B.S. degree in Pharmacy from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
Research Account Specialist
Melissa Buggy, research account specialist for Wedgewood Pharmacy, manage all requests for research and laboratory-animal support services.
Prior to this role, she was a senior support specialist in Wedgewood Pharmacy's Customer Care Center. Previously, she was senior account manager for Marlin Leasing (Mount Laurel, NJ).
She is an active member of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science and holds a B.S. degree in International Studies from Drexel University (Philadelphia)