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Cardinal Health looks to PET drugs to drive margins

While just a small part of Cardinal Health‘s (NYSE:CAH) $100 billion-plus revenue, the nuclear medicine business is an important driver of higher margins for the drug distribution company. In particular, positron emission tomography  (PET) radiopharmaceuticals — which are used to aid in imaging scans for cancer, heart disease and brain disorders — are poised to […]

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Cardinal Health: Generics continue to boost sales

Drug distributor Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) reported a 19 percent fourth-quarter increase in sales of generic drugs, an area that continues to be a strength for the company. Generics — as well as acquisitions that have allowed the company to sell more generics — contributed to a 9 percent increase in fourth-quarter revenue to $26.8 […]

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Cardinal Health opens molecular imaging center in Arizona

Pharmaceuticals distributor Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) has opened a molecular imaging center with the goal of developing new radioactive imaging agents that will  help doctors treat a wide range of diseases like cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders. Cardinal scientists, engineers and manufacturing experts will work with clients in the pharmaceutical and academic research industries […]

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Will Cardinal Health say no to the ‘Dead Man Walking’ nun?

The capital punishment-opposing nun prominently featured in the movie “Dead Man Walking” has asked Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) to recall a drug that’s used in the execution of prisoners. But Sister Helen Prejean isn’t likely to be pleased with the response from the Dublin, Ohio-based pharmaceuticals distributor. A Cardinal spokeswoman was asked multiple times whether […]

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Cardinal Health ups guidance on strong pharma sales

Medical products supplier Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) raised its full-year earnings expectations, driven in part by a 25 percent increase in third-quarter profits in its pharmaceutical business. Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal now expects adjusted full-year earnings per share from continuing operations between $2.61 and $2.67, according to a statement from the company. CEO George Barrett cited strong […]

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Cardinal Health board member steps down

After a little more than a year on the job, a Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) board member is stepping down for health reasons. Dr. James Mongan’s resignation comes “due to health-related reasons,” and “is not the result of any disagreement with [Cardinal] on any matter relating to the [its] operations, policies or practices,” according to a […]

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Neoprobe looking ripe for acquisition; any takers?

As cancer diagnostics firm Neoprobe (NYSE Amex: NEOP) marches toward FDA approval of its “game-changing” radiopharmaceutical Lymphoseek and its share price continues to climb, many of the company’s shareholders are likely wondering when they’ll get the chance to cash out. There’s certainly plenty of investor interest in the company. Neoprobe’s shares are up a whopping […]

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Cardinal Health’s dependence on top customers leaves it ‘vulnerable’

Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) renewal of a key drug distribution contract with Walgreen Co. earlier this month brings renewed focus on just how heavily reliant Cardinal is on its top two customers. In Cardinal's fiscal 2010, Walgreen (24 percent) and CVS (22 percent) combined for a 46 percent share of revenues. That's up from a combined 43 percent in 2008. Adam Fein, a pharmaceutical industry consultant with Pembroke Consulting, stated on his blog Drug Channels: "The data show a company that's increasingly at the mercy of its two dominant customers."

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Third Frontier renewal tops Ohio biomedical highlights in 2010

Most people in Ohio's biomedical industry would've considered 2010 a good year if just one key thing happened -- voters renewed the state's $1.35 billion, 10-year Third Frontier program, which is designed to energize Ohio’s economy by investing in cutting-edge technology. It happened and heads up MedCity News' list of the biggest highlights of the year for Ohio's biomedical industry.