AmerisourceBergen Corporation has redefined the role of the pharmaceutical wholesaler. The $2.5 billion acquisition of MWI Veterinary Supply is a good example of the company’s strategy. The reasoning for the MWI deal reflects AmerisourceBergen’s broader strategic vision, which puts a premium on new ideas, new expansion opportunities and new business alliances.
Source: Chain Drug Review, June 6, 2016.
Throughout the organization we like to define ourselves as the place where knowledge, reach and partnership shape health care delivery,” ‘Steve Collis, CEO, says. “It is a fitting description because, when you look at our knowledge of specialty, our knowledge of reimbursement, our knowledge of policy issues, our knowledge of the health care environment and pharmaceutical care, we certainly possess that.”
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