Wedgewood Pharmacy Receives Marcum Innovator of the Year Award
SWEDESBORO, N.J–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#CompoundingPharmacy–Wedgewood Pharmacy, the largest U.S. compounding pharmacy specializing
in animal health, was awarded the fourth annual Marcum Innovator of the
Year Award at a ceremony last evening at the Sugarhouse Casino in
Philadelphia. The awards program recognizes the Greater Philadelphia
metropolitan area’s most innovative individuals and organizations in
their fields. The finalists collectively add vitality and economic
stability and raise the bar higher for both Philadelphia businesses and
the U.S.
Wedgewood Pharmacy was selected from among 37 finalists in
biotech/healthcare, business services, manufacturing, real estate and
technology sectors. The company tied with Triose,
one of three finalists in the Biotechnology/Healthcare large-company
category.
In accepting the award, Marcy A. Bliss, president and CEO of Wedgewood
Pharmacy, said, “Innovation is a not an individual pursuit. I thank and
salute our more than 300 employees whose extraordinary listening and
thinking led to this award and allow us to serve the unique needs of
tens of thousands of veterinarians and more than 100,000 pet owners
nationwide. We’re grateful, too, to our prescribers whose dedication to
solving difficult problems for patients motivate our work.”
The Marcum Awards are sponsored by Marcum
LLP, a public accounting and advisory services firm, and SmartCEO,
a publisher, to celebrate companies that blaze a trail in their fields
by constantly seeking new ways to advance their industries.
Jaime Nespor-Zawmon, president of SmartCEO, added, “Innovation drives
progress, prosperity and growth, and the 2016 Marcum Innovator of the
Year finalists have proven that their contributions have made an impact
on their clients and the Philadelphia region, if not the world. We are
proud to recognize them for their distinguished achievements, their
commitment to a better future and their fearless pursuit of excellence.”
About Wedgewood Pharmacy
In June 2016, Chicago-based New Harbor Capital became the majority owner
of the company. George (late) and Lucy Malmberg, both pharmacists,
purchased Wedgewood Pharmacy in 1981; the pharmacy was founded in 1980.
In its 36-year history, the company has grown from a local community
pharmacy to become one of the largest compounding pharmacies in the
United States, serving more than 30,000 prescribers and hundreds of
thousands of patients throughout the U.S. every year with customized animal-health
and human-health
prescriptions. The company employs more than 300 people in its 40,000
square-foot state-of-the-art compounding pharmacy.
Wedgewood Pharmacy is accredited by Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation
Board (PCAB®) for compliance with PCAB pharmacy compounding
accreditation standards. PCAB is a service of Accreditation Commission
for Health Care and is a third-party accreditation organization that has
developed the highest national standards that providers are measured
against in order to illustrate their ability to effectively and
efficiently deliver quality compounded medications to consumers.
Contacts
Wedgewood Pharmacy
Marcy Bliss, 856.832.1303
President
MBliss@WedgewoodPharmacy.com
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David Kirk, 480.382.9201
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