Reverse Logistics Leader CLS MedTurn selected by AmerisourceBergen for Returns Management Program

WINSTON-SALEM, NC -  January 31, 2008 - Reverse Logistics leader CLS MedTurn has been selected by AmerisourceBergen Corporation (ABC), one of the world's largest pharmaceutical services companies,  to manage their product returns program for non-saleable product. Under the agreement, CLS MedTurn will provide a centralized returns management program and regulatory compliant destruction services to AmerisourceBergen.

“We are very excited that AmerisourceBergen has selected us as the exclusive provider of their centralized returns program, says CLS MedTurn’s Executive Vice-President Jennifer Mauldin. CLS MedTurn’s mission is to provide the industry’s most efficient reverse processing model which delivers benefits to all trading partners – wholesalers, pharmaceutical manufactureres, pharmancy chains and institutional pharmacies.”

According to Tom Renkey, Director – Returns Solutions, AmerisourceBergen was looking for a reverse logistics company to help them facilitate the returns process.  “Partnering with CLS MedTurn will help us establish an integrated approach to supplier returns, reduce costs and better track non-saleable product categories for AmerisourceBergen and our customers up and down the supply channel,” Renkey noted. 

About CLS MedTurn
CLS MedTurn (a Carolina Logistics Company) is the industry leader in providing technology-driven global supply chain solutions focused on reverse logistics to the consumer goods and healthcare markets. Our retailer and manufacturer reverse logistics solutions include:

• Returns Management – Single Source Solution from authorization to disposition
• Asset Recovery– Invoice processing & payment to value added liquidation
• Risk Management – Regulatory Compliant Disposition to Recall Management
• Supply Chain Analysis – Returns Prevention, Reduction and Avoidance
• Information Intelligence – Web-based information with analytics.
  

These services provide the foundation for fostering collaboration between our clients and their trading partners to improve the overall supply chain.

For more information on CLS MedTurn, please contact 866.440.6917 or visit http://www.cls.inmar.com.

About AmerisourceBergen (ABC)
AmerisourceBergen is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical services companies serving the United States, Canada and selected global markets. Servicing both pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers in the pharmaceutical supply channel, the Company provides drug distribution and related services designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. AmerisourceBergen's service solutions range from pharmacy automation and pharmaceutical packaging to reimbursement and pharmaceutical consulting services. With more than $66 billion in annual revenue, AmerisourceBergen is headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and employs more than 11,500 people. AmerisourceBergen is ranked #29 on the Fortune 500 list. For more information, go to www.amerisourcebergen.com.