NEW YORK & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McKesson Corp.'s planned purchase of the pharmaceutical distribution division of Ireland's UDG Healthcare underscores the continued global consolidation of healthcare distribution operations and of generic drug purchasing power, according to Fitch Ratings. Greater scale is increasingly important for drug channel participants, particularly as it relates to purchasing generic pharmaceuticals and expansion into emerging markets. To that end, the industry trend


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