Having acquired five international companies, United Drug trumpets its international credentials in today's full-year results, but that's only half the story.

True, 70% of the Irish pharmaceutical and medical and scientific equipment distributor's operating profit came from outside Ireland allowing chief executive Liam FitzGerald to claim:

United Drug is now a truly international provider of services to global life sciences companies. We offer efficient outsourcing solutions for healthcare producers, providers and patients across 22 countries.

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