Bergen Brunswig Announces Date And Time For Earnings Conference Call And Webcast

January 15, 2001

Who: Robert Martini, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Neil Dimick, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
When: January 25, 2001
2:00 p.m. (EST)
11:00 a.m. (PST)
Where: Conference Call-In Number: (212) 231-6012
Reservation Number: 17668957

Telephone Replay Number: (800) 633-8284
Reservation Number: 17668957

The telephone replay will be available January 25, 2001 at 4:00 p.m. (EST) and 1:00 p.m. (PST ) through January 29, 2001, 9:00 p.m. (EST) and 6:00 p.m. (PST).

Additional Information: Webcast

The webcast of the conference call and replay is available over the Internet through Vcall at http://www.vcall.com. To listen to the live call, please go to their website at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to download any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call. The Internet replay will be available until February 26, 2001.

Bergen Brunswig Corporation, headquartered in Orange County, California, is a leading supplier of pharmaceuticals and specialty healthcare products as well as information management solutions and consulting services. Bergen's customers include the nation's healthcare providers (hospitals, nursing homes and physicians) drug stores, manufacturers and patients. Through its subsidiaries, Bergen provides product distribution; logistics, pharmacy management programs; and Internet fulfillment strategies designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes across the entire healthcare spectrum. Bergen Brunswig press releases are available on the company's web site at www.bergenbrunswig.com.