First Trade Date for AmerisourceBergen Corporation
| Company Name | First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
| AmerisourceBergen Corporation | 2001-08-30 |
| Company Name | Symbol |
| AmerisourceBergen Corporation | ABC |
| History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation) | |
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AmerisourceBergen Corporation ("AmerisourceBergen" or the "Company") is a leading wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical products and furnishes related services to healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers. We also provide pharmaceuticals to long-term care, workers' compensation and specialty drug patients. We distribute a full line of brand name and generic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter healthcare products, and home healthcare supplies and equipment to a wide variety of healthcare providers located throughout the Untied States, including acute care hospitals and health systems, independent and chain retail pharmacies, mail order facilities, physicians, clinics and other alternate site facilities, and skilled nursing and assisted living centers. We furnish healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers with an assortment of services, including pharmacy automation, bedside medication safety software, pharmaceutical packaging solutions, reimbursement and pharmaceutical consulting services, logistics services, and physician education, all of which are designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. AmerisourceBergen was formed in connection with the merger of AmeriSource Health Corporation ("AmeriSource") and Bergen Brunswig Corporation ("Bergen"), which was consummated in August 2001 (the "Merger"). As a result of the Merger, we are the largest pharmaceutical services company in the United States that is dedicated solely to the pharmaceutical supply channel. We currently serve our customers, primarily healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers as well as patients, throughout the United States and Puerto Rico through a geographically diverse network of distribution and service centers. We typically are the primary source of supply for pharmaceutical and related products to our healthcare providers and certain patients. We offer a broad range of solutions to our customers designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations, allowing them to improve the delivery of healthcare to patients and consumers and to lower overall costs in the pharmaceutical supply channel. | |
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