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PharMerica, Inc.
 PROFILE
PharMerica, a subsidiary of giant wholesale drug distributor Bergen Brunswig, is one of the largest US providers of pharmaceuticals, infusion therapy, and other services to long-term-care and residential facilities such as nursing homes and specialty hospitals. The company also makes home deliveries. Its some 150 institutional pharmacies serve more than 300,000 patients in about 40 states. To the workers' compensation market, PharMerica offers mail-order services and software, as well as PMSIonline.com, a Web site where carriers can access referral information and patients can order prescription refills or medical equipment. PharMerica's parent, Bergen Brunswig, is being bought by AmeriSource.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1998 Sales (mil.): 1,145.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 75.7%
Employees: 7,482
Revenue per employee: $153,154.24

 KEY PEOPLE
• Charles J. Carpenter
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
175 Kelsey Ln.
Tampa, FL 33619
US
Phone: 813-626-7788
Fax: 813-623-2757
Online: Web Site

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