AmerisourceBergen
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AmerisourceBergen Corporation | |
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Type | Public (NYSE: ABC) |
Founded | Merger between AmeriSource Health and Bergen Brunswig in 2001 |
Headquarters | Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, USA |
Key people | R. David Yost, CEO & Director Michael DiCandilo, CFO |
Industry | Drug Wholesale |
Products | Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services |
Revenue | ▲$54.577 billion USD (2005) |
Operating income | ▲$636.946 million USD (2005) |
Net income | ▲$264.645 million USD (2005) |
Employees | 12,300 (2006) |
Website | www.amerisourcebergen.net |
AmerisourceBergen NYSE: ABC is a Chesterbrook, PA based Drug Wholesale company that was formed by the merger of Bergen Brunswig and AmeriSource in 2001. They provide drug distribution and related services designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes, distribute a line of brand name and generic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter (OTC) health care products and home health care supplies and equipment to a wide variety of health care providers located throughout the United States, including acute care hospitals and health systems, independent and chain retail pharmacies, mail-order facilities, physicians, clinics and other alternate site facilities, as well as skilled nursing and assisted living centers. They also provides pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services to long-term care, workers' compensation and specialty drug patients.
AmerisourceBergen NYSE: ABC is a market leader in pharmaceutical distribution and ranked 27th on the Fortune 500 list with over $54 Billion in revenue for FY2006.