Founded as Olcott & McKesson in 1833, the McKesson Corporation is a distributor of health care systems, medical supplies and pharmaceutical products. It is the 18th largest company in the United States and the single largest health care company in the world.CNNMoney.com: FORTUNE Global 500 2007: Full list 1-100
McKesson Products and Services
- Largest pharmaceutical distributor in the North America
- McKesson software and hardware installed in 70% of nation's hospitals
- Provides diagnostic support software to physicians
- Provides software to eliminate need for paper prescriptions and medical records
- Provides barcode scanning technology to pharmacists to prevent medication errors
McKesson Recent News
- Google News: McKesson Corp. News
- Reuters: McKesson Says Computers With Patient Data Stolen (September 13, 2007)
- Topix: McKesson Corp News
- MarketWatch: McKesson Agrees to Buy Awarix (July 16, 2007)
- Yahoo! Finance News: McKesson CEO Exercises Options (August 17, 2007)
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Fast Facts
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Stock symbol
NYSE: MCK
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Annual revenue (2007)
$101.7 billion
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Founders
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Year Established
1833
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Industry
Health Care
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Phone
415.983.8300
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HQ
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Fact:
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CFO
Jeffrey Campbell
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CIO
Randy Spratt
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Employees
31,800
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Products
Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Technology, Healthcare Services
