AmerisourceBergen Corporation (Holding Co) Description
AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a pharmaceutical services company, provides drug distribution and related healthcare services and solutions to pharmacy, physician, and manufacturer customers primarily in the United States and Canada. The company distributes brand-name and generic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter healthcare products, home healthcare supplies and equipment, and related services to various healthcare providers, including acute care hospitals and health systems, independent and chain retail pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, medical clinics, long-term care and other alternate site pharmacies, and other customers. It also offers pharmacy automation, inventory management, reimbursement and pharmaceutical consulting, staffing, logistics, and pharmacy management services to healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers. In addition, the company provides scalable automated pharmacy dispensing equipment, medication and supply dispensing cabinets, and supply management software to various retail and institutional healthcare providers. Further, it offers pharmaceutical distribution and other services to physicians, who specialize in various disease states; distributes plasma and other blood products, injectible pharmaceuticals, and vaccines; and provides third party logistics, reimbursement support programs, outcomes research, contract field staffing, patient and copay assistance, adherence programs, risk mitigation, and other market access programs and services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers. Additionally, the company delivers packaging solutions to institutional and retail healthcare providers. It operates through a network of distribution service centers and other operations. AmerisourceBergen Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania.
Classification
Sector:
Healthcare
Industry:
Medical Distribution
Keywords:
S&P 500
Biotechnology
Disease
Pharmacy
Clinic
Healthcare Providers
Healthcare Service
Inventory Management
Healthcare Products
Acute Care Hospitals
Health Systems
Supply Management
Packaging Solutions
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Generic Pharmaceutical
Third Party Logistics
Generic Pharmaceuticals
Retail Pharmacies
Blood Products
Pharmaceutical Services
Pharmacy Automation
Specialty Drugs In The United States