CareFusion Corporation (U.S.) Lead the Pharmacy Automation Systems Market
The pharmacy automation systems market was mainly dominated by McKesson Corporation and CareFusion Corporation, collectively holding around half of the global market share in 2013. Besides McKesson and CareFusion, none of the other major players in the market have a share of more than 15%. However, there are a limited number of local players in the market that cater to their respective domestic and regional markets. In the past few years, growing competition from companies like Cerner, Omnicell, InterMetro, Baxter, and Swisslog has challenged the market dominance of the top two players. With a strong distribution network as well as a strong retail pharmacy solutions portfolio, Cerner Corporation is also emerging as one of the leading players in the pharmacy automation systems market. The leading position of McKesson can mainly be attributed to its well-established position in the pharmaceutical distribution business in the U.S. and Canada as well as its strong portfolio of pharma...