Merger integration
Executive Summary
Consulting firm Deloitte & Touche will oversee the integration process between AmeriSource and Bergen, AmeriSource says in recent SEC filing. One area where AmeriSource sees no overlap is in centralized pharmacy solutions. "AmeriSource is focused on central processing and Bergen is focused on central fill," the filing says. A Bergen/Longs joint venture recently opened a central fill facility in California (1"The Pink Sheet" March 12, p. 28)
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