McKesson Corporation (McKesson), founded in 1833, conducts its business through two segments. McKesson's strategy is to create strong, value-based relationships with customers, enabling it to sell additional products and services to these customers over time. The McKesson Distribution Solutions segment distributes ethical and proprietary drugs, medical-surgical supplies and equipment, and health and beauty care products throughout North America. This segment also provides specialty pharmaceutical solutions for biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturers, sells pharmacy software and provides consulting, outsourcing and other services. This segment includes a 49% interest in Nadro, S.A. de C.V., the leading pharmaceutical distributor in Mexico and a 39% interest in Parata Systems, LLC, which sells automated pharmacy and supply management systems and services to retail and institutional outpatient pharmacies. The McKesson Technology Solutions segment delivers enterprise-wide clinical, patient care, financial, supply chain, and strategic management software solutions, pharmacy automation for hospitals, as well as connectivity, outsourcing and other services. McKesson's Payor group of businesses, which includes its InterQual®, clinical auditing and compliance and medical management software businesses and our care management programs, are also included in this segment. The segment's customers include hospitals, physicians, homecare providers, retail pharmacies and payors from North America, the United Kingdom, other European countries and Asia Pacific. |