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McKESSON CORPORATION
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Independent Retail Pharmacies — Solutions for managed care contracting, branding and advertising,
merchandising, purchasing, operational efficiency and automation that help independent pharmacists focus on
patient care while improving profitability:
•Health Mart® —Health Mart® is a national network of more than 2,000 independently-owned pharmacies and
is one of the industry’s most comprehensive pharmacy franchise programs. Health Mart® provides franchisees
with managed care that drives Pharmacy Benefit Manager recognition, branding that drives consumer
recognition, in-store programs that drive manufacturer and payor recognition and community advocacy
programs that drive industry recognition. Health Mart® helps franchisees grow their businesses by focusing on
the three principles of successful retailing:
−Attract new customers;
−Maximize the value of current customers; and
−Enhance business efficiency.
•AccessHealth® — Comprehensive managed care and reconciliation assistance services that help independent
pharmacies save time, access competitive reimbursement rates and improve cash flow.
•McKesson Reimbursement Advantage (“MRA”) — MRA is one of the industry’s most comprehensive
reimbursement optimization packages, comprising financial services (automated claim resubmission), analytic
services and customer care.
•McKesson OneStop Generics® — Generic pharmaceutical purchasing program that helps pharmacies maximize
their cost savings with a broad selection of generic drugs, low pricing and one-stop shopping.
•Sunmark® — Complete line of more than 1,000 products that provide retail independent pharmacies with
value-priced alternatives to national brands.
•FrontEdge™ — Strategic planning, merchandising and price maintenance program that helps independent
pharmacies maximize store profitability.
•McKesson Home Health Care — Comprehensive line of more than 1,800 home health care products, including
durable medical equipment, diabetes supplies, self-care supplies and disposables from national brands and the
Sunmark® line.
Institutional Healthcare Providers — Electronic ordering/purchasing and supply chain management systems that
help improve efficiencies, save labor and improve asset utilization:
•Fulfill-Rx™ — Ordering and inventory management system that integrates McKesson pharmaceutical
distribution services with our automation solutions, thus empowering hospitals to optimize the often
complicated and disjointed processes related to unit-based cabinet replenishment and inventory management.
•Asset Management — Award-winning inventory optimization and purchasing management program that helps
institutional providers lower costs while ensuring product availability.
•SKY Packaging — Blister-format packaging containing the most widely prescribed dosages and strengths in
generic oral solid-medications. SKY enables acute care, long-term care and institutional pharmacies to provide
cost-effective, uniform packaging.
•McKesson OneStop Generics® — The McKesson OneStop Generics program enables acute care pharmacies to
capture the full potential of purchasing generic pharmaceuticals. The Long-Term Care OneStop Generics
program allows a long-term care pharmacy to capture savings on generic purchases.
•McKesson 340B Manager and Easy340B — Solutions that help providers manage, track, and report on the
medication replenishment associated with the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.
•High Performance Pharmacy — Framework that identifies and categorizes hospital pharmacy best practices to
help improve clinical outcomes and financial results. The High Performance Pharmacy Assessment and
Benchmarking tools enable hospital pharmacies to measure against comparable institutions and chart a step-by-
step path to high performance.