AmerisourceBergen Oncology Drug Repackaging Program Draws $260m Fine

Now-defunct AmerisourceBergen subsidiary inappropriately repackaged oncology support drugs like Neupogen and Procrit in pre-filled syringes, violating the law and prompting safety concerns, Department of Justice announced.

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Wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Corp. has agreed to pay $260m to settle criminal charges that a subsidiary distributed millions of misbranded oncology supportive-care drugs from an unregistered facility, the Department of Justice announced Sept. 27.

ABC has also entered into an agreement with the DoJ Consumer Protection Branch to maintain a compliance and ethics program...

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