Wedgewood recall asks U.S. pet owners to check affected compounded medicines
U.S. animal owners and veterinary practices should check whether their compounded medicines are included in Wedgewood Pharmacy’s recall over potential potency problems. The company’s October 21 notice covers certain products still within expiry that were shipped nationwide from February 18 through October 6, 2026.
News date: 2026-10-21 · Checked: 2026-10-25 (Asia/Bangkok)
U.S. animal owners and veterinary practices should check whether their compounded medicines are included in Wedgewood Pharmacy’s recall over potential potency problems. The company’s October 21 notice covers certain products still within expiry that were shipped nationwide from February 18 through October 6, 2026.
Three key points
- Check the company’s product, lot and expiry lookup rather than assuming every medicine is affected.
- Owners with affected product are told to stop use, retain it and contact recall services.
- The notice reports 98 complaints, including seven serious complaints, as of publication.
What the company identified
Wedgewood says its own quality processes found inconsistencies in the reliability of laboratory testing data, creating a risk that certain preparations could be weaker or stronger than intended. The listed forms range from oral products and injectables to eye, ear and topical preparations.
The notice concerns medicines for companion, equine, exotic, zoo, wildlife and aquatic animals. They are not intended for food-producing animals. A complaint count is not a count of proven injuries or deaths, and the announcement does not say that every dispensed product has a potency defect.
Check the lot and coordinate care
The company directs owners to its recall lookup for the affected products, lot numbers and expiration dates. Recall services can be reached at 866-562-5931, weekdays 8 a.m.–9 p.m. ET and Saturdays 9 a.m.–5 p.m. ET.
Veterinary practices and pharmacies are instructed to quarantine affected stock and notify customers to whom they dispensed it. Owners with medical concerns should contact their veterinarian; the notice describes help with clinically appropriate alternatives rather than a substitute treatment plan in this article.
