Dear Friends:

On September 12, 1997, Bajamar Women's HealthCare chose to join with Madison Pharmacy Associates, of Madison, Wisconsin, a company we've known and highly regarded since our early days in the 1980s. We based our alliance with Madison Pharmacy on the shared values we hold:

• Commitment to personal service.
• Excellence in individualized care and customized prescription compounding
• Respect for each patient's unique needs.
• Creativity and innovation in women's health

The decision to sell Bajamar Women's HealthCare came as a result of two important milestones in my family. My father Harvey, who founded Bajamar 22 years ago, decided to reduce his hours significantly and enjoy the fruits of his labors (he has been in retail pharmacy for over 40 years). At the same time, I wanted to shift my professional responsibilities in a way that would allow me to spend more time with my wife and 2 children, who are 7 and 3.

Creating the partnership with Madison Pharmacy Associates was a timely opportunity, and one that combines the strengths of both of our organizations. But most importantly, the partnership meets our primary goal: to ensure that you will continue to receive the same excellent service and care you've come to rely on.

The professional staff at Madison Pharmacy is the best - knowledgeable, dedicated, and committed to providing the care you need. Madison Pharmacy will compound your specialized prescriptions with care according to your doctor's instructions and you can arrange for convenient overnight shipping and/or automatic prescription refills. Your prescription records will be transferred automatically, and the same products you have ordered in the past will be available. To call to place an or, you can call either of 2 toll free numbers: 1-800-558-7046 or 1-800-255-8025.

But the truly exciting benefit of Bajamar's agreement with Madison Pharmacy Associates is that starting right now, you also have access to these comprehensive services:

• Telephone consultations with Madison Pharmacy Associates' professional staff of highly trained pharmacists, nurses and health educators.
• Restore Program - precise hormone testing with saliva and thorough hormone replacement therapy monitoring.
• A complete library of state of the art information on women's health issues - over 300 books and videos on natural hormone replacement therapy, PMS, perimenopause, menopause, osteoporosis, and a host of other topics.
• A referral network that includes the leading women's health professionals through the U.S.

Some of our customers have asked why they didn't learn about this impending change in advance. The answer is that we wanted to inform you when the specifics of the arrangement were clear so there would be no disruption in your care and no misunderstanding about the logistics and details. Madison Pharmacy Associates and Bajamar Women's HealthCare worked literally until the "eleventh hour" to put a smooth transition plan in place. Once the plan was finalized and the attorney's had dotted all the i's and crossed all of the t's, a letter was sent to all of our customers announcing the details.

Madison Pharmacy Associates' responsive and individualized attention to your needs will continue the tradition of the valued relationship we have had with you. Please call 1-800-558-7046 or 1-800-255-8025 -- answers to your questions are a toll-free call away.

For patients and customers that still wish to contact me directly, you can always do so at 314-997-3414, or you can send me a fax at 314-997-2948. You may also send me email at bmizes@mvp.net

Thank you again for your patronage and I wish you continued good health.

Sincerely,

Barry Mizes
Vice President