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| FORM 4 |                       U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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[_] Check this box if
    no longer subject         STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
    to Section 16.
    Form 4 or Form 5       Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
    obligations may           Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
    continue. See            Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
    Instruction 1(b).      Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940


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1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person

        Simpson                      James                            R.
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        (Last)                      (First)                        (Middle)

c/o Moore Medical Corp.
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                                   (Street)

389 John Downey Dr., New Britain      CT                              06050
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        (City)                      (State)                           (Zip)


2.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol  Moore Medical Corp. (MMD)
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3.  IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
    (Voluntary)
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4.  Statement for Month/Year  08/01
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5.  If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6.  Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)


    [x] Director    [ ] Officer             [ ] 10% Owner    [ ] Other
                        (give title below)                       (specify below)

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7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
     X
    ---- Form filed by One Reporting Person
    ____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED



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1. Title              2. Trans-  3. Trans-       4. Securities Acquired (A)        5. Amount of         6. Owner-     7. Nature
   of                    action     action          or Disposed of (D)                Securities           ship          of In-
   Security              Date       Code            (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)               Beneficially         Form:         direct
   (Instr. 3)            (Month/    (Instr. 8)                                        Owned at             Direct        Bene-
                         Day/    -----------------------------------------------      End of               (D) or        ficial
                         Year)                                                        Month                Indirect      Owner-
                                  Code       V   Amount        (A) or    Price        (Instr. 3 and 4)     (I)           ship
                                                               (D)                                         (Instr. 4)    (Instr. 4)
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   Common Stock       08/09/01        P            200           A       $6.87
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                      08/09/01        P            200           A       $6.75
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                      08/09/01        P            600           A       $7.00            2,000               D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Response)




FORM 4 (continued)

  TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
        (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)



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 1. Title of Derivative            2. Conver-          3. Trans-           4. Transac-            5. Number of Deriv-
    Security (Instr. 3)               sion or             action              tion Code              ative Securities
                                      Exercise            Date                (Instr. 8)             Acquired (A) or
                                      Price of            (Month/                                    Disposed of (D)
                                      Deriv-              Day/                                       (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
                                      ative               Year)
                                      Security

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                                                                           Code      V                 (A)         (D)

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 TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
   (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)--CONTINUED


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                              6. Date Exer-     7. Title and Amount of       8. Price    9. Number       10. Owner-    11. Na-
                                 cisable and       Underlying Securities        of          of Deriv-        ship          ture
                                 Expiration        (Instr. 3 and 4)             Deriv-      ative            Form          of In-
                                 Date                                           ative       Secur-           of De-        direct
                                 (Month/Day/                                    Secur-      ities            rivative      Bene-
                                 Year)                                          ity         Bene-            Secu-         ficial
                                                                                (Instr.     ficially         rity:         Owner-
                               --------------------------------------------     5)          Owned            Direct        ship
                               Date     Expira-              Amount                         at End           (D) or        (Instr.
                               Exer-    tion         Title                                  of               Indi-         4)
                               cisable  Date                                                Month            rect (1)
                                                                                            (Instr. 4)       (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:

(1) Excludes 300 shares owned by the reporting person's wife in which he
    disclaims a beneficial interest.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
  Violations.
  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:  File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
       If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

                               /s/ James R. Simpson            09/07/01
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                              JAMES R. SIMPSON                 Date
                              **Signature of Reporting Person