McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK), San Francisco, CA, reported sales for the second quarter ended Sept. 30 of $48.8 billion, up 10 percent from a year ago. Profit for the second quarter was up 32 percent to $617 million.
Distribution Solutions sales were up 11 percent year-over-year and medical-surgical distribution sales were up 3 percent, while technology solutions sales decreased 6 percent.
For the first half of the year, sales were $96.3 billion, up 10 percent from the prior-year period. Profit was up 37 percent to $1.2 billion.