Henry Schein launches new iPad online ordering application to help veterinary practitioners

Henry Schein Animal Health, the leading companion animal health distributor in the United States, and the U.S. animal health business of Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), announced today that it has launched a new iPad^® online ordering application to help veterinary practitioners manage their product purchases.

Easily downloadable at no cost through iTunes^®, the Henry Schein Animal Health app includes features such as product search capability and purchase history. Customers can also use the app to create shopping lists by using an integrated bar code scanner to add items to an order. The intuitive app can be used online and offline by customers, who can browse and select from more than 17,000 products available on the Henry Schein website.

"Our goal is to provide our customers with solutions to help them operate more efficient and profitable practices, so that they can focus on providing quality clinical care," said Kevin Vasquez, Chairman, President and CEO of Henry Schein Animal Health. "Our new mobile ordering application raises the bar for flexibility and convenience, allowing our customers to easily manage purchases from any location at any time.  This online ordering ability, coupled with the expert advice and tailored solutions that we provide, makes Henry Schein Animal Health a unique resource to our veterinary customers."

Once the Henry Schein Animal Health app is downloaded and installed on an iPad, customers simply select "Veterinary" and use their login username and password to access their secure account. Following a purchase, a product detail screen provides a product image, an estimated delivery date, and inventory availability information. 

Source: Henry Schein, Inc.