Veterinary pharmaceuticals

Developing a new veterinary medicine can be complex, time-consuming and expensive. You need a team with a wide range of skills and expertise across both science and industry.

Ridgeway hosts a range of qualified and experienced veterinarians and study investigators. We can help you research, develop and register your new veterinary medical product with the right legal support. We have run various studies testing many active pharmaceutical ingredients so we have a range of experience with many classes of pharmaceuticals.

If you want to read more about our expertise, please visit our Antimicrobials and Parasiticides pages to see examples of our recent studies. Or, you can contact us directly to discuss a study.

Recent pharmaceutical studies include:

Endoparasites

Sheep

• Dose confirmation of a novel anthelmintic combo against immature Trichostrongylus axei and Cooperia curticei
• Discovery, pharmacokinetics, tolerance and efficacy of novel flukicide in sheep
• Efficacy of a novel product against coccidiosis in sheep
• Efficacy of a novel anthelmintic combination against Haemonchus contortus and Cooperia oncophora 

Cattle

• Efficacy of long-acting anthelmintics against natural infections of internal parasites in a commercial setting
• Safety and efficacy of an anthelmintic combination pour-on against Fasciola hepatica and Cooperia oncophora

Pigs

• Safety and efficacy of in-water benzimidazole against a naturally acquired infection of Ascaris suum

Chickens and Pheasants

• Efficacy of an anthelmintic against artificial infections of intestinal nematodes

Ectoparasites

Sheep

• Efficacy of an ectoparasiticide against Lucilia sericata in sheep
• Efficacy of an endectocide against natural louse infestation in sheep and cattle