DOJ OKs Supply Chain 'Control Tower' Collaboration Against COVID-19 Drug Shortages
Executive Summary
AmerisourceBergen, McKesson, Cardinal and others can help FEMA deliver hydroxychloroquine and manage critical-drugs supply chain without running afoul of federal antitrust law.
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