McKesson

McKesson Corporation is an American healthcare company distributing pharmaceuticals and providing health information technology, medical supplies, and care management tools.

McKesson distributes health care systems, medical supplies and pharmaceutical products. Additionally, it provides extensive network infrastructure for the health care industry; also, it was an early adopter of technologies like bar-code scanning for distribution, pharmacy robotics, and RFID tags.

McKesson was founded in New York City as Charles M. Olcott in 1828 and later as Olcott, McKesson & Co. by Charles Olcott and John McKesson in 1833, the business began as an importer and wholesaler of botanical drugs. A third partner, Daniel Robbins joined the enterprise as it grew, and it was renamed McKesson & Robbins following Olcott's death in 1853. McKesson is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. In addition to its offices throughout North America, McKesson also has international offices in Australia, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Today, McKesson is one of the oldest continually operating businesses in the United States.

McKesson successfully emerged from one of the most notorious business/accounting scandals of the 20th century—the McKesson & Robbins scandal, a watershed event that led to major changes in American auditing standards and securities regulations after being exposed in 1938. In the 1960s, McKesson & Robbins merged with Foremost Dairies of San Francisco to form Foremost-McKesson Inc.

McKesson Provider Technologies is the retail name for McKesson Technology Solutions; the software development division of McKesson. Their customer base in the United States includes 50% of all health systems, 20% of all physician practices, 25% of home care agencies, and 77% of health systems with more than 200 beds.


McKesson Corporation acquired a 100 percent interest in Medis Health and Pharmaceutical Services from Provigo. In 2002, the McKesson Canada name was adopted. McKesson Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of McKesson Corporation. It includes various business units: McKesson Pharmaceutical, McKesson Automation, McKesson Specialty, McKesson Health Solutions and McKesson Information Solutions.

 

McKesson Corporation ranked #6th on the 2017 Fortune 500 list.

 

 

  • Year founded: 1833
  • Funding Info: McKesson has acquired 40 companies, McKesson's biggest acquisition was a $8B cash deal of Celesio, and a $1.3BM aquisition of CoverMyMeds in Jan 25, 2017, among others.
  • Yearly Revenue: 198.5 billion USD (2017)
  • Employee Size: 10,001+
  • Business Valuation: Mkt Cap: $24.75B as of Jan 18, 2019
  • City/Town: San Francisco
  • State: Carolina
  • Country: United States
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