Summit VetPharm Signs Agreements with Distributors To Ship Vectra® Products Directly to Veterinarians
March 26, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Summit VetPharm Signs Agreements with Distributors To Ship Vectra® Products Directly to Veterinarians
FORT LEE, N.J. – March 24, 2009 – Veterinarians will soon be able to buy Vectra® ectoparasiticide products directly through distributors who are partnered with Summit VetPharm. A new agreement will make it more convenient for veterinarians to purchase Vectra products along with the other veterinary products they are purchasing from their local distributors. Distributors including: Henry Schein Animal Health, Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. Merritt Veterinary Supplies Inc., NLS Animal Health, PCI Animal Health, Victor Medical Company and Webster will soon be able to sell and ship Vectra products
directly to their veterinary customers.
Veterinarians can contact one of Summit VetPharm’s contracted distributors in their area to order their Vectra products. This will guarantee faster delivery and the convenience of receiving and paying for the Vectra products along with other pharmaceuticals and supplies. Veterinarians now have the option to remain a direct customer of Summit VetPharm, or purchase through their local distributor representatives.
Summit VetPharm is committed to Bloodhound® Technology – an innovative, proprietary track-and-trace system developed by Nutec Systems. Bloodhound Technology ensures veterinary exclusivity of the Vectra products and guards against counterfeiting. The distributors we have selected have installed the Bloodhound Technology system in their warehouses and they have been validated to ensure that the integrity of our products is maintained through secure distribution channels.
“We are pleased with the level of investment and the commitment to maintain Bloodhound that we have found with our distributors,“ states Tom Brodowski, Sr. Director of Operations at Summit VetPharm. He continues, “They understand the value that Bloodhound brings to both our brand and the veterinarian practices.”
Vectra® for Cats & Kittens, Vectra for Cats® and Vectra 3D® for dogs are available to veterinarians through Summit VetPharm and Abbott Animal Health sales representatives, as well as authorized distributors.
Media Contacts:
Jewelle Yamada, 212-207-0574 / Vanessa Goldschneider, 212-207-0567
Summit VetPharm
Founded by veterinarians and experienced industry professionals, Summit VetPharm is committed to protecting the health and welfare of both companion animals and companion animal veterinary practices. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sumitomo Corporation and part of the Sumitomo Corporation group of companies, Summit VetPharm is backed by a longstanding reputation of values and ethics in business. Summit VetPharm is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA. For more information, visit Summit VetPharm at www.summitvetpharm.com
