UPDATE 2-AmerisourceBergen pleads guilty over syringes, to pay $260 mln


A unit of AmerisourceBergen Corp, one of the largest U.S. drug wholesalers, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to selling pre-filled syringes of cancer drugs prepared in ways that violated federal rules, agreeing to pay penalties of $260 million. AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group pleaded guilty to selling misbranded drugs in violation of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, a misdemeanor, before U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon in Brooklyn.



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