Cardinal Health, Inc., provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, announced plans to acquire the pharmaceutical wholesale distribution business from The F. Dohmen Co. and certain of its subsidiaries. The F. Dohmen Co. is a privately held family-owned health care services corporation, headquartered in Germantown, WI.
With revenue of approximately $1.7 billion, F. Dohmen Wholesale is the fifth largest pharmaceutical distributor in the U.S. and serves more than 2,400 independent pharmacy and retail-chain customers in the Upper Midwestern, Central, Southern and Southeast States. The company has 480 employees and four distribution centers.
The proposed sale supports The F. Dohmen Co.’s long-term corporate strategy of focusing on rapidly growing service sectors within health care. The company remains committed to providing and expanding its array of health care services through The F. Dohmen Co.’s strong portfolio of remaining businesses — RESTAT, JASCORP and DDN Pharmaceutical Logistics.
