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Alliance Boots and Cardinal Health announce joint sourcing and marketing agreement
19 September 2007

Alliance Boots and Cardinal Health today announced a sourcing and marketing agreement for the sale of Almus generic prescription medicines. Cardinal Health is a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of healthcare. Alliance Boots is an international pharmacy-led health and beauty group.

The two companies have formed a marketing entity to serve as a platform for the introduction of the Almus brand of generic medicines into the U.S. market. Generic pharmaceuticals sourced through this agreement will over time be labelled under the Almus brand and will be distributed by Cardinal Health. The alliance will enable both companies to gain additional, global experience in an increasingly competitive marketplace for generic pharmaceuticals.

“This joint agreement brings us a step closer to making Almus a truly international brand. We are very pleased to be working with Cardinal Health, combining our strengths and competencies to deliver Almus to the largest pharmaceutical medicines market in the world,” said Ornella Barra, Wholesale and Commercial Affairs Director, Alliance Boots.

“This agreement will enable us to explore new ways to deliver additional value to our retail pharmacy and SOURCE(SM) customers,” said Mark Parrish, CEO of Healthcare Supply Chain Services for Cardinal Health.