The largest pharmaceuticals distributor in the United States, McKesson delivers prescription and generic drugs, as well as health and beauty care products, to retail and institutional pharmacies.
The company is also a major North American medical supply wholesaler, providing medical and surgical equipment to alternate health care sites, such as doctors' offices, surgery centers, and long-term care facilities.
A big new growth initiative is to offer software and other IT services to hospitals and doctors, helping them manage supply chain, clinical, administrative, and financial operations.