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2021
New York reaches $1.1 billion opioid settlement with distributors
New York agreed to a $1.1 billion settlement with Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen over claims that they helped fuel the opioid epidemic. The agreement requires the distributors to create a clearinghouse of opioid shipments to help flag suspicious orders.
2021
AmerisourceBergen to acquire Alliance Healthcare
AmerisourceBergen is acquiring Alliance Healthcare, the distribution business of Walgreens Boots Alliance, for $6.47 billion.
2020
AmerisourceBergen raises fiscal 2020 earnings guidance
AmerisourceBergen increased its fiscal 2020 adjusted earnings-per-share guidance to $7.80–$7.95, from its previous range of $7.35–$7.65.
2020
Parity.org launches pledge for people of color representation
Parity.org announced the ParityPledge in Support of People of Color, asking companies to commit to interviewing at least one qualified person of color for every open leadership role. The release said more than 60 companies had signed on as founding partners.
2020
Oklahoma sues opioid distributors
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter filed a lawsuit against Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, alleging that the companies distributed an oversupply of opioids into Oklahoma. The companies' liability is alleged, not established in the report.
2019
Michigan sues Walgreens and drug distributors over opioid crisis
Michigan filed a lawsuit against McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, and Walgreens. The suit charges them with contributing to the opioid epidemic by flooding the market with prescription pain pills and selling the drugs without oversight, allowing diversion for illegal use.
2019
Michigan sued four companies over the opioid epidemic
Michigan sued AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, McKesson, and Walgreens over the opioid epidemic. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel alleged that the companies distributed controlled substances in the state without controls; the complaint sought damages related to the crisis.
2019
UPS Flight Forward partnerships to develop drone delivery use cases
UPS announced that its drone delivery subsidiary, UPS Flight Forward, is partnering with CVS Pharmacy, AmerisourceBergen, Kaiser Permanente and the University of Utah to develop commercial drone delivery use cases. The UPS-CVS work will evaluate delivery of prescriptions and retail products from CVS stores to customers’ homes.
2019
Encinitas sues opioid manufacturers and distributors
The city of Encinitas filed a lawsuit against multiple companies and parties in the opioid industry, alleging that manufacturers and distributors engaged in conduct that led doctors to prescribe opioids and neglected to warn consumers about their addictiveness. The suit named Teva Pharmaceutical Industries USA Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Purdue Pharma's owners, the Sackler family.