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AmerisourceBergen

Helbig v. Interstate Pharmacy Corporation (Reissuing of Medications)

Date: 01/27/2005 (Date of Settlement)

Misconduct Type: Health

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $3,200,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: “The allegations in the class action suit alleged that prior to February 2000, PharMerica's IPC pharmacy [a subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen] in Hawaii accepted returned medications and reissued them for other patients in violation of Hawaii law. There were no allegations of physical harm to any patient.” Under the settlement, PharMerica paid $2 million to a fund for class action members and $1.2 million to the University of Hawaii for programs benefiting senior citizens.