PharMerica
Encyclopedia
PharMerica is a publicly-traded
Fortune 1000
company formed in January 2007 from the merger of Kindred Healthcare
's pharmacy business with a subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen
. The company is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky
, and operates a major customer support center in Tampa, Florida
.
The new company is the second largest in the institutional pharmacy
services market, with revenues of $1.9 billion and a customer base of 330,000 "beds" in 41 U.S. states.
Public company
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Fortune 1000
Fortune 1000
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company formed in January 2007 from the merger of Kindred Healthcare
Kindred Healthcare
Kindred Healthcare Incorporated is a healthcare services company that through its subsidiaries operates hospitals, nursing centers, and contract rehabilitation services across the United States...
's pharmacy business with a subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen Corporation is a Chesterbrook, PA based Drug Wholesale company that was formed by the merger of Bergen Brunswig and AmeriSource in 2001...
. The company is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, and operates a major customer support center in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
.
The new company is the second largest in the institutional pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
services market, with revenues of $1.9 billion and a customer base of 330,000 "beds" in 41 U.S. states.