Over 75 years ago, a young pharmacist with irrepressible entrepreneurial spirit borrowed $500 and opened a pharmacy in Queens, New York.The young man was Henry Schein. Our Company’s heritage is deeply tied to the generic pharmaceutical industry. Early on, Henry Schein promoted the use and acceptance of generics. Later, his son Jay Schein, former Henry Schein CEO, was one of the driving forces behind federal legislation to increase the use of generics as well as supporting the creation of the forerunner to what is now the industry’s most recognized trade group—the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA).