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McKESSON CORPORATION
McKesson Canada: McKesson Canada is one of the largest pharmaceutical distributors in Canada.
McKesson Canada, through its network of 16 distribution centers, provides logistics and distribution for more
than 900 manufacturers — delivering their products to retail pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care centers,
clinics and institutions throughout Canada. Beyond pharmaceutical distribution, logistics and order fulfillment,
McKesson Canada provides automation solutions to its retail and hospital customers, dispensing millions of
doses each year. McKesson Canada also provides health information exchange solutions that streamline clinical
and administrative communication and retail banner services that help independent pharmacists compete and
grow through innovative services and operation support. In partnership with other McKesson businesses,
McKesson Canada provides a full range of services to Canadian manufacturers and healthcare providers,
contributing to the quality and safety of care for patients.
McKesson Pharmacy Systems and Automation: This business supplies integrated pharmacy management
systems, automated dispensing systems and related services to retail, outpatient, central fill, specialty and mail
order pharmacies. Its primary approach is to provide the customer with a pharmacy management system that best
suits the particular needs of their business operation. This objective is achieved by offering three pharmacy
management products: EnterpriseRx®, an industry-leading, Software as a Service or SaaS-based management
system that intelligently integrates all workflow and communication processes within the pharmacy environment;
Pharmaserv®, a fully integrated, server-based pharmacy management system that gives the customer complete
control of their pharmacy data; and PharmacyRx, a cost-effective, SaaS-based pharmacy management system
that can be installed quickly and makes processing prescriptions fast and easy. These offerings allow large retail
chain, hospital outpatient pharmacies and small and independent pharmacies to meet the high demand for
prescriptions while maximizing profits and optimizing operations.
International pharmaceutical distribution and services
Our international pharmaceutical distribution and services business provides logistics and services to the
pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors primarily in Europe. The pharmaceutical wholesale business supplies
pharmaceuticals and other healthcare-related products generally to retail pharmacies and institutional customers.
Its wholesale network consisting of approximately 130 branches delivers to over 65,000 pharmacies daily in ten
European countries. This business functions as a vital link between manufacturers and pharmacies in supplying
pharmaceuticals to patients, and generally procures the pharmaceuticals approved in each country as well as
other products sold in pharmacies directly from the manufacturers. Pharmaceutical and other healthcare-related
products are stored at regional wholesale branches with the support of its efficient warehousing management
system. With a refined distribution system, this business strives to ensure rapid and reliable delivery directly to
its pharmacy customers. The retail pharmacy business serves patients and consumers in six European countries
directly through over 2,100 of its own pharmacies and almost 4,300 participant pharmacies operating under brand
partnership arrangements. The retail business provides traditional prescription pharmaceuticals, non-prescription
products and medical services and operates under the Lloyds Pharmacy brand in the United Kingdom, which
accounted for approximately 68% of the total volume of the retail pharmacy business for the year ended
March 31, 2015. In 2015, we committed to a plan to sell our Brazilian pharmaceutical distribution business,
which we acquired through our February 2014 acquisition of Celesio. Refer to Financial Note 4, “Discontinued
Operations” to the consolidated financial statements appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Medical-Surgical distribution and services
This business provides medical-surgical supply distribution, equipment, logistics and other services to
healthcare providers including physicians’ offices, surgery centers, extended care facilities, homecare and
occupational health sites through a network of distribution centers within the U.S. This business is a leading
provider of supplies to the full range of alternate-site healthcare facilities, including physicians’ offices, clinics
and surgery centers (primary care), long-term care and homecare sites (extended care). Through a variety of
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