Medco Health Solutions Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
100 Parsons Pond Dr., Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-2604, United States
(201)269-4279, http://www.medcohealth.com

Primary SIC: Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores, Primary NAICS: Pharmacies and Drug Stores
Description: Medco Health Solutions Inc. was incorporated in Delaware and trades on the New York Stock Exchange. As a health care company, Medco provides clinically-driven pharmacy services designed to improve the quality of care and lower total health care costs for private and public employers, health plans, labor unions and government agencies of all sizes, and for individuals served by the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans. Through the company's Medco Therapeutic Resource Centers, in which the therapy management programs include the use of specialized pharmacists focused on specific disease states, and Accredo Health Group, Medco's Specialty Pharmacy, the company is creating innovative models for the care of patients with chronic and complex conditions. Headquartered in Franklin Lakes, N.J., Medco owns or leases 159 facilities throughout the United States and leases two properties in Europe, as of December 27, 2008. The Therapeutic Resource Center for diabetes was augmented with the 2007 acquisition of PolyMedica Corporation, through which Medco became the largest diabetes pharmacy care practice based on covered patients. In 2008, the company also expanded its capabilities abroad when it acquired a majority interest in Europa Apotheek Venlo B.V., a privately-held company based in the Netherlands that provides mail-order pharmacy and clinical health care services in Germany and the Netherlands.Retail: In-house pharmacy and mail order prescriptions.