Focused on the high-growth healthcare market, Cardinal Health has built the industry's broadest suite of products and services that help improve quality, safety and efficiency all along the chain of care. With our unparalleled resources, expertise and proprietary offerings, we deliver integrated solutions that are innovative and practical. To our customers, this means we help them focus on what matters most - improving people's lives.

Cardinal Health is a global health care company, serving:

• Hospitals
• Physician Offices
• Surgery Centers
• Retail Chains
• Community / Independent
• Medical Suppliers
• Laboratory Suppliers

One out of every six pharmaceutical products dispensed to U.S. patients travels through the efficient nationwide network of Cardinal Health. Through our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain business, Cardinal Health consolidates product orders from hundreds of manufacturers into pharmacy-specific deliveries for retail, hospital and alternate-site customers. Our capabilities extend to the daily management of logistics, inventory and administrative activities for more than 33,000 locations.

Serivices include:

• SpecialtyScripts Pharmacy Services
• CORxE Program
• Leader pharmacies
• Medicine Shoppe
• CardinalSOURCE
• ChainADVANTAGE

We’re a little different because you’re a little different

You know your community’s health and wellness needs better than anyone. To provide the level of care your community deserves, you need a wholesaler that understands you and is committed to your success.

At H. D. Smith, we provide unique, best in class service and solutions that make running your facility that much easier. We apply decades of leadership in the pharmaceutical wholesale industry with market responsiveness. More than just product dispersal, we offer flexible services that maximize savings opportunities and efficiency. We are more than a wholesaler - we’re your advocate and partner. Let us help you care for your community.

Local access. Personalized service.

Understanding our customers often require assistance with unique circumstances, each H. D. Smith distribution center features on-site management, front-end assistance, home healthcare expertise and specialized customer support. This decentralized service strategy ensures that calls and questions are answered quickly by local, well-trained staff with extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry.

We want to do business with you in a way that meets your needs, not our agenda. Our ala carte business model allows you to choose the mix of products and services that best match your marketing plan.

Inventory Depth and Breadth

H. D. Smith is a full-line supplier of brand, generic and specialty pharmaceuticals, home healthcare products, durable medical equipment, over the counter items and seasonal merchandise. We are capable of supplying complex treatments to cover a full range of disease states. Balancing low overhead and necessary stock levels is a challenge for every facility. Your business is our priority; we offer a consistent product stream, enabling you to effectively service your patients without ordering excessive inventory.

H. D. Smith helps fulfill pharmacy needs by contracting with leading manufacturers to offer PharmaGen, our premier portfolio of quality generic pharmaceuticals. PharmaGen personnel monitor the generic market daily and partner with manufacturers to ensure PharmaGen customers have access to one of the most robust generic portfolios in the market. There is no need to order from multiple sources; PharmaGen ensures the best possible coverage, availability, quality and value on generic pharmaceuticals.

Home Healthcare is one of the fastest growing segments in the healthcare industry. H. D. Smith is the wholesaler leading the charge in helping you anticipate consumer demands and brand yourself as a home healthcare resource in your community. Our local home healthcare and merchandising experts equip you to take advantage of front-end sales opportunities that not only meet consumer demand, but also help you optimize every sale.

Reimbursement and Business Solutions

H. D. Smith’s Third Party Network aids community pharmacies in improving cash flow, boosting profits and leveling the playing field with payers and PBMs. Our robust portfolio of business solutions streamline pharmacy operations from billing to reimbursement. Cultivated through nearly 60 years experience with addressing the challenges faced by community pharmacies, we actively listen to our network of pharmacies and develop responsive solutions to address their needs.

Additional Offerings to Meet Your Needs:

• Competitive Cost of Goods

• Complete Generics Portfolio

• Flexible Payment Terms

• 24/7 Internet Ordering

• Legislative Advocacy

• Much More!

McKesson Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of McKesson Corporation, is the leader in pharmaceutical distribution and supply chain management. Our supply, technology and care management solutions empower more than 25,000 retail and 5,000 health systems pharmacies nationwide. Our customers include large, national chains and community drugstores, as well as hospital pharmacies, outpatient clinics and other institutional providers.

Our nationwide network of distribution centers, transportation channels and technology ensure that both our customers — and their patients — receive the right medicines and medical supplies at the right time. Our operational excellence enables uninterrupted and high-quality business operations, with:

Day-and-night pharmaceutical distribution operations to support customers around the country, through 31 secure distribution centers. These are licensed and inspected regularly by federal and state government agencies
Precise order accuracy and safety with a Smithsonian Award-winning warehouse management system (Acumax™) that continuously tracks products using barcode technology
Uniform, fully redundant information technology systems, including robust, Web-based interfaces, housed at our state-of-the-art data centers
The fastest, most dependable delivery methods, via strong relationships with multiple transportation companies and utilization of all available distribution resources
Extensive stock of critical pharmaceuticals and other healthcare products at our distribution centers; inventory is supported by access to products from more than 3,800 suppliers

McKesson Pharmaceutical’s products and services are designed to help improve pharmacies’ business operations, so that pharmacists can focus on their patients.

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