Wedgewood Pharmacy Compounds Acyclovir Tablets During Zovirax Backorder

SWEDESBORO, N.J.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Wedgewood 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.

“A manufacturer backorder or commercial unavailability of a medication does not lessen a practitioner’s need for that medication as a treatment option. As a compounding pharmacy, we are able to fill a void so that the patient’s treatment regimen can continue, uninterrupted, and with a similar sized tablet.”

According to the National Institutes of Health’s MedlinePlus Drug Information, Acyclovir is in a class of antiviral medications called synthetic nucleoside analogues. It is commonly prescribed for “sores or blisters in people who have varicella (chickenpox), herpes zoster (shingles; a rash that can occur in people who have had chickenpox in the past), and first-time or repeat outbreaks of genital herpes (a herpes virus infection that causes sores to form around the genitals and rectum from time to time).”

Beth DeSouza, Wedgewood Pharmacy’s human health category leader said, “A manufacturer backorder or commercial unavailability of a medication does not lessen a practitioner’s need for that medication as a treatment option. As a compounding pharmacy, we are able to fill a void so that the patient’s treatment regimen can continue, uninterrupted, and with a similar sized tablet.”

ABOUT WEDGEWOOD PHARMACY

Established in 1980, Wedgewood Pharmacy is one of the largest compounding pharmacies in the United States, providing more than 25,000 prescribers with compounds for their human and veterinary patients. It is located in Swedesboro, NJ and licensed throughout the United States.