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AmerisourceBergen to pay $625 million in U.S. civil fraud settlement

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AmerisourceBergen to pay $625 million in U.S. civil fraud settlementThe settlement announced on Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice boosts AmerisourceBergen’s total payout to $885 million over its repackaging and distribution of pre-filled syringes that were not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In September 2017, the company’s AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group unit pleaded guilty to a related misdemeanor, and paid $260 million of criminal fines and forfeitures. It set aside money for the entire civil settlement in its fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2017.