This is an excerpt from the May 6, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.
The results: The three major health care distributors for the U.S. reported big declines in profits during the first quarter of 2021 compared to the previous year. Revenues, however, remained relatively flat for AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson.
During the pandemic, distributors ramped up activities related to COVID-19, such as transporting vaccines,...