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Omnicare, Inc. is an American company working in the health-care industry. It was established in April 1981 as a spinoff of healthcare businesses from Chemed and W. R. Grace and Company. It is currently a pharmacy specializing in nursing homes. [1] In 2015, Omnicare was acquired by CVS Health. [2]
Kenvue Inc. is an American consumer health company. Formerly the Consumer Healthcare division of Johnson & Johnson, [3] Kenvue is the proprietor of well-known brands such as Aveeno, [4] Band-Aid, [5] Benadryl, Combantrin, Zyrtec, [6] Johnson's, [7] Listerine, [8] Mylanta, Neutrogena, [4] Trosyd, Calpol, Tylenol, [8] and Visine.
The top 25 pharmacy chain stores represent about 38,000 pharmacy locations in the U.S. and employ about 149,000 on-staff pharmacists. California has 8,015 pharmacies, the most of any state. Texas, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania round out the top five states for pharmacy locations. [1]
In October 2020, Hims closed a deal with Oaktree Capital Management to go public through a blank check company, reaching a valuation of $1.6 billion. [7] As part of the deal, the company was renamed Hims & Hers Health, Inc. [11] The transaction was completed in January 2021, and the company started trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange.
CVS Caremark was founded as MedPartners, Inc. in 1993 in Birmingham, Alabama by several local businessmen as a physician practice management (PPM) company. [1] HealthSouth, New Enterprise Associates, and Richard M. Scrushy stepped in to provide the company with early financial backing.
Sonic Healthcare Limited has a presence in Australia, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Ireland.It is the largest medical laboratory provider in Australasia and in Europe and the third largest in the US.
The company acquired Blacksmith Brands' portfolio of five brands in 2010. [4]In December 2011, the company agreed to purchase 17 brands from GlaxoSmithKline including BC Powder, Beano, Ecotrin, Fiber Choice, Goody's Powder, Sominex and Tagamet for $660 million.
Sigma Healthcare Limited is an Australian, ASX-listed company with a focus on the pharmacy industry. [1] The company has pharmacy operations in retail, wholesale and distribution. From its head office in Clayton, Victoria , Sigma manages over 1,200 branded and independent pharmacies.