Pet owner sues Wedgewood Pharmacy over drug recall
A proposed class action suit is demanding more than $5 million from a Gloucester County animal pharmacy in the midst of a product recall. The suit, filed in the name of a Maine woman, seeks to represent consumers who purchased medications being pulled from the market by Wedgewood Pharmacy LLC , a Logan firm described as the nation's largest veterinary compounding pharmacy. The suit says the recall, announced on Oct. 21, covers almost 4,000 compounded medications shipped since Feb. 18. The medications include powders, pastes, topical sprays and more. Animal care: Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine debuts at Rowan University The voluntary recall was initiated after Wedgewood "identified inconsistencies in certain analytical testing data that affect our confidence in that testing data," says a statement at the firm's website. It says Wedgewood has not seen "an increase in reported complaints or adverse events associated with the affected products. But when we don't have the level of confidence we require, we believe the responsible thing to do is to act." The lawsuit offers a different view, asserting Wedgewood "has received at least 98 complaints [over the recalled products], including at least seven described as 'serious.'” It claims the recalled products, intended
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