| Type | Public (NYSE: ABC) S&P 500 Component |
|---|---|
| Industry | Drug Wholesale |
| Founded | Merger between AmeriSource Health and Bergen Brunswig in 2001 |
| Headquarters | Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Area served | North America United Kingdom |
| Key people |
Richard C. Gozon (President of Sales) |
| Products | Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services |
| Revenue | US$ 70.052 billion (2009) |
| Operating income | US$ 883.75 million (2009) |
| Net income | US$ 503.40 million (2009) |
| Total assets | US$ 13.572 billion (2009) |
| Total equity | US$ 2.717 billion (2009) |
| Employees | 10,000 (2009) |
| Website | AmerisourceBergen.com |
AmerisourceBergen Corporation 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 provide pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services to long-term care, workers' compensation and specialty drug patients. It is a market leader in pharmaceutical distribution and ranked 24th on the Fortune 500 list for 2010 with over $71 Billion in revenue. [1]
In 1997, in competition between Cardinal Health and McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health has planned to purchase Bergen, to which McKesson responded with a bid to purchase Amerisource. Instead, Amerisource and Bergen merged into AmerisourceBergen.[1]
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