The report also outlined the challenges facing the pharmaceutical supply chain including counterfeiting, terrorism, disruption resulting from man-made and natural disasters, growth of mail order, pharmacy consolidation and the dominance of three wholesalers — McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health. The U.S. pharmaceutical wholesale market was worth $275 billion in 2008.
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