New therapies, new opportunities, new hope for the patients we all serve
As your specialty continues to advance, get ready for what’s next with distribution services that grow with you, a broad and exclusive product portfolio that’s evolving for your needs, and advanced technologies and insights as revolutionary as the latest therapies themselves.
Your specialty is entering a new era. It’s time for specialty distribution to do the same, and we are here to lead the way.
Delivery anywhere in the U.S. within 24 hours
99.9% order accuracy
24/7 emergency support
More than 40,000 square feet of cold chain storage
Innovative program to proactively monitor specialty shipments
Strategically located warehouses in Nashville, Tennessee and Reno, Nevada for optimal delivery routes across the U.S.
You deliver the care — we’ll deliver the rest
As one of the nation’s largest specialty healthcare distributors, we provide on-time and accurate shipments to over 20,000 specialty physician practices and clinics across the U.S. Count on us as your single source for specialty pharmaceuticals — including biosimilars — plus generics, vaccines, nutritional supplements and medical supplies. For many products, Cardinal Health is the exclusive distributor.
Cardinal Health™ Specialty Pharmaceutical Distribution serves oncology and urology physician practices and clinics. Acquired in 2015, Cardinal Health™ Metro Medical™ Distribution Services is dedicated to rheumatology, ophthalmology, nephrology, gastroenterology, infusion centers, neurology and allergy/asthma physician practices.
Additionally, Cardinal Health is the exclusive distributor for many specialty GPOs, which is key to accurate, on-time delivery with competitive pricing.
Caring for patients and the planet
Make sustainability simple by recycling your non-biodegradable plastic foam coolers. Every week, our program keeps more than 1,000 coolers out of landfills. Let’s make a difference together.
Learn more about the Cardinal Health™ Cooler Return ProgramThe heart of our solution
Our new Cardinal Health Specialty Distribution Center in La Vergne, Tennessee, is 328,000 square feet of advanced technology guided by distribution professionals who provide accurate and on-time delivery for manufacturers, providers and patients.
This warehouse combines Specialty Pharmaceutical Distribution (SPD) and Metro Medical™ Distribution Services capabilities to deliver products to hospitals, specialty pharmacies, specialty physician practices, infusion centers and dialysis clinics nationwide.
Transforming the specialty pharmaceutical supply chain
The revolution in biologics and other specialty medications calls for a new distribution solution designed for temperature sensitive, high-value products that require real-time integrated tracking. We deliver with the Ember Cube, the world’s first self-refrigerated, cloud-based shipping solution.
Introducing the Ember Cube
Cardinal Health and Ember Technologies partner to offer the world’s first self-refrigerated, cloud-based shipping box — the Ember Cube.
Ordering and customer service information
Cardinal Health™ Specialty Pharmaceutical Distribution
Cardinal Health™ Metro Medical™ Distribution Services
Ordering information for rheumatology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, multi-specialty infusion centers, nephrology, neurology and asthma and allergy:
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