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Company Profile

Cardinal Health, Inc. provides products and services that support the health care industry. It has four segments: Pharmaceutical Distribution and Provider Services; Medical Products and Services; Pharmaceutical Technologies and Services; and Automation and Information Services. The Pharmaceutical Distribution and Provider Services segment distributes a line of pharmaceutical and other health care products to independent and chain drug stores, hospitals, alternate care centers, and the pharmacy departments of supermarkets and mass merchandisers located in the United States. It also provides pharmacy management and related consulting services through integrated pharmacy management, consulting, temporary staffing and related services, and franchising of apothecary-style retail pharmacies to hospital, retail, and alternate-site pharmacies. The Medical Products and Services segment provides medical products and services to hospitals and other health care providers. It manufactures sterile and nonsterile procedure kits, single-use surgical drapes, gowns and apparel, exam and surgical gloves, fluid suction and collection systems, respiratory therapy products, surgical instruments, special procedure products, and other products. The Pharmaceutical Technologies and Services segment provides a range of technologies and services, including softgel capsules, controlled release forms, and Zydis fast dissolving wafers to the pharmaceutical, life sciences, and consumer health industries. It also manufactures and markets generic injectible pharmaceutical products for sale to pharmacies in the United Kingdom, and provides manufacturing services for oral potent drugs and sterile dose forms in Europe. The Automation and Information Services segment develops, manufactures, leases, sells, and services point-of-use systems that automate the distribution and management of medications and supplies in hospitals and other health care facilities, as well as bedside clinical verification and patient entertainment systems. Cardinal Health was formed in 1979 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.

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