At Fort Wayne Custom Rx we co-create hope by taking time to educate and empower through empathetic listening and advocating for your best care.
Our goal is to help you live a healthier life! Fort Wayne Custom Rx specializes in compounded medications, Medication Therapy Management (MTM), health consulting services, and we offer an extensive selection of over-the-counter nutritional supplements. No two patients are alike, so whatever your needs are, our professional pharmacy staff strives to serve you with unique solutions, customized for you.
Fort Wayne Custom Rx is a locally owned and operated pharmacy, serving our community since 2004. We are constantly looking for the best and latest in technology, products, and information in order to provide you with the highest quality care possible. We want you to achieve your optimal health and vitality.
Dr. Gregg Russell is the owner and pharmacist in charge of Fort Wayne Custom Rx, which he founded in 2004. Dr. Russell opened Fort Wayne Custom Rx as a compounding pharmacy to address the unique health needs of customers that were not being met by traditional pharmacies in the area.
Gregg’s career in pharmacy started while attending college. After graduating in 1984, he began his career at a local pharmacy chain as a staff pharmacist. His experience also includes being the Pharmacist in Charge of Operations and Regional Manager at large chain pharmacy stores and Staff Pharmacist and Assistant Director of Pharmacy at hospitals in the Fort Wayne area.
Gregg’s knowledge and experience is well respected within the healthcare community. He has taught students from several Indiana schools of pharmacy at Fort Wayne Custom Rx. He has also lectured numerous times at Manchester University on the subject of compounding. In 2014 his peers from the Indiana Pharmacist Association awarded him the Innovative Pharmacist of the Year. Dr. Russell works with many prescribers to help address their patients’ unique medication needs.
His education includes:
Dr. Austin Hartzog possesses over a decade of experience in the pharmacy field and he joined the Fort Wayne Custom Rx team in 2019. Austin started his pharmacy career as a sales clerk and pharmacy technician-in-training before becoming a certified pharmacy technician. Austin superseded his technician license when he decided to begin Pharmacy School in 2016. He worked as Costco’s pharmacy intern all through school. At one point, he was working as a pharmacy intern at Costco and here at Fort Wayne Custom Rx while he was still in school. He has also held a unique pharmacy position as a morning merchant at Costco where he participated in the stocking and marketing of nutritional supplements. Austin became a fully licensed Pharmacist in 2020. He is a licensed Pharmacist in both Indiana and Michigan.
Austin is Certified in Compounded Sterile Preparations by the LP3 Network, a PTCB-recognized sterile compounding educator. He has also undergone extensive non-sterile laboratory training in both hazardous and non-hazardous compounding.
This rich work history in the field of pharmacy has turned him into a talented member of our team that can work, train, and oversee all positions within our pharmacy. He resides in Fort Wayne with his wife, 3 children, and dog. In his free time, Austin enjoys spending quality time with his family, working out, and exploring outdoors.
Dr. Sewlanchi Tekle-Wold has been an integral member of the Fort Wayne Custom Rx team since 2010, bringing a wealth of experience from nearly every pharmacy role. She started out stocking shelves as a teenager, and worked her way up to a Pharmacist in Charge. This diverse background provides her with the versatility and expertise necessary to effectively manage a compounding laboratory. As a licensed pharmacist in both Indiana and Ohio, Dr. Tekle-Wold is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of care and safety. She oversees the training and professional development of all compounding personnel, ensuring our team remains well-equipped to deliver exceptional, precise, and safe compounded medications.
She is certified in Compounded Sterile Preparations by the LP3 Network, a PTCB-recognized sterile compounding educator, and has completed extensive training in both hazardous and non-hazardous non-sterile compounding. In addition, Dr. Tekle-Wold holds a Nuclear Pharmacy Certificate from Purdue University College of Pharmacy. Her comprehensive training and commitment to excellence ensure that every compounded medication we produce is tailored to meet the precise needs of our patients.
Paula Hile, Registered Nurse, joined the Pharmacy field in 1998, and Fort Wayne Custom RX in 2008 after years of working as a field nurse/case manager in the Homecare and Hospice setting. She has broad expertise in compounding after obtaining training and certificates in sterile, non-sterile and hazardous compounding. She has led the Pharmacy in obtaining PCAB and ACHC accreditations over the past 15 years and leads our QA team. Paula has also received advanced training through the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, Metabolic Medical Institute, and BHRT Training Academy on women’s and men’s health, as well as nutrition and nutritional supplementation. Her passion is educating women on women’s health.
Fort Wayne Custom Rx, Inc. has been a PCAB Accredited® compounding pharmacy since 2011.
Fort Wayne Custom Rx has earned and maintained the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board’s (PCAB®) Seal of Accreditation for meeting and/or exceeding national quality and safety standards for compounding.
Our designation as a PCAB Accredited® compounding pharmacy is formal recognition that Fort Wayne Custom Rx ranks among the best compounding pharmacies in the United States for compliance with quality standards. While compounding pharmacies are regulated by the state, PCAB accreditation is an even more comprehensive way to ensure that compounding pharmacies are meeting the highest quality and safety standards, giving patients and prescribers a way to select a quality pharmacy.
Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB®) was established by eight of the nation’s leading pharmacy organizations. They developed principles, policies and standards to offer the most comprehensive compliance solution in the industry. In 2014, PCAB Accreditation became a service of Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC). PCAB Accreditation standards focus on the quality and safety of compounded preparations, for example:
Pharmacies seeking accreditation must submit documented proof that they meet PCAB® quality standards, submit their policies and procedures for regular review, and open their doors to regular onsite inspections. Achieving accreditation is a strong statement of Fort Wayne Custom Rx’s commitment to protecting our patients by practicing safe, high-quality compounding.
Fort Wayne Custom Rx is honored to be among the first in the nation to earn PCAB Accreditation®. It confirms our commitment to providing the safest, personalized solutions that meet the medication needs of our patients – and the needs of healthcare providers who rely on us for these specialized medicines. We believe this further strengthens the bond of trust between our pharmacy and our patients and practitioners.
For more detailed information about PCAB® and PCAB® Accreditation, please visit www.achc.org/pcab.
425 E Dupont Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
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