Cardinal Health to acquire Cordis from J&J

March 2, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review Cardinal Health, Cordis, Don Casey, George Barrett, Johnson & Johnson, medical devices, PharMerica, wholesale drug distribution Business, Supplier News

DUBLIN, Ohio — Cardinal Health Inc. plans to acquire cardiology and endovascular device maker Cordis from Johnson & Johnson for $1.944 billion. Cardinal said Monday that the cash deal would significantly advance its offering of interventional cardiology and endovascular solutions for integrated health systems and their patients by giving the company immediate global scale in