McKesson Corporation - MCK- Profile

McKesson Corporation. The Group's principal activity is to provide information and care management products and services designed to reduce costs and improve quality of the healthcare industry. It operates through three segments: Pharmaceutical Solutions, Medical-Surgical Solutions and Provider Technologies. The Pharmaceutical solutions segment distributes ethical and proprietary drugs, health and beauty care products. The Medical-Surgical solutions segment distributes medical-surgical supplies, equipment and provides logistics and related services. The Provider Technologies segment delivers enterprise-wide patient care, clinical, financial and strategic management software solutions. It operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Ireland. Major trademarks are ECONOLINK(R), VALU-RITE(R), Patterns, Paragon(R), Pathways 2000(R) and TRENDSTAR(R), HealthQuest(R), Horizon Clinicals(R), HorizonWP(R) and ROBOT-Rx(R). In 2007 group acquired Per-Se Techonologies Inc. Pharmaceutical Solutions accounted for 95% of fis 2007 revenues; Medical-Surgical Solutions, 3% & Provider Technologies, 2%