This Week in Animal Health: Wedgewood Pharmacy Compounded Medication Recall
Animal Health News and Notes · October 23, 2026
编辑：Christine Merle DVM、MBA、CVPM
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收益新闻
- 雀巢 released its third quarter sales of CHF 22.B (US$27.8) in 2026 with its Petcare category leading the growth at 5.3%, noting especially strong performance in cat. (公司新闻稿)
- 维克 released its 2026 Third quarter sales with a 7.9% growth (at constant exchange rate and scope) year to date versus prior year. Growth was seen in both companion animals 8.8% and farm animal 7%. (公司新闻稿)
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美国公司新闻
- 硕腾 received approval from the FDA for Convenia RTU for Dogs (cefovecin injectable suspension) a ready-to-use treatment for canine skin infections. (公司新闻稿)
- 礼来动物保健 announced the appointment of Jamie Preston, previously at Eli Lilly and Company, as Executive Vice President and Chief People officer succeeding Dave Kinard who will retire. (公司新闻稿)
- 安泰克 announced the 发布 of a peer reviewed head-to-head study of Antech’s Accuplex test against IDEXX SNAP 4DX Plus. (公司新闻稿)
- Familiar Therapeutic, a biotech company bring medicines first developed for people to dogs and cats, launched with $5M in seed funding round led by Pioneer Fund, Icehouse Ventures and BreakTHRU. (公司新闻稿)
- Wedgewood 药房 issued a recall of compounded veterinary medications due to inconsistencies in the reliability of certain analytical testing data generated by their laboratory. (公司新闻稿)
- Kemin Industries’ KemTRACE Chromium received approval from the FDA to use in broiler breeder chickens and laying hen diets. (avinews.com)
- CatsOnly announced that they have earned Cat Friendly Practice Gold designation for its flagship hospital. (公司新闻稿)
- 佩恩·福斯特, a provider of online, career-focused education, released a report that showed expanding veterinary technicians’ role to include having them conduct independent technician-led visits could improve access and affordable veterinary care. (新闻稿)
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国际公司新闻
- 加州 – Odocova Health presented data on their multi-year study of its lead bioactive, MHCR-1, showing that it mimicked the benefits of calorie restriction in dogs without reducing feed intake at the Animal Longevity Summit 2026 in October. (nutritioninsight.com)
- CH – dsm-firmenich announced the two standalone companies, Noviwest and Panvora, that will result from the sale of the Animal Nutrition and Health Business to CVC Capital. (公司新闻稿)
- DE – 勃林格殷格翰 和 Microsoft announced a strategic AI collaboration to bring safe and effective therapies to patients sooner as well as projects in Animal Health, business processes and technology infrastructure. (公司新闻稿)
- 英国 - ValiRx, a life science company, launched ValiRx Animal Health, a dedicated company to development of oncology therapeutics for companion animals. (公司新闻稿)
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动物保健行业新闻
- US – NEW WORLD SCREWWORM UPDATE- Additional cases in the US have been confirmed including the first is wildlife in an elk in Texas, active cases as of 10.21.26 remain in single digits across two states Texas and New Mexico. Port openings continue as planned.
- US – Washington State University obtained a federal grant up to $40M to lead the Feed the Future Animal Health Innovation Lab, an international effort to expand US livestock technologies and improve animal health and food security in Africa. (University press release)
- US – The Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control Committee of the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians released an updated version of the Compendium of Zoonotic Disease Infection Prevention and Control in Veterinary Personnel. (aaha.org)
- US/CA – A recent published study of feline fecal samples revealed that 6.3% tested positive for Giardia duodenalis and of those 18.5% were positive for potential transmission to humans. (myvetcandy.com)
- FR – France reported the first human case of Shamonda virus which is usually found in livestock. (路透社)
- NL – A southern ground hornbill at the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands became the first to have two 3D-printed beak prosthetics. (nypost.com)
- UAE – The Emirates Drug Establishment announced that it will ban the use of ciprofloxacin in its veterinary sector starting November 1, 2026. (gulfbusiness.com)
- UK – The Association of Microchip Database Operators launched a Single Point of Search microchip portal which allows veterinary practices free access to microchip details including pet and keeper details from five of 20 separate national microchipping databases with more to be added. (英国退伍军人事务部)
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布拉克观点
理解和应对风险的过程始于我们人生的早期，从我们第一次骑没有辅助轮的自行车，到鼓起勇气约心仪的女孩出去，这些早期经历塑造了我们进入商业世界后如何处理和应对风险的方式。.
在商业领域，风险管理如何体现在日常运营中，着实令人关注。‘风险是变革的种子’。你能想象当年硕腾公司（Zoetis）投资一项名为‘生物治疗剂’的新技术时的紧张心情吗？这项技术在当时的兽医学界还是一片未知领域。如今，我们却因此拥有了数十亿美元的市场！有人可能会说，这真是一次冒险之举……
在风险承受能力较高的公司中，如果商业计划合理，风险识别清晰且经过深思熟虑，那么冒险通常会带来回报。这些公司既会遭遇灾难性的失败，也会取得改变格局的成功。.
在风险承受能力较低的公司里，你需要经历多次评审和演示，与会者面面相觑，直到达成‘共识’。或者，他们会等到CEO竖起大拇指或竖起大拇指朝下。而其中一些公司最终可能会消失。.
在我看来，那些既能承受高风险又能建立健全风险管理体系的公司，才是最成功、最可持续发展的公司。你们公司的情况如何？
保罗·卡萨迪
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