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About Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc.

Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. is a family/employee-owned full-line distributor of veterinary products including veterinary pharmaceuticals, biologicals, equipment and instruments to more than 9,000 veterinary clinics in 27 states. Headquartered in Burnsville (MN), Midwest represents more than 300 suppliers including most major manufacturers. Its sales force includes both field representatives who call on clinics directly and inside sales-representatives who answer product questions, provide information about promotional programs and service clinic needs over the phone.

Established in 1961, Midwest has five shipping branches that provide next-day delivery and six call centers located in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Maryland. For more information visit http://www.midwestvet.net

Background: About Compounding Pharmacy

Because every patient is different and has different needs, customized, compounded medications are a vital part of quality medical care.

The basis of the profession of pharmacy has always been the "triad," the patient-physician-pharmacist relationship. Compounding is extremely important to the veterinary community, which often requires more flavors, dosages and potency levels than commercially available medications supply.

Through this relationship, patient needs are determined by a doctor, who chooses a treatment regimen that may include a compounded medication. Physicians and veterinarians often prescribe compounded medications for reasons that include (but are not limited to) the following situations:

-- When needed medications are discontinued by or generally unavailable

from pharmaceutical companies, often because the medications are no

longer profitable to manufacture;

-- When the patient is allergic to certain preservatives, dyes
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